Bio 260 – Microbiology – Pathogen Report
Due date – see Canvas posting
Goal – Become adept at gathering and presenting information in the field of microbiology
Project – Profile your assigned microbial pathogens or family of pathogens. Create informative power a written report. Report will be submitted over Canvas.
Profile should include
Microbe identity –Genus and species, gram (+) or (-), growth patterns, etc.
Microbe location – Geographical specifics (ex. Malaria is found in warm, wet regions near the equator), common places in environments (ex. Helicobacter pylori is found in the stomach)
Pathogen mechanisms – Is this a pathogen? How?
Medical treatment – How do we fight this pathogen?
Anything else interesting? History? How can we study it? Does it grow on certain differential media? How would you stain it?
Report
2000 words (single space size 12 times new roman font) report profiling your microbe. Word count does not include bibliography. No quotations allowed.
Report should contain all the info the talk does and more detail on what makes your microbe special.
References must be incorporated into the text so that it is clear what each reference refers to
References must be present for every sentence which is not common knowledge. This means most sentences.
Grading (worth 10% of grade overall)
Content Requirements and Grading Rubric
Each microbe will present a different opportunity for you to balance your slides. If you are presenting on a pathogen which causes a known disease you may want to spend more time and effort describing how the pathogen functions. Your goal is to give the class a profile of the microbe which grants them a good understanding of it. Below are suggestions regarding your slides content.
History of microbe
Description of microbe
Description of pathogen mode of action and medical treatments available
Impact of pathogen in the environment/world
Other things you find interesting (this will depend heavily on your microbe)
References
References should be done in MLA style with a complete bibliography on a separate slide. In text references should be a superscript number (1) with references numbered in the order in which they appear (2). Some statements may be referenced in more than one source (1,2).
Scientific sources can be found on PubMed or Google Scholar. Look for the lesson on scientific literacy later this quarter!
1 – First reference
2 – Second reference
A handy website for creating a bibliography – http://www.easybib.com/
| Advanced (5 points) | Developing (3 points) | Emerging (1 point) | |
| Report Content
Score weight: 4x |
Complete coverage of topics relevant to your microbe. | Partial coverage with at least some sections very light on detail or missing. | Large gaps or extremely light detail with respect to the microbes. |
| Talk Content
Score weight: 3x |
Complete coverage of microbes presented at an appropriate level of detail with pictures and explanations for terms the class may not be familiar with. | Partial coverage or a lack of explanation of complex terms. | Large gaps in the coverage of the microbe with no explanation of complex terms. No pictures to help understand complex material. |
| Formatting
Score weight: 1x |
The slides and report are free of spelling and grammatical mistakes. The report is size 12 times new roman font while the slides are readable from the back of the room (size 18 font min suggested). | Minor grammar or spelling mistakes may be present. The slides may have unreadable text present on them. | Major grammatical or spelling errors that obscure the meaning of key portions of the report or slides which are exceedingly difficult for the audience to comprehend. |
| Citations
Score weight: 1x |
A minimum of 5 scientific citations are included for both the report and the talk. | Citations are included but may be too few or from non-scientific sources. | Citations are absent or from non scientific sources. |
– Wikipedia is not a reliable source. However, you can use it to find reliable sources. It is also a good style of writing to mimic for an informative report.
– Word counts do not include titles or bibliographies.
– All assignments are run through anti plagiarism software that flags highly similar content between reports and sources on the internet. It is extremely effective. The best defense around the temptation to plagiarize is to start your report early so your aren’t crunched for time!
This list is a suggestion of bacteria that have been interesting in the past. You are welcome to choose from one of these or pursue other microbes (virsues, bacteria, parasites, fungi) which are of interest to you.
V, cholera – mariyama
S. aureus –Crystal Castillo
S. epidermidis
S. saprophyticus– Shyann
S. pyogenes – Natalia R
S. pneumoniae selamawit G
Streptococcus mutans – Nila Sun
Clostridium botulinum-Hinako
Yellow fever – Aden
Clostridium tetani – Shayla
Clostridium difficile – Steven Ouk
C. trachomatis -Alexa.M
Chlamydophila pneumonia
M. tuberculosis – Judy C.
M. leprae) – Natisa
N. gonorrhoeae – Jovanna
N. meningitidis – Daniel
Toxoplasmosis -Uyen
Cornoavirus – Caylen
Salmonella – Giemyline P
E. coli 0157 – Jade
Shigella -Jaime R
Yersinia pestis – Hillary P.
Borrelia – Taylor P.
Ebola-Lia G.
Hepatitis C Ashley kieu
Malaria- Rahwa A,
Bartonella Hensalae- Ally Dove
