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Starting in the 1800’s our understanding of infectious disease begins to grow at a very rapid rate. Why did it take such a long time to start researching the link between bacteria and disease?
Why do the characteristics of a bacterium’s fimbriae impact the ability of that bacteria to infect a particular site in the body?
When proteins that form non – specific channels are inserted into cell membrane of an aerobic bacteria you will see a rapid decrease in the ability of that bacteria to make ATP. Explain in detail why?
A protein is 147 acids long. You discover two organisms with mutations to codon that codes for the 40th amino acid in the protein. The original codon was UAU. In the first mutant organism that codon to UAA. Which of these mutations would have a bigger impact on the affected organism and why?
