BLG 151 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Maple Leaf Foods, Listeriosis, Aureus
26 Dec 2019
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A living organism that can"t be viewed with the unaided eye. The study of microorganisms their diversity and evolution, and their interactions with the world. Give examples of microorganisms and how they may be useful/detrimental to society: Negative food spoilage infection of humans and animals. Examples of microorganisms roles in our day-to-day life: Microbes in natural environments usually exist in groups of cells or microbial communities or biofilms: biofilms cause serious infections. Specific negative examples: cornut burger illnesses at cne. The maple spread was infected with staphylococcus aureus a type of bacteria found on skin, hair, noses and throats of people and animals. If consumes cause mild to serious symptoms: listeriosis outbreak. Listeria, a bacteria, was confirmed for causing or contributing to death in many cases from the meat made by maple leaf foods . Specific positive examples: tim horton"s cups turned into biofuel. Discarded tim"s cups are being turned into ethanol by researches.
