BIOLOGY 215: Microbiology for Healthcare Professionals

• FINAL Grades.

• Exam IV: review.

• Exam III: review.

• Anthrax Island.

• Exam II: review.

• The adaptive value of diarrhea, fever, and vomiting.

• Sample conversion calculations.

• Fecal bacteria on toothbrushes: video clip from Mythbusters.

• Fecal transplants: an example of using beneficial microbes to cure gastrointestinal diseases.

• Normal vaginal microbiota: a summary.

• Recent support of the hygiene hypothesis.

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