30 Answered Questions for the topic bacteriology

Bacteriology Genetics Microbiology

04/04/19

Can bacteria release free DNA into their environment?
[Natural transformation AKA natural competence](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transformation_%28genetics%29#Natural_transformation) involves the uptake of DNA into a competent bacterium (for... more
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03/28/19

If a human takes antibiotics are all bacteria in the body killed?
From my basic understanding, antibiotics kill living things, bacteria for example.Do the antibiotics consumed by a human-being distinguish between what they kill? Or do they just kill every... more
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03/26/19

What is the distinction between F' plasmid and R plasmid?
Is there a difference between an F' plasmid that has taken up a chromosomal gene that conveys antibiotic resistance, and an R plasmid? Is a bacterium containing an R plasmid and yet lacking an F+... more
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03/18/19

How are antibiotic resistant bacterial infections treated?
For example, how are infections of antibiotic resistant strains of MRSA, Streptococcus, or Gonorrhea treated?
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Bacteriology Microbiology

03/14/19

Is there an equivalent to "Fields Virology" for Bacteria?
I've gotten a staggering amount of use out of my copy of Fields Virology as a general reference for "getting me up to speed" on whatever pathogen I'm currently looking at. I don't know of a similar... more
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