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Bacteria Wanted Poster

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Photo

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Description Shape (cocci, bacilli, spirilli). Oxygen requirements (aerobic, facultative anaerobe, obligate anerobe). Spore former. Motile/non-motile. Gram stain reaction (refer to handout and the following 3 slides).

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Gram Positive Bacillus anthracis

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Gram Negative Bacteria

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Gram Stain

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Organisms m.o. Modus operandi (m.o.) is a characteristic pattern of methods of a repeated criminal act. Explain how the organism attacks and spreads.

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Most Common Victims Individuals most likely to become infected.

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Hide Out of the Culprit Where the bacterium is commonly found (Ex. Intestinal tract, lungs, blood, etc). Could also include the environment, food, objects, etc.

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Most Common Injury

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Armed and Dangerous ? Spores Toxins Flagella Capsule Anything that can enable the bacterium to cause infection.

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Number of victims How many people have become infected and/or died. This can be from any part of the world.

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Most Effective Weapons Vaccines. Antibiotics. Disinfectants. Heat, U.V. light, etc.

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Other Characteristics Flagella. Capsule. Heat Resistant. Antibiotic resistant, etc.