A Microbiology Teaching Lab: Using Koch's Postulates to Determine the Cause of 'Peep Pox' in Marshmallow Peeps
| Autor: | Wayne Gatlin, John L. Dahl |
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| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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0301 basic medicine
05 social sciences 050301 education Pathogenic bacteria medicine.disease_cause Agricultural and Biological Sciences (miscellaneous) Education Microbiology 03 medical and health sciences symbols.namesake 030104 developmental biology Koch's postulates medicine Ethical concerns symbols General Agricultural and Biological Sciences Psychology 0503 education |
| Zdroj: | The American Biology Teacher. 80:676-679 |
| ISSN: | 1938-4211 0002-7685 |
| Popis: | Koch's postulates are regularly included in the lecture portion of microbiology courses, but rarely are they demonstrated in a microbiology teaching lab. This is understandable given the logistical challenges of undergraduates working with pathogenic bacteria, ethical concerns using animals, and limited time constraints of a weekly lab period. Here we present a cost-effective, time-friendly lab activity that demonstrates the principles of microbial isolation and infection assays that are part of fulfilling Koch's postulates. The disease is “peep pox” caused by a gelatinase-positive bacterial species hydrolyzing marshmallow peeps that proxy as infected animals. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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