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What is the most common form of bacterial reproduction?

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Binary Fission

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What are the 4 steps of Binary Fission?

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  1. Growth of cell size and increase in cell components
  2. Replication of DNA
  3. Division of cytoplasm (cytokinesis)
  4. Septum formation and division of daughter cells
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3
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What is cytokineses direct by?

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FtsZ protein

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4
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What assembles to form divisome?

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FtsZ assembles Z ring to form divisome

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What does a divisome do?

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Activates production of peptidoglycan and septum

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6
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What does is the term called when referring to the time it takes to double population?

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Generation Time (Doubling Time)

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7
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How long is the generation time for E. Coli?

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20 minutes

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8
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How long is the generation time for B. subtilis?

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120 minutes

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9
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What is the generation time for S. Aureus?

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30 minutes

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10
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What is the generation time for M. Tuberculosis?

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15-20 hours

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11
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What is this equation used for?
Nn= N02^n

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Calculating the population size

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What does the Nn represent in Nn= N02^n?

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Number of cells at generation n

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13
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What does N0 represent in Nn= N02^n?

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Initial number of cells

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14
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What does ^n represent in Nn= N02^n?

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number of generations

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15
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What is culture density?

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of cells/unit vol.

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16
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Which step of the growth curve has the inoculum cells added and adjust to culture medium; no change in population?

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1st step: Lag phase

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17
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Which step of the growth curve has binary fission occurring; cell replication > cell death

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2nd step: Log (exponential) phase

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18
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Which step of the growth curve has resources becoming depleted; cell replication = cell death

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Step 3: Stationary phase

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Which step of the growth curve has endospores forming; cell replication < cell death

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Step 4: Death Phase

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20
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What occurs during Lag phase?

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  • Cells grows larger; metabolically active
  • Damaged or shocked cells undergo repair
  • Initial cell numbers do not change
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21
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What are some factors that determines the duration of the lag phase?

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Genetic make-up
Media composition
Initial inoculum size

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22
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How is generation time determined?

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Genetically determined; intrinsic growth rate

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23
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_____ vs____ is exponential

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Time vs # of cells is exponential

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24
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At what point of the growth curve are the microbes most susceptible to disinfectants and antibiotics that affect protein, DNA, and cell-wall synthesis?

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Log (exponential phase)
- this is because they are more focused in growing/expanding rather than repairing

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25
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What happens during log phase?

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Constant growth and uniform metabolism

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26
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What happens during stationary phase?

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Waste accumulates; nutrients gradually used up
Culture density is constant
Undergo sporulation

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27
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At which point of the growth curve do cells’ synthesis slows; less susceptible to antibiotics; expression of virulence factors and secondary metabolites?

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Stationary phase

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28
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At which phase of the growth curve has toxic waste accumulating; nutrients exhausted

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Death Phase

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29
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Why and when do cells lyse and release nutrients

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During death phase; to help surviving cells and endospore-formers

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30
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What are surviving cells with slow metabolism called? What are some characteristics of them?

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Persisters
Chronic infections (tuberculosis) and antibiotic resistance

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31
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What type of system culture has infinite resources; nutrients and air are replenished; dead cells and waste are removed? What is an example of this system?

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Open system cultures
Chemostat

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32
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What method of quantifying populations size has cells counted under a microscope?

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Direct microscopic cell count

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33
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What is a flaw when using direct microscopic cell count?

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It cannot distinguish live vs dead

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34
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When using the direct microscopic cell count method, what is the calibrated slide where we put our known volume called?

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Petroff-Hausser chamber

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35
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What method of quantifying populations size has cells counted under a microscope or flow cytometer and has a red stain bind to damage cells for indication?

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Fluorescence Staining

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36
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What method of quantifying population size detects electrical resistance change due to cell density (as fluid that contains particles/cells is drawn through the micro-channels, each particle causes a brief change to the electrical resistance of the liquid?

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Coulter counter

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37
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Is there a flaw when using Coulter counter?

