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What is the domain and kingdom of Taenia pisiformis? |
Domain: Eukarya Kingdom: Animilia Cell type: Eukaryotic |
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Magnification Power for Taenia pisiformis? |
Scanning |
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How is Taenia pisiformis transmitted? |
Rare beef, pork, raw fish, cat/dog feces |
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What is the domain, kingdom and cell type of Trichinella spiralis? |
Domain: Eukarya Kingdom: Animalia Cell Type: Eukaryotic |
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Magnification for Trichinella spiralis? |
Low |
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How is Trichinella spiralis transmitted? |
poorly cooked pork, bear, beef, goat, g.beef, or sausage |
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What is the domain, kingdom, and cell type of Trypanosoma gambiense? |
Domain: Eukarya
Kingdom: Protista Cell Type: Eukaryotic |
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Magnification power of Trypanosoma gambiense? |
Oil |
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How is Trypanosoma gambiense transmitted? |
Tsetse Fly |
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What disease does Trypanosoma gambiense cause? |
Blood disease, African Sleeping Sickness |
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What is the domain, kingdom, and cell type of Pediculus humanus? |
Domain: Eukarya Kingdom: Animalia Cell Type: Eukaryotic |
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Magnification power of Pediculus humanus? |
scanning |
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What disease is spread by Pediculus humanus? |
trench fever and typhus |
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How are eggs of Pediculus humanus detected? |
by sight, itching, and fluorescence |
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What is the domain, kingdom, and cell type of Candida albicans? |
Domain: Eukarya Kingdom: Fungi Cell Type: Eukaryotic |
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Magnification power of Candida albicans? |
high |
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What disease is caused by Candida albicans? |
thrush, yeast infections, opportunistic in AIDS patients. |
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What is the domain, kingdom, and cell type of Aspergillus, Penicillium, and Rhizopus? |
Domain: Eukarya Kingdom: Fungi Cell Type: Eukaryotic |
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What is the magnification power of the molds? |
low |
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What disease is caused by Aspergillus? |
Farmers' lung, serious lung damage |
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What is the domain, and cell type, and magnification power of Bacillus anthracis? |
Domain: Bacteria Cell Type: Prokaryotic Mag power: oil |
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Who is most susceptible to get anthrax? |
Those who work with farm animals or with animal products. |
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What is the domain, cell type, and mag power of Staphylococcus aureus? |
Domain: Bacteria Cell Type: Prokaryotic Mag power: oil |
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What does staph cause? |
Nosocomial infection.......Many are dangerous due to genetic mutations building resistance to antibiotics. |
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What are the domain, cell types, and mag power of Escherichia coli |
Domain: Bacteria Cell type: Prokaryotic Mag power: oil |
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What is 0157? |
A strain of E coli which is found in ground meat (like in restaurants and groceries). |
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Where does E coli usually live? |
in the intestinal tract. |
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What is the domain, cell type, and mag power of Clostridium tetani? |
Domain: Bacteria Cell type: Prokaryotic Mag power: Oil |
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What disease does Clostridium tetani cause? |
It causes tetanus. The toxin prevents acetylcholine, a neurotransmitter, from being broken down after it stimulates muscle contractions. |
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Is Clostridium tetani an anaerobe? If so, what is that? |
An anaerobe is a microbe which doesn't like oxygen rich environments. |
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What is the domain, cell type, and mag power of Proteus vulgaris? |
Domain: Bacteria Cell Type: Prokaryotic Mag power: oil |
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What does Proteus vulgaris cause? |
UTIs and skin absesses |
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How does Proteus vulgaris move around? |
hundreds of flagella helps it swim around |
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What is the domain, cell type, and mag power of Klebsiella Pneumoniae |
Domain: Bacteria Cell Type: Prokaryotic Mag power: Oil |
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What condition does Klebsiella pneumoniae cause? |
Causes primary bacterial pneumonia in alcoholics and other drug users). |
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What is the capsule of the Klebsiella pneumoniae? |
It is a sticky thick polysaccharide that protects the bacteria. Those strains that produce a capsule are more virulent, protecting microbe from phagocytosis by the body's immune cells |
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Where does someone get Klebsiella pneumoniae? |
Nosocomial infection |