Bacteria, Viruses, and Fungi

Part I

Read the following chapters in the Microbiology etext available at https://www.boundless.com/microbiology/textbooks/boundless-microbiology-textbook/

Chapter 1: Introduction to Microbiology

Section 2: Microbes and the World

Chapter 4:  Bacteria, Archaea, and Eukaryote Cell Structure

Section 1:  Overview of Prokaryotic and Eukaryotic Cells

Section 4:  Cell Walls of Prokaryotes

Section 7:  Internal Structures of Eukaryotic Cells

Section 8:  Other Eukaryotic Components

Part II

Choose a resident microbe from the FAQ: Human Microbiome document that you viewed in Module 1.To learn more about what a microbe is, and our own microbiome, follow this link to a recent report from the American Academy of Microbiology, FAQ: Human Microbiome.) ( Describe its symbiotic role within our microbiome. Do a little independent research to determine whether this microbe can become pathogenic. If so, describe the conditions under which this microbe assumes this opportunistic role. Be sure to cite your references and include a references section.

SLP Assignment Expectations

To complete Part I, complete your readings by the due date. You may use the readings from your Boundless etext and the FAQ: Human Microbiome pdf as scholarly references to complete Part II. Include a References section that lists these and any additional sources you used (refer to the Background page). For any additional research you do to complete your assignment, please use scholarly references such as a peer-reviewed journal article or a government-sponsored or university-sponsored website. As you read through your sources, take notes from your sources and then write your paper in your own words, describing what you have learned from your research. Direct quotes should be limited and must be designated by quotation marks. Paraphrased ideas must give credit to the original author, for example (Murray, 2014). Direct copying from “homework help” websites will not receive credit.

NOTE

In this essay, I will discuss the differences between eukaryotic and prokaryotic cells. I will then discuss three phenotypic systems used to classify microbes. Finally, I will close with classifying Escherichia coli & Streptococcus based on the phenotype systems