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Ch. 8 - Controlling Microbial Growth in Vitro Flashcards

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Factors that affect microbial growth (6)

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  • availability of nutrients
  • moisture
  • temperature
  • pH
  • osmotic pressure
  • barometric pressure
  • gaseous atmosphere
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Optimum temperature/pH at which an organism functions is largely determined by ____

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optimum temp/pH ranges of the enzymes

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Thermophiles

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microorganisms that grow best at higher temps

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Mesophiles

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microorganisms that grow best at moderate temps (37degrees)

- most likely the bacteria we see as pathogenic

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Why does our body trigger a fever to fight infection?

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High temp= low rate microbial growth because they are no longer at their ideal temperature for reproduction

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Psychrophiles

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Prefer cold temperatures

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Psychrotrophs

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group of psychrophiles that prefer fridge temperature

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Psychroduric organisms

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prefer warm temperatures but can endure cold to freezing

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Acidophiles

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prefer pH 2-5

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Alkaliphiles

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prefer pH greater than 8.5

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DF Osmotic pressure

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Pressure exerted on a cell membrane by solutions both inside and outside the cell

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DF Osmossis

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movement of a solvent through a permeable membrane from low solute concentration to high solute concentration

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solvent vs solute

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solvent: liquid
solute: the thing that dissolves in it

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Hypertonic

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concentration external solutes > concentration internal solutes

  • water rushes out of cell
  • cell shrinkage
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Plasmolysis

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Cell membrane and cytoplasm shrink away from the cell wall.

Occurs when bacteria with rigid cell walls are placed in hypertonic solution.

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Crenation

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Eukaryotic cell shrinking without cell wall, leading to weird cell shape
Occurs in hypertonic situations

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Hypotonic

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concentraion external solutes < concentration internal solutes

  • water rushes into cell
  • cell swelling/bursting
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Plasmoptysis

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process of cell bursting and cytoplasm escaping

- happens in hypotonic situations

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Isotonic

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concentration external solutes = concentration internal solutes

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Explain IV fluids in regards to hypertonic/hypotonic concentrations

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IV fluids are isotonic, meaning the concentration or solutes in the solution matches the concentration of solutes in your cells.
If IV bags were just water, we would be creating a hypotonic solution

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Halophilic

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prefer to live in salty environments

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Haloduric

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Do not prefer salty but could live there

ex: staphylococcus aureus

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Piezophiles

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microbes that can survive at high atmospheric pressures

> 14.7 PSI

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Microaerophiles

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prefer reduced O2 (~5%)

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Chemically defined media
All ingredients are known
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Enriched medium
contains special nutrients that promote growth of fastidious organisms ex: chocolate agar
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Selective medium
contains added inhibitors that discourage the growth of certain organisms while allowed the growth of a desired organism ex: PEA agar
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Differential medium
Permits the differentiation of organisms that grow on that medium. We see colour changes depending on what kind of bacteria are there. As the bacteria grow, they lyse the cells of medium, leading to a release of colour ex: MacConkey agar
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What type(s) of medium is blood agar?
enriched - allows certain bacteria to grow | differential - certain bacterial will lyse the medium cells leading to a colour change
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Aseptic technique
Using practices and procedures to prevent contamination from pathogens
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Biologic safety cabinets
- Air flow that prevents any air binding bacteria from getting down to the agar. Minimize contamination and protect lab/person.
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Innoculation
Introducing microorganisms into a culture where they can grow and reproduce
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Incubation
the maintenance of microbiological cultures at specific temperatures for a given time. Done using incubator which maintains appropriate atmosphere, temp, and moisture level
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3 Types of Incubators
1) CO2 incubator - 5-10% CO2 2) Non CO2 incubator - room air 3) Anaerobic incubator (0% O2)
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Spectrophotometer
Determines bacterial growth by measuring the turbidity (transparency) of the medium
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Viable Plate Count
Determines number of viable bacteria in liquid sample after making serial dilutions of the liquid and inoculating onto a nutrient agar. After overnight incubation, count the number of colonies
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2 Methods for bacterial population count
1) Spectrophotometer | 2) Viable plate count
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Population growth curve - How is it determined? - (Y) vs (X) axis
Determined by growing a pure culture of the organism in a liquid medium at constant temp and collecting samples at fixed intervals Graph: (Y) # viable organisms ; (X) incubation time
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Population growth curve: stages
Lag phase - bacteria adapt to growth conditions . Maturing and not yet able to divide Log phase - exponential growth Stationary phase - no growth, just using up resources Death phase - Once resources are used up, number of cells die
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3 Obligate intracellular pathogens
viruses Rickettsias Chlamydias These microbes can only live and multiply within living cells
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How do you culture obligate intracellular pathogens?
In embryonated chicken eggs, lab animals, or cell cultures
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Which agar is selective for fungi and why?
Sabouraud dextrose agar (SDA) | Selective for fungi because of its low pH , which is fungi like
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Sterilization
The complete destruction of all microbes, including cells, spores, and viruses. Accomplished by dry heat, autoclaving