Choose a microbial organism of medical interest (Escherichia coli is my assigned microbial organism) and write a 5-7 page research paper which investigates a controversy, problem or question. Students will discuss anatomy and morphology, mechanism of action, vectors, treatments using pharmaceuticals and any natural
treatment (If available).
• Your target audience should be another college-aged student, a family member, or a lay person.
• Plagiarism is presenting another person’s work as your own. This applies regardless of the source
whether it is a printed book, a web site, or work from another person or course. Even a single sentence
taken without attribution is plagiarism.
• Your paper should use APA format as found at this website:
– General Format: https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/01/
– In-text citations (basics): https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/02/
– References (basics): https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/05/
• Please use in-text citations (APA format) when discussing any thoughts that are not common
knowledge. microbiology is not common knowledge.
