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What does free from germs mean?
"Free from germs" means that a certain area or object has been thoroughly cleaned and sanitized, eliminating any harmful microorganisms that could cause diseases or infections. This is important to maintain a safe and healthy environment.
If an infection is airborne it means?
The infection which is transmitted by inhalation of pathogenic microorganism present in air
Is the ability of a nonpathogen or weakly pathogenic microorganism to cause disease primarily in an immunocompromised host?
opportunistic pathogen
What does it mean that a microorganism is non-pathogenic?
A pathogen = a virus. An organism, macro or micro, is alive, but viruses cannot technically be considered 'living.' Thus, non-pathogenic means 'not a virus'.
How is cleaning differentiated from sanitizing?
cleaning is by removing all visible dirt and grime but does not kill the microorganism unlike sanitizing is reducing the numbers of pathogenic microorganism to a safe level through the use of chemical and/or moist/heat.
Is bacteria contageous?
Actually, this is a very good question. When we look at the definition of pathogenic, we know that disease causing microorganism are pathogenic. Is E.Coli a disease causing microorganism? Well, E .coli can be found in uncooked foods, feces and in other unsanitary conditions. If the E.coli found in any of these conditions are consumed, we have a very serious problem. However, what about the E.coli that is inside of our large intestine helping synthesize vitamin K. These guys are not pathogenic. When answering questions of whether bacteria are pathogenic we must always consider the strain. The strain tells us the pathogenic status of the bacteria and will even tell us the degree of pathogenicity.
Are medications that are capable of inhibiting the growth of or killing pathogenic bacterial microorganisms?
Yes there is a medication that stops pathogenic bacterial microorganism, it is called antibiotics. It is widely used today to prevent and inhibit infectious diseases.
Why is naturally occurring transformation beneficial to bacteria?
Transformation could allow the organism to become pathogenic, allows microorganism to develop new characteristics or abilities and to acquire new genes.
Disease causing microorganisms are called?
Pathogenic.
How is a protist microorganism different from a virus microorganism?
a virus is not a microorganism
Are euglena pathogenic?
Yes, their are some Euglena that are pathogenic. Many are pathogenic, although some are not.
What can you say about microorganism?
fungi is a microorganism.
