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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

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

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.

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.

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

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.

I like Tortora a lot, too.

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)

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.

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?