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Yes, it doesn’t differentiate live/dead

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38
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What method of quantifying populations size is a count of viable cells; samples are diluted and grown on solid media

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Viable Plate counts

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39
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How are the results of viable plate counts expressed?

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Colony forming units per volume (CFU/ml)

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40
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What is the countable range in a viable plate count? What is it when it’s TFTC and TNTC?

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30-300 CFU/ml
<30 - TFTC (too few to count)
>300 - TNTC (too numerous to count)

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41
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What method is used to measure growth when the sample is very dilute and may not contain enough microbes for plate count?

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Membrane filtration technique

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42
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What does the membrane filtration technique do?

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Known vol. filtered through a membrane; membrane plated and colonies counted

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43
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What does most probable number (MPN) mean?

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Statistical method used when counts are very low ( <30 CFU/ml)

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44
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What happens during the method of MPN?

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Uses 3 log dilutions grown in 3-5 replicates
Growth is determined positive or negative
Pattern is compared to reference table

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45
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What is turbidity?

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optical density (describes a material’s ability to absorb the power of a given light)

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46
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What is turbidity measured with?

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Spectrophotometer

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47
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What happens within a spectrophotometer?

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Light is passed thru culture and measured on other side

48
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turbidity increase = ?

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Population increase

49
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What microbe divides asymmetrically (budding)?

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Planctomycetes: Gemmata obscuriglobus

50
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What microbe divides via fragmentation?

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Cyanobacteria

51
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What is secreted by organisms in the biofilm?

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EPS- extracellular polymeric substances

52
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What is EPS (extracellular polymeric substances)?

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Hydrated polysaccharide gel with other macromolecules and channels

53
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How is biofilm formed?

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Through quorum sensing (cell to cell communication)

54
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Quorum sensing can cause what?

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Cell density or cellular stress

55
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What is it called when small molecules are produced to induce various actions?

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Autoinducer

56
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What autoinducer class are found in gram -

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N-acylated homoserine lactones

57
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What autoinducer class are found in gram +

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Various short peptides

58
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What is an example of beneficial biofilm?

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Normal biota in lungs

59
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What is an example of harmful biota?

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Plaque formation on teeth

60
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How does biofilms provide resistance to antibiotics?

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  • Cells in deep laters may be metabolically inactive
  • EPS may slow diffusion of biocidal agents
  • Provide optimal environment for sharing of plasmids
61
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What main factors affect growth?

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Oxygen level, pH, temp, osmotic pressure, barometric pressure

62
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What’s a low percentage agar tube that has a gradient of oxygen called?

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Fluid Thioglycolate Medium (FTM)

63
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What is determined by location of growth in a FTM?

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Aerotolerance

64
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If growth is found more on the top of the FTM, what is it labeled as based on their oxygen requirement?

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Obligate aerobes

65
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If growth is found more at the very bottom of the FTM, what is it labeled as based on their oxygen requirement?

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Obligate anaerobes

66
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If growth is found mainly on the top, but also scattered throughout the FTM, what is it labeled as based on their oxygen requirement?

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Facultative anaerobes

67
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If growth is found throughout the FTM randomly, what is it labeled as based on their oxygen requirement?

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Aerotolerant anaerobes

68
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If growth is found almost at the top of the FTM, what is it labeled as based on their oxygen requirement?

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Microaerophiles

69
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Which macromolecule is most vulnerable to the changes of pH

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Proteins

70
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What are fermenters mostly adapted to regarding to pH?

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Acidity

71
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What range of pH are neutrophils at?

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~7

72
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What range of pH are acidophiles at?

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pH<5.5

73
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What range of pH are alkaliphiles at?

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pH 8-10.5

74
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What temp are mesophiles usually found in?

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20-45 C

75
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What temp are psychotrophs found in?

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4-20 C

76
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What temp are Psychrophiles found in?

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<0 C

77
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What temp are thermophiles found in?

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50-80 C

78
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What temp are hyperthermophiles found in?

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80-110; some survive @ >121 C

79
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What are salt/solute lovers called and where are they usually found?

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Halophiles; oceans

80
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What are high salt tolerators called and where are they found?

