Microbe Mission B/C

[bernard]

Question Marathons Explained

[KingDelphinus]

Is it harder to sterilize viruses or bacteria?

[thesaga]

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Generally I think it should be viruses because of the structure of bacteria and how it is not as resistant, although there should be a few exceptions. 

Here is my question: What are some examples of adaptations halophiles have to survive their environment?

[amphiprion-clarkii]

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 Some halophiles use gas vesicles by positioning the organism in specific locations in a stratified body of water to prevent osmotic shock, and others adapt their intracellular machinery to function in the presence of molar concentrations of salts. 

How do you interpret alpha diversity using 16S amplicon sequencing?

[thesaga]

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 When you use 16S amplicon sequencing, alpha diversity typically measures  the richness, or the number of unique species, and evenness, which is how equally well those species are represented within the sample. Higher alpha diversity is usually seen as a more resilient or stable microbiome. 

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[thesaga]

Here's my question:
Why are gram-negative bacteria typically more resilient to antibiotics compared to gram-positive bacteria?