Development and Evaluation of an Electronic Guide for Introductory Microbiology Skills
MicrobeLibrary Article: Journal of Microbiology & Biology Education
5/1/2005 by Alice Wright, Ethelynda Harding
To increase the quality of instruction, enhance student learning, and decrease laboratory time spent on laboratory safety, basic skills, and the use of equipment, we developed the Micro eGuide website. |
On Your Newsstands Now: Microbiology Education, Volume 6
MicrobeLibrary Article: Focus on Microbiology Education
5/1/2005 by Jeffrey Byrd
A preview of Volume 6 of the Microbiology Education Journal. |
Gram Stain
MicrobeLibrary Visual: Animation
3/11/2005 by Hussein Shoeb
Flash-animated movie of the Gram stain procedure. |
Acid-Fast (Ziehl-Neelsen) Stain
MicrobeLibrary Visual: Animation
3/11/2005 by Hussein Shoeb
Flash-animated movie presentation of acid-fast staining procedure. |
Enveloped Virus Entry into a Host Cell
MicrobeLibrary Visual: Animation
3/11/2005 by Denise Foley
This animated GIF illustrates the entry of an enveloped viral particle into the cell by a process that involves fusion of lipid bilayers. |
Naked Virus Entry into a Cell
MicrobeLibrary Visual: Animation
3/11/2005 by Denise Foley
This is an animated GIF of a naked virus entering a host cell. |
Naked Viral Attachment to a Host Cell
MicrobeLibrary Visual: Animation
3/11/2005 by Denise Foley
This is an animated GIF of a virus attaching to a host cell with the proper receptor compared to a cell without the proper receptor. |
Viral Types
MicrobeLibrary Visual: Animation
3/11/2005 by Denise Foley
This is an animated GIF of a naked virus, an enveloped virus, and a bacteriophage that can be used on a webpage or in a Powerpoint presentation. |
Interference with Bacterial Protein Synthesis by Macrolide Antibiotics
MicrobeLibrary Visual: Animation
3/11/2005 by Gary Kaiser
This animation illustrates how macrolide antibiotics such as erythromycin, azithromycin, clarithromycin, and dirithromycin interfere with bacterial protein synthesis. |
Interference with Bacterial Protein Synthesis by Aminoglycoside Antibiotics
MicrobeLibrary Visual: Animation
3/11/2005 by Gary Kaiser
This animation illustrates how aminoglycoside antibiotics such as streptomycin, neomycin, netilmicin, tobramycin, gentamicin, and amikacin interfere with bacterial protein synthesis. |
Early Steps in Translation During Bacterial Protein Synthesis
MicrobeLibrary Visual: Animation
3/11/2005 by Gary Kaiser
Shows early steps in translation during bacterial protein synthesis. |
Inhibition of Peptidoglycan Synthesis by Vancomycin
MicrobeLibrary Visual: Animation
3/11/2005 by Gary Kaiser
This animation illustrates how the antibiotic vancomycin inhibits peptidoglycan synthesis in bacteria. |
Inhibition of Peptidoglycan Synthesis by Penicillins and Cephalosporins
MicrobeLibrary Visual: Animation
3/11/2005 by Gary Kaiser
Inhibition of peptidoglycan synthesis by penicillins and cephalosporins |
Interference with Bacterial Nucleic Acid Synthesis by Fluoroquinolones, Sulfonamides, and Diaminopyrimidines
MicrobeLibrary Visual: Animation
3/11/2005 by Gary Kaiser
This animation illustrates how antimicrobial agents such as fluoroquinolones, sulfonamides, and diaminopyrimidines interfere with nucleic acid replication in bacteria. |
Mechanisms of Bacterial Resistance to Antibiotics: Altering the Membranes and Transport Systems
MicrobeLibrary Visual: Animation
3/11/2005 by Gary Kaiser
Bacteria may resist antibiotics by altering the membranes and transport systems in order to prevent the entry of the antibiotic into the bacterium and/or actively transport the antibiotic out of the bacterium. |
Mechanisms of Bacterial Resistance to Antibiotics: Producing Enzymes that Destroy or Inactivate the Antibiotic
MicrobeLibrary Visual: Animation
3/11/2005 by Gary Kaiser
Bacteria may resist an antimicrobial agent by producing enzymes that destroy or inactivate the antibiotic. |
Mechanisms of Bacterial Resistance to Antibiotics: Altering the Target Receptor for the Antibiotic
MicrobeLibrary Visual: Animation
3/11/2005 by Gary Kaiser
These animations illustrate how bacteria may resist an antimicrobial agent by altering the target receptor to which the agent binds in order to reduce or block its binding. |
Use of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Nucleoside-Analog Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors to Control Human Immunodeficiency Virus
MicrobeLibrary Visual: Animation
3/11/2005 by Gary Kaiser
This animation illustrates how human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) nucleoside-analog reverse transcriptase inhibitors (zidovudine, didanosine, zalcitabine, stavudine, lamivudine, and abacavir) inhibit replication of the HIV. |
Life Cycle of the Human Immundeficiency Virus
MicrobeLibrary Visual: Animation
3/11/2005 by Gary Kaiser
This animation illustrates the steps in the life cycle of the human immundeficiency virus (HIV). |
Use of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Protease Inhibitors to Inhibit Human Immunodeficiency Virus Replication
MicrobeLibrary Visual: Animation
3/11/2005 by Gary Kaiser
These animations illustrate how human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) protease inhibitors work to inhibit replication of the HIV. |
