Microbe Mission B/C

Post by **NeilMehta** » Wed Sep 06, 2017 8:58 pm

whythelongface wrote:
Skink wrote:N. fowleri...because it's so dangerous (and interesting in a twisted way), I always end up mentioning it, anyway. It does seem they went for some hot topics there, though, because Zika was a big deal two summers ago.
Honestly, N. fowleri, being as rare as it is, ranks lower on my list of "smol things to be terrified about". Though you're right about Zika, it was such a huge deal that I was kind of surprised it didn't appear on previous lists. I also thought EHF would get more attention on some of the tests.

A ton of tests asked to identify a picture of the Ebola virus iirc

Jesusfather123 · Post by **Jesusfather123** » Sun Sep 10, 2017 6:52 pm

Can anyone please guide how to prepare for microbe mission this yr? Need recommendation of sites or book. Thank you

Post by **whythelongface** » Sun Sep 10, 2017 7:04 pm

Jesusfather123 wrote:Can anyone please guide how to prepare for microbe mission this yr? Need recommendation of sites or book. Thank you

Have you looked at the Wiki? Many links to different websites, which are pretty useful.

Post by **Skink** » Sun Sep 10, 2017 7:30 pm

Jesusfather123 wrote:Can anyone please guide how to prepare for microbe mission this yr? Need recommendation of sites or book. Thank you

Read last season's topic for some discussion. If you're in C division, I recommend investing in a textbook. If in B division, you may be able to get by with Web pages.

Post by **NeilMehta** » Mon Sep 11, 2017 7:55 am

Skink wrote:
Jesusfather123 wrote:Can anyone please guide how to prepare for microbe mission this yr? Need recommendation of sites or book. Thank you
Read last season's topic for some discussion. If you're in C division, I recommend investing in a textbook. If in B division, you may be able to get by with Web pages.

I'm gonna go ahead and recommend Microbiology: An Introduction (12th Edition)
(https://www.pearson.com/us/higher-educa ... 26082.html)
It's an amazing textbook overall, and has an outstanding section in microscopy

Susan · Post by **Susan** » Mon Sep 11, 2017 8:24 am

Honestly, N. fowleri, being as rare as it is, ranks lower on my list of "smol things to be terrified about". Though you're right about Zika, it was such a huge deal that I was kind of surprised it didn't appear on previous lists. I also thought EHF would get more attention on some of the tests.[/quote]

An interesting thing about N. fowleri is discussed here: https://academic.oup.com/femspd/article ... eri-amebae

I'm looking forward to more research into the possibility of latent N. fowleri infections.

Post by **Skink** » Mon Sep 11, 2017 6:58 pm

I like Tortora a lot, too.

Post by **NeilMehta** » Tue Sep 12, 2017 8:36 am

Skink wrote:I like Tortora a lot, too.

It's honestly written at a good level for both B and C division test writing and notesheet making (we literally used images directly from the textbook)

fffurious · Post by **fffurious** » Sun Sep 17, 2017 2:15 pm

Is Brock's Biology of Microorganisms a good textbook to use? I've seen great reviews on it.
Context: It's my first year in Div C. I did Microbe Mission last year and got first place at state (my team didn't make it to Nationals), but I think I really need to ramp up my studying.

Post by **whythelongface** » Sun Sep 17, 2017 2:49 pm

You should go and visit the MM Question Marathon: viewtopic.php?f=266&t=10948

Usually my advice to beginners would be to start with easy stuff, like links on the Wiki and Campbell, but you're not a beginner. As for me, I basically did the majority of my studying on Wikipedia.

Also, have you tried Alberts' Molecular Biology of the Cell?

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