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    Bacteria Transformation
    TeachEngineering resource in which students construct paper recombinant plasmids to simulate the methods genetic engineers use to create modified bacteria.

    Keywords: bacteriaengineeringGMOsbacterial transformationplasmids

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    E. coli Citrate Use
    EvoEd module on citrate use in E.coli

    Keywords: modulephylogeneticsecologycell biologymolecular genetics

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    Luria-Delbruck
    These two workbooks model the evolution of phage resistance in a bacterial population under two alternative hypotheses.

    Keywords: ExcelphageResources @ ESTEEMLuria-Delbruckresistance

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    Navigating Bacterial Changes in Aging Organisms: Graphs, Patterns, and Models
    Aging is an incredibly important area of research, and recent biological advances implicate the intestines in aging pathologies. Given that the gut harbors an immense amount of an organism’s...

    Keywords: statisticsgraphingmathematics for life sciencesmathexponential growthPrecalculus

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    1-078-MonodGrowthModel-ModelingScenario
    Students model growth of bacteria E. coli in a limiting nutrient environment using data from a historical study.

    Keywords: bacterianutrient cyclesgrowthMonodconsumption

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    Mutation and Selection: An Exploration of Antibiotic Resistance in Serratia Marcescens
    This laboratory module gives students hands-on experience with mutation and selection in bacteria.

    Keywords: moduleinquiry labsmutationartificial selectionbacteriain-class activityHandoutlab protocolResources @ QUBES - Teaching & Referenceantibiotic-resistance

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    BioTA Podcast Episode #34 Biofilms Podcast Overview
    BioTA Episode #34: Biofilms Authors: Seth Higbee1, Pankaj Mehrotra2, J. Phil Gibson1 Prokaryotes are often taught to us as being free living single-celled organisms that lack membrane bound...

    Keywords: microbiologybacteriaprokaryotesBiofilmsExtracellular Polymeric Substances (EPS)16s Ribosomal RNA

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    2018-Winkle-Igoshin-Bennett-Josic-Ott-Modeling_Mechanical_Interactions_in_Growing_Populations_of_Rod-Shaped_Bacteria
    Here, we present an agent-based model that allows growing cells to detect and respond to mechanical interactions.

    Keywords: bacteriaagent-basedpopulationbrod-shapedcellular growth

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    1-115-ModelingWithFirstOrderODEs-ModelingScenario
    Several models using first order differential equations are offered with some questions on formulating a differential equations model with solutions provided.

    Keywords: bacteriafalling objectNewton's Law of Coolingdrugcoolingdrag

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    The Impact of Diet and Antibiotics on the Gut Microbiome: Distance Education Variant
    The goal of this article is to describe a variation of an active learning exercise that was previously published by the same author under a similar title. The variation describes modifications...

    Keywords: microbiomenutritionbacterial metabolitesgut bacteriahost response

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    T2R38 taste receptor polymorphisms underlie susceptibility to upper respiratory infection
    Article presenting evidence that the bitter taste receptor T2R38 regulates the mucosal innate defense of the human upper airway.
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    The impact of diet and antibiotics on the gut microbiome
    The goal of this article is to describe an active learning exercise that can be used in a variety of advanced microbiology courses, including bacterial physiology, ecology, or systems biology. The...

    Keywords: microbiomeenvironmental controlhost responsemetabolites

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    Chemoreception
    This module introduces the probability of cell and molecule collisions in the context of understanding chemoreception. It is intended for an introductory biology audience.

    Keywords: linear equationshyperbolic equationsCellular ProcessesChemoreception

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    2004-Jones-Song-Thomas-Controlling wound healing through debridement
    In this article, a system of differential equations that models slough/wound interaction is developed.

    Keywords: bacteriawound healinghealingderidingisocline

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    Lesson VI - The Community Science Project
    Genome Solver's Community Science Project was developed as a way to use the skills taught in the previous lessons. We're asking members of the community to provide instances of potential phage...

    Keywords: Bioinformatics EducationBioinformatics and Genomics

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    The Three Sisters of Agriculture: An Active Learning Activity on Symbiotic Nitrogen Fixation
    This active learning exercise introduces students to the plant microbiome and the contributions that bacteria make to plant growth and food production. The Three Sisters are an ancient indigenous...

    Keywords: SymbiosisPlant microbiomeNitrogen fixationNutritional content of foodElectron flowSociety impact of microorganisms

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    My Fish Tank: An Active Learning Activity for Bacterial Nitrogen Metabolism
    This active learning activity introduces students to the second part of the nitrogen cycle, nitrification. In terrestrial and aquatic environments, bacteria from the Nitrosomonas and Nitrobacter...

    Keywords: nitrogen cyclenitrificationnitrifying bacteria

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    Using genomic data and machine learning to predict antibiotic resistance: a tutorial paper
    Antibiotic resistance is a global public health concern. Bacteria have evolved resistance to most antibiotics, which means that for any given bacterial infection, the bacteria may be resistant to...

    Keywords: Tutorialmachine learningantibiotic-resistanceArtificial Intelligence

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    Quantifying Bacterial Growth in the Guts and Hemolymph of Fruit Flies: Mathematical Modeling and Data Interpolation/Extrapolation
    In this activity, students will analyze raw data obtained from an experiment that explores the effect of overexpressing the Ssk protein in order to strengthen the intestinal barrier and prevent...

    Keywords: graphingexponential growthlinear modelsqbccinterpolationConcepts in Statistics and Precalculus Understanding exponential rates and linear slopesExtrapolation

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    Genome Solver - A bioinformatics pipeline for community science
    The Genome Solver was an NSF-funded project developed as a way to train undergraduate life science faculty in basic web-based tools for bioinformatics. As part of the project we developed a one-day...

    Keywords: phylogeneticsbacteriophagebacteriaHorizontal Gene transferGenome Analysis

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