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a microbial culture consisting of two or more species
mixed culture
a microbial culture consisting of two or more species
mixed culture
a microbial culture consisting of two or more species
mixed culture
contains only a single species
pure culture
a commonly used isolation technique where a bacterial sample is streaked over the surface of a plated agar medium. Designed to separate deposited cells (CFU’s) on the agar surface so individual cells (CFU’s) grow into isolated colonies. Generally used with samples suspected of high cell intensity.
quadrant streak plate
the cell or group of cells that produces a colony when transferred to plated media
colony-forming unit (CFU)
growth that is dense(tightly packed & thick) and opaque(not shiny) with a smooth edge
filiform
color
pigmented
crusty
friable
membrane growth on top(surface)
pellicle
growth on the bottom (could be flocculent that have settled because test tubes have been sitting)
sediment
suspended chunks
flocculent
What is the purpose of a four-quadrant streak?
To separate colonies
How does one bacterial cell relate to a bacterial colony?
When a single bacterial cell is deposited on a solid nutrient medium, it begins to divide. One cell makes two, two make four, four make eight and so on… Eventually a visible mass of cells - a colony - appears where the original cell was deposited.
contains only a single species
pure culture