Help!!! Microbiology is haunting me

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:chair: Hey, everybody! Microbiology is hitting me for six though the cricket season is over. If anyone knows a website where I could get notes and/or practice papers, I'd appreciate if you shared it with me. Thanxx much!

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I just took Microbiology last semester here and I used these websites. They do not have notes (some have a few but in Spanish) but they have good photos of microorganisms. I had to find these when I was still taking up the subject because my classmates were hogging the microscope as if there was no tomorrow. Hope these helps :D

Entamoeba histolytica:

http://medstat.med.utah.edu/parasitology/ehistim.html

Protozoa:

http://www.biof.ufrj.br/laminario.html

Protozoa: Ciliates (Balantidium coli)

http://www.telmeds.org/AVIM/Apara/ciliado/ciliado.htm

Nematodes:

http://www.paru.cas.cz/helminti/Nematoda.html

I'm not an expert on Microbiology (my grade, I think, is along the B level. We do not use letters in grading but numbers. In numbers, my grade is only 85 out of 100. The subject' really tough :smiley_ab) but if you have any questions on the subject, feel free to ask me. It'll refresh my memory and I might learn many more :idea:

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I really liked the quick response thank you very much this should help me quite well.:bow:

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I just took Microbiology last semester here and I used these websites. They do not have notes (some have a few but in Spanish) but they have good photos of microorganisms. I had to find these when I was still taking up the subject because my classmates were hogging the microscope as if there was no tomorrow. Hope these helps :D

Entamoeba histolytica:

http://medstat.med.utah.edu/parasitology/ehistim.html

Protozoa:

http://www.biof.ufrj.br/laminario.html

Protozoa: Ciliates (Balantidium coli)

http://www.telmeds.org/AVIM/Apara/ciliado/ciliado.htm

Nematodes:

http://www.paru.cas.cz/helminti/Nematoda.html

I'm not an expert on Microbiology (my grade, I think, is along the B level. We do not use letters in grading but numbers. In numbers, my grade is only 85 out of 100. The subject' really tough :smiley_ab) but if you have any questions on the subject, feel free to ask me. It'll refresh my memory and I might learn many more :idea:

Yep, I agree the micro is really hard! I just had my last final yesterday, and I was disappointed with my projected grade, which is a high B, 89%. I wanted an A and my instructor said depending on my final, I could get that but I worked super hard and if I only ended up with a B, I'll be so disappointed.

Anyhow, back to your question, a good place for study guide for micro is the practice tests at the end of the chapter. It looks like most instructors have a test bank of questions that come from the book and rewords them a bit for tests. Also, if your book comes with a CD look at that, I found that really helpful as well. Good Luck!

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Thanks but could you give me the name of a text which could be very useful. Because really I have about four or five different lecturers for microb and if I should buy all the boks they recommend then none would be left for those who are coming in in the new school year.

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http://www.bact.wisc.edu/microtextbook/index.php - this is a free online textbook of microbiology - lots of links to information. a very extensive site of information.

http://gsbs.utmb.edu/microbook/toc.htm - online book from the graduate school of biomedical sciences in galveston, texas. link into areas you are interested in - straight forward information, some pictures.

http://www.science.siu.edu/microbiology/micr301/ - principles of microbiology at southern illinois university, carbondale. this is the syllabus page for the class. the most interesting link is the one to the test file of sample exams and answers. some of the exam questions you will not be able to do if you do not have the textbook which is brock's biology of microorganisms

http://www.unixl.com/dir/life_sciences/microbiology/ - this is an online microbiology glossary from mcgraw hill. this page will link you into the glossary

http://cwx.prenhall.com/brock/ - this link will take you into the online companion study guide for students for brock's biology of microorganisms, 8th edition. at the bottom of the page you chose a chapter and click on the link to "begin". you will have access to the chapter notes, multiple choice questions with hints and scoring where you will be given the correct answers.

http://www.textbookofbacteriology.net/ - todar's online textbook of bacteriology links in to all kinds of information for students of microbiology. this textbook is maintained by a professor at the university of wisconsin-madison.

http://www.mhhe.com/biosci/cellmicro/nester/ - student assistant site from mcgraw hill for nester, anderson, roberts microbiology: a human perspective textbook. click on the "student center" to enter the learning activities and quizzes.

http://www.biochem4schools.org/ - this biochem 4 schools, an online collection of links to biochemistry tutorials for students, this is such an extensive site it is better to use the search feature to input a keyword to bring up tutorials you will be interested in.

https://allnurses.com/forums/1635793-post15.html

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Thanks but could you give me the name of a text which could be very useful. Because really I have about four or five different lecturers for microb and if I should buy all the boks they recommend then none would be left for those who are coming in in the new school year.

The Book is Tortura, Funke and Case. There is also the microbiology coloring book that will help you identify organisms and includes a bunch of other info...

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Thank you very much you are God sent! I checked them out and trust me it is all good.:thankya:

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Yep, I agree the micro is really hard! I just had my last final yesterday, and I was disappointed with my projected grade, which is a high B, 89%. I wanted an A and my instructor said depending on my final, I could get that but I worked super hard and if I only ended up with a B, I'll be so disappointed.

It's really tough but it's fun, right? Or is it just me? :uhoh3:

Just yesterday, I had to go to a diagnostic center to have a throat swab (we are going have our duty at an ICU). The person asked me, will this be gram-stain or culture? At least I know what those two are. Anyhow, my midterm grade is 83 (B- I think). I didn't take it seriously when our professor told us that "You have to memorize in this subject". Man, she wasn't kidding :stone When I was taking the midtem examination, I was like "Whoa, what are these? I should have studied better..." In the finals, I memorized names and started to enjoy the subject. Later on, I got better grades in our quizzes and I know on the finals exam too. But I think I flunked on the practical examination with the microscope because when we were studying the slides, many of my classmates kept on hogging the miscroscopes :angryfire

To veneecia, sometimes it's nice to try and use the scientific names in everyday life. Make funny jokes, or give comments to others (hehe, make sure you're doing this for fun ONLY with your friends) in certain situations like: cover your mouth when you cough, I don't want to catch your Streptococci; if you see a dog: Do you think that dog has Toxocara canis?; if someone says they feel they've got worms in them: You mean Nematodes?, and many more. Try to connect Microbiology with everyday life and you're learning while having fun all the way :roll

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Maybe it's you cause I don't know when I will be able to study Microb with a smile on my face.:cry: Anywayz, that was a good one I think I should try.:mortarboard:

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