Chapter 3: In Sickness and In Health   True or False: When the feces of an obese mouse are transferred to a lean mouse, the lean mouse gains weight and becomes obese.

Chapter 6: Antibiotics   Which of the following statements about the effects of antibiotics is false?   Select ALL that apply.

Introduction   How many microbial cells colonize the average human compared to a person’s own cells?

Today we will be explaining how to perform a rapid strep test. If positive we would then streak the throat swab onto a blood agar plate. If indeed positive for strep, what should the blood agar plate look like the following day? 

Which group of bacteria is the API 20E designed to identify?

Which test turns black for a positive reaction?

Chapter 5: Hacking Your Microbiome                                               have the power to restore the whole microbial ecosystem in the gut of patients with C. difficile infection.

Introduction   How many microbial cells colonize the average human compared to a person’s own cells?

Shakespeare uses the metaphor of __________ in this sonnet.

Chapter 5: Hacking Your Microbiome                                               are live microorganisms that, when administered in sufficient quantity, benefit health.