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Ch 12- Control of Microbial Growth Flashcards

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Ionizing Radiation

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Ionizes water to create hydroxyl radicals (ROS) that damage DNA
Ex. X-rays, gamma rays, electron beams

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Nonionizing Radiation

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Damages DNA by creating thymine dimers that inhibit DNA replication
Ex. UV, 260nm

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Microwaves

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Kill by heat

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High-Efficiency Particulate Air Filters (HEPA Filters)

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Remove microbes >0.3 um from air in clean rooms

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Membrane Liquid Filters

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Remove microbes >0.22 um from liquids. Used for heat-sensitive materials. Filters all microbes except viruses.

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Use-dilution Test

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Metal cylinders are dipped into test bacteria & dried
Cylinders are place in disinfectant for 10min at room temp
Cylinders are transferred to culture media to determine bacterial survival rate

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Disk-diffusion Test

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For chemical and antibiotics.
Evaluates efficacy of chemical agents
Filter paper disks are soaked in a chemical and place on inoculated bacteria plate
Look for zone of inhibition around disks

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In-use Test

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For disinfectant solution already in use

Evaluates microbial contamination of cleaning solutions

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Alcohols (Chemical Disinfectant)

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Denature proteins & dissolve phospholipids in bacteria, fungi, and enveloped viruses
Does nothing to endospores or non-enveloped viruses

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Peroxygens

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Oxidizing Agents

Ex. Hydrogen peroxide, Peracetic acid, Benzoyl, Ozone

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Hydrogen Peroxide (H2O2)

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Kills: bacteria, viruses, fungi, endospores on inanimate objects
(not for wounds; human catalase)

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Peracetic Acid (peroxyactic acid/PAA)

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Kills: endospores, viruses, fungi, bacteria

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Plasma

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Electrically Excited Gas, 4th state of matter.

Kills: bacteria, viruses, fungi, endospores

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Heavy Metals (Chemical Disinfectant)

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Denature proteins
Just as toxic to humans
Uses/Ex. silver nitrate is used to prevent ophthalmia neonatorum, Mercuric chloride prevents mildew in paint, copper sulfate in algicide, zinc chloride in mouthwash

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Halogens (Chemical Disinfectant)

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Iodine
Chlorine gas & hypochlorites
Bleach
Chloramine

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Iodine

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One of the oldest disinfectants 
Oxidizing agent (damage sulfur containing amino acids, nucleotides, fatty acids)
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Tincture

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Solution in aqueous alcohol

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Iodophor

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Combined with organic molecules (povidone-iodine like Betadine)

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Chlorine Gas & hypochlorite

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Reacts with water to form hypochlorous acid

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Hypochlorous Acid

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Strong oxidizing agent that damages sulfur-containing amino acids, nucleotides, and fatty acids

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Bleach

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Sodium hypochlorite

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Chloramine

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Chlorine + ammonia

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Phenolics & bisphenols

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Damage phospholipids of plasma membranes causing leakage

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Bisbiguanides

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Damage phospholipids of plasma membranes. Effective against Gram-pos. bacteria, yeast, enveloped viruses, some Gram-neg. bacteria
Ex. Chlorhexidine

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Aldehydes (alkylating agents)
Very effective disinfectants. Inactivate proteins by cross-linking with some amino acid functional groups. Kills: bacteria, viruses, fungi, endospores Uses: specimen preservation Ex. Formaldehyde (formalin), Glutaraldehyde (used in hospitals)
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Chemical Sterilization
Uses sterilant to cause alkylation | Ex. Ethylene oxide
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Alkylation
Replacing hydrogen atoms of a chemical group with a free radical
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Requirements for Growth
- Oxygen - pH - Temperature - Osmotic Pressure - Carbon
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Sepsis
Microbial contamination
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Asepsis
The absence of significant contamination
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Aseptic Techniques
Prevent the microbial contamination
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Biocide (germicide)
Treatments that kill microbes
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Bacteriostasis
Inhibiting microbes
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Bacteriocide
Killing microbes
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Biosafety Levels
1-4, provide standardized ways to communicate laboratory hazard levels, range from non-harmful to deadly and contagious.
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BSL 1
Minimal Risk. Microbes are not known to cause disease in healthy people. (Ex. E. coli)
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BSL 2
Moderate Risk. Microbes are generally indigenous and are associated with various diseases that can be treated if needed. (Ex. S. aureus)
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BSL 3
Indigenous and/or exotic microbes that cause serious or potentially fatal diseases via respiratory transmission. (Ex. M. tuberculosis)
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BSL 4
Highest level. Microbes are dangerous and exotic. High risk of aerosol transmission. Frequently fatal without proper treatment/vaccines (Ex. Ebola)
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Sterilization
Destroying all microbial life
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Disinfection
Destroying harmful microbes on inanimate objects
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Antisepsis
Destroying harmful microorganisms on living tissue
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Degermining
The mechanical removal of microbes from a limited area
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Sanitation & Commercial Sterilization (Food Microbiology)
Sanitation - lowering microbial counts to a safe level | Commercial Sterilization - killing endospores
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Rate of Microbial Death
Microbes die at a constant rate. Effectiveness of treatment depends on: Type of microbe, number of microbes, environment, composition of item, time of exposure
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Highly Resistant Microbes
- Endospore Formers (Ex. Bacillus) - Mycobacterium Cell Wall (requires strong disinfectant) - Pseudomonas (will grow in disinfectants; nosocomial) - Non enveloped viruses (Ex. Polio) - Protozoan Cysts & Oocysts (Ex. Giardia)
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Microbial Control Agents
Kill microbes or inhibit microbial growth by: Alteration of membrane permeability, Damage/denature proteins, Damage nucleic acids. Methods: Physical & Chemical
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Major Methods of Microbial Control
- Heat or chemical sterilization - Physical methods of Disinfection - Chemical Methods of Disinfection
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Physical Methods of Disinfection
- High Temperature - Low Temperature - Filtration - High Pressure - Desiccation - Osmotic Pressure - Radiation
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Thermal Death Point (TDP)
Lowest temperature for all bacteria in a liquid culture to be killed in 10mins (Variable-temp; Set-time)
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Thermal Death Time (TDT)
Lowest time for all bacteria in a liquid culture to be killed at a particular temperature. (Variable-time; Set-Temp)
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Decimal Reduction Time (DRT/D-value)
The minutes to kill 90% of a population at a given temperature (TDP & TDT are used to determine the D-value)
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Pasteurization
Reduces spoilage microbes and pathogens for storages in a refrigerator. Mild heating for a short time
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High Temperature Short Time (HTST)
Common form of time to temperature ration used in pasteurization
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Ultra High Temperature (UHT)
Used for sterilization that allows for room temperature storage.
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Low Temperature (Physical Disinfection Method)
Has a bacteriostatic effect | Ex. refrigeration, deep-freezing, lyophilization
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High Pressure (Pascalization)
Destroys microbe cells and denatures proteins without heat.
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Desiccation
An absence of water (prevents metabolism)
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Osmotic Pressure
Uses sugars or salts to create a hypertonic environment

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