Assignment #1

Food hygiene and safety.

1. Copy and complete this table with examples and description of the
microbes listed above.

Microbes Examples Description

Bacteria o Salmonella Bacteria are single celled
o Norovirus microbes. The cell structure is
o Campylobacter simpler than that of other
o E. Coli organisms but there is no
o Listeria nucleus or membrane bound
o Clostridium organelles. Some bacteria have
perfringens an extra circle of genetic
material called a plasmid. The
plasmid contains genes that give
the bacterium some advantages
over other bacteria.
Fungi o Asperigillus Fungi are very diverse
oryzae taxonomically with many
o Penicillium different species. They are
camemberti diverse in size from invisible
o Penicillium yeasts, which are only several
roqueforti microns in diameter, to
extremely large polyp ores, which
may grow up to several meters in
diameter.
Viruses o Norovirus A microorganism that is smaller
o Hepatitis A than bacterium that cannot grow
virus or reproduce apart from a living
o Salmonella cell. A virus invades living cells
typhi and uses their chemical
o Shigella machinery to keep itself alive
o E. Coli and to replicate itself.