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Halotolerant; salt marshes where high solutes aren’t present all the time

81
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What does barometric pressure mean?

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Ability to withstand great pressure

82
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What are barophiles?

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Microbes that require high atmospheric pressure

83
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Where are barophiles found?

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Bottom of ocean

84
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Because Barophiles could be found in the bottom of the ocean, what type of temp microbes could they be?

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Thermo or hyperthermophiles

85
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What are cyanobacteria and green sulfurs classified as?

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Photoautotrophs

86
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What are purple nonsulfurs classified as?

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Photoheterotrophs

87
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What does PAR stand for and what light spectrum are they usually within?

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photosynthetically active radiation; visible light spectrum (400-700nm)

88
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What is the oldest and most common form of physical means of control of microbes?

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Heat sterilization

89
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What does heat sterilization do?

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Alters membranes and/or denatures proteins

90
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What is “lowest temp that will kill in 10 min” called?

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Thermal Death Point

91
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What is “length of time to kill at a certain temperature” called?

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Thermal Death Time

92
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At what temperature des dry heat occur?

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> 250C

93
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What is it called when there is direct application of high heat; also known as incineration?

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Dry Heat

94
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What is called when there is an application of high temperature liquid/vapor?

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Moist heat

95
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What makes moist heat more beneficial than dry heat?

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Moist heat penetrates cells better than dry

96
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At what temperature and pressure does an autoclave have to reach?

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~121C and 15 psi

97
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What are the 2 types of autoclaves and how does it work?

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Gravity-uses steam to push out air
Prevacuum- vacuums out air first

98
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T/F Autoclaves require periodic quality controls (QC) to check for functionality

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True, autoclave tape, spore tests, Diack tubes, and recorders are used for QC

99
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What type of Heat sterilization semi-sterilizes the food but does not ruin food quality?

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Pasteurization

100
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What temperature and time does HTST pasteurization need?

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Milk is heated at 72C for 15 seconds

101
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At what temperature and time does UHT pasteurization need?

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138 C for 2 or more seconds

102
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What 8 milk borne organisms are killed by pasteurization?

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Campylobacter jejuni, Coxiella burnetii, Listeria monocytogenes, E. Coli O157:H7, Mycobacterium tuberculosis, M. Paratuberculosis, Salmonella spp., Yersinia enterocolitica

103
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T/F Refrigeration and freezing are usually not for static, but sterlization

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F, it’s usually used for static which means it slows metabolism but will grow when temps are raised

104
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What is pascalization?

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High pressure used in food industry to kill microbes

105
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What is desiccation?

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Drying or dehydration

106
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What method of sterilization is used for millennia to preserve foods like raisins, prunes, jerky, etc.

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Desiccation

107
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What is it called when using freeze-drying; rapid freezing then placed under vacumn?

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Lypophilization

108
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Salts or sugars in jams are helpful for desiccation sterilization because they lower _______?

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Water activity of foods/materials without physical drying

109
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What is ionizing radiation?

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Radiation that enters into the cells and disrupts molecular structures such as DNA

110
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T/F ionizing radiation can be used to sterilize non-autoclavable items

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True

111
Q

What doesn’t penetrate through glass, plastics, etc. but can damage cells w/ direct exposure

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Non-ionizing radiation

112
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What is UV irradiation?

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Forms thymine dimers in DNA causing lethal mutations

113
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What are high frequency sound waves that disrupt cell structure and causes bubbles to form inside cells and induce lysis?

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Sonication

114
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What is the use of barrier to physically separate microbes?

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Filtration

115
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What does membrane filtration do?

A

Removes microbes from liquid samples

116
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How is air commonly filtered?

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Through high-efficiency particulate air (HEPA) filters

117
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What is the correct order of the steps of biofilm formation?
1. Production of extracellular polymeric substance (EPS)
2. Attachment of planktonic cells to a substrate
3. Attachment becomes irreversible; cells become sessile
4. Growth and division on substrate
5. Attachment of secondary colonizers and dispersion of microbes to new locations

A

2, 3, 4, 1, 5

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