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CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE
Clostridium Difficile
Clostridium Difficile
Introduction
Clostridium difficile is a gram positive bacterium. It is a motile, spore-forming bacillus and anaerobic that produces toxins A and B, which have been identified as the major virulence factors . It causes of antibiotic-associated diarrhoea (AAD) because it, with its multidrug resistance and can lead ...
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KEYSTONE SPECIES: SEA STAR
Keystone Species: Sea Star
Keystone Species: Sea Star
Whenever a species finds a place favorable for living and reproducing, it discovers that other species think so too. Competition begins. After a long time of evolution, species differentiate in a way that each survives on its skills that the ...
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STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS
Staphylococcus Aureus
Staphylococcus Aureus
Significance Of Staphylococcus Aureus
Staphylococcus aureus is a facultative anaerobic Gram-positive coccal bacterium. It is frequently part of the skin flora found in the nose and on skin, and in this manner about 20% of the human populations are long-term carriers of S. aureus. S. aureus is ...
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PHOTOSYNTHESIS AND SOLAR ENERGY HARNESSING
Photosynthesis and Solar Energy Harnessing
Photosynthesis and Solar Energy Harnessing Compared
Introduction
Life on earth depends mainly on solar energy, which trapped by the photosynthetic process, which is responsible for the production of all organic matter we know. Organic matter includes the foods we eat every day ...
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GENETICALLY ORGANISMS
How organisms are genetically unique?
How organisms are genetically unique?
Introduction
Organisms can be engineered to produce medically beneficial substances. The most common example of this is the production of insulin. In 1987, the FDA approved the use of the first genetically engineered vaccine, which was used for Hepatitis B. The organisms ...
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MARFAN SYNDROME
Marfan Syndrome
Marfan Syndrome
Introduction
This essay discusses the symptoms, causes risk and management of Marfan syndrome. Marfan syndrome is an inherited disease, which is caused by the connective tissue disorder. The possible complications of MFS are the cardiovascular, aortic, eye and lung dysfunction. There is no standard cure for this ...
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Emerging and Re-emerging Infectious Diseases
Emerging and Re-emerging Infectious Diseases
Emerging and Re-emerging Infectious Diseases
Infectious diseases have had a great impact on human history, killing vast numbers of persons and disabling or disfiguring many others. Some diseases have transformed the social and economic landscape of a region, as when the decline ...
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PLANT REPRODUCTION AND PLANT STRUCTURE
Plant Reproduction and Plant Structure
Plant Reproduction and Plant Structure
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Although their reproductive organs differ as do the environments in which they live and reproduce the basic principles of sexual reproduction are the same in a moss, a flower, a bee and a human. In ...
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CHALLENGING THE SAFETY OF SAUCES
Challenging the Safety of Sauces
Abstract
Food borne pathogens cause an estimated 76 million cases of food borne illness, 325,000 hospitalizations, and 5,200 deaths in the U.K. annually. Related medical costs and lost wages are significant, accounting for a yearly loss of up to £17 billion1. ...
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PERSONAL STATEMENT
Personal statement
Personal statement
I have overcome every obstacle of my life with hard work and dedication. I have always enjoyed working in a team but I also relish the opportunity to work individually. I take responsibility for my dealings and actions in a challenging environment. It has always ...