Thank you!Alex-RCHS wrote:I have used wikipedia almost exclusively for microbe mission tbh. That'll get some hate, but wikipedia entries are extremely extensive for most biology topics. For microscopy in particular, I recommend Microscopy U (run by Nikon). There are also some great textbooks out there that others will recommend in the following posts, I'm sure. (Merge will recommend a textbook in 3, 2, 1...)nerdfifi wrote:What websites and sources do you recommend for studying Microbe Mission, especially microscopy and gram stain?
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How do you tell the difference between images taken with florescence microscopes and confocal microscopes? I keep getting confused on the practice tests I take...
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If you look up florescence vs. confocal, confocal is clearer and has a better contrast in color.themightyweeaboo wrote:How do you tell the difference between images taken with florescence microscopes and confocal microscopes? I keep getting confused on the practice tests I take...
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Also, confocal (CLSM) microscopes can create a 3D image but standard fluorescent microscopes can’t.Pettywap wrote:If you look up florescence vs. confocal, confocal is clearer and has a better contrast in color.themightyweeaboo wrote:How do you tell the difference between images taken with florescence microscopes and confocal microscopes? I keep getting confused on the practice tests I take...
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Does anyone have any good videos / other resources on streaking and serial dilution? None of the videos I have found go into much detail or explain it fully, and I haven't seen much on it in the textbooks I use.
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There is a video on Youtube called Dilution Streaking Technique. Its a pretty straightforward explanation.quantumk19 wrote:Does anyone have any good videos / other resources on streaking and serial dilution? None of the videos I have found go into much detail or explain it fully, and I haven't seen much on it in the textbooks I use.
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I'm having trouble finding specific info about viral growth curves. Specifically, there doesn't seem to be many resources about it. (Maybe I should check a textbook?) I've found these 4 stages, however: Attachment, Eclipse, Burst, Yield. Is that what you all are finding too?
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I found an explanation in my copy of Murray's Medical Microbiology. Attachment is, of course, when the viral particles attach to the host cells. During eclipse, the virus enters the cells and the number of observed particles drops. Then comes the burst, when the cells begin to lyse and release more viral particles. The yield is just the number at burst minus the number during attachment, I think...Alex-RCHS wrote:I'm having trouble finding specific info about viral growth curves. Specifically, there doesn't seem to be many resources about it. (Maybe I should check a textbook?) I've found these 4 stages, however: Attachment, Eclipse, Burst, Yield. Is that what you all are finding too?
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Has anyone (with access to the Captains Tryouts) taken my Microbe test? If so, what did you think of it? I’m curious to see what I did well and what I did poorly.