Microbiology

Create a 2- to 3-page document in Microsoft Word for providing answers to questions in the following review sheets:

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Week 3 – Review Sheet

Exercise4: Somemetabolicactivitiesofbacteria

1.Whatis thecolorof phenolredatanacidpH?

2.Whatis thefunctionofaDurhamtube?

3.Whyisiodineusedtodetectstarchhydrolysis?

4.Howisindoleproducedin SIMmedium?Howis itdetected?

5.Howis hydrogensulfidedemonstratedinthismedium?

Exercise 5: Fungi, yeasts and molds

1.Whatis theadvantageof viewingmoldstructuresinatransparenttapepreparation?

2.Whatfunguscanbe identifiedreliablybyusingthegermtubetest?

3.Namethreestainsorreagentsthatmaybeusedtofacilitatethemicroscopicdetectionoffungiinclinical samples.

4.Whatis themainadvantageof usingtheslideculturetechniqueforidentifyingmolds?

5.Whatis anopportunisticpathogen?Namethreefungalspecimens.