Briefly discuss the treatment and control strategies of diseases caused by the following microbial agents: Candida albicans

1) Pickles. Cucumbers are fermented using lactic acid producing bacteria, giving pickles their sour taste and also preventing harmful strains of bacteria from taking hold. Microbes used: Enterobacter aerogenes, Lactobacillus...

Physical agents: temperature (high temperature and dry heat have the best effect), radiation (X-rays or UV-rays can induce mutations which cause imbalance in the vital processes), moist pressure (causes coagulation...

Usual treatment in case of Trichomonas infection is single oral does of antibiotic called metronidazole. Sometimes antibiotic treatment is extended to seven days. All the sexual partners of the infected...

Candida albicans is one of the organisms that exist as microflora in the human gastrointestinal tract, the mouth, and the vagina. Typically, Candida albicans does not cause any infections. However, when it overgrows,...

E. coli is a bacterium that commonly reside in the gut of warm-blooded organisms. E. coli 0157: H7 produces Shiga toxin which causes severe foodborne infections. Other strains of E....

Microsensors measure microbial respiration rates by determining changes in oxygen concentration. Stable isotope probing is used to trace fluxes of nutrients in biogeochemical cycling by microorganisms. A substrate is enriched...

The effectiveness of antimicrobial agents is affected by following factors.Population size. A larger population size calls for much time for the microorganisms to die while a smaller population size requires...

The taxonomy of bacteria consists of nomenclature, classification, and identification of micro-organisms. The rank-based classification of bacteria places within a lower level of a hierarchy of ranks. These ranks range...

TREATMENT-For intestinal infection: Praziquantel or niclosamidFor neurocysticercosis: Corticosteroids, anticonvulsants, and sometimes albendazole or praziquantel and/or surgeryPREVENTION- Intestinal T. solium infection can be prevented by cooking whole cuts of pork to ≥ 63° C (≥ 145° F) as measured...

Treatment of trichomoniasis caused by Trichomonas vaginalis is based on the use anti-trichomonas drugs (for instance, metronidazole) for oral administration. The use of condoms may help to prevent the infection and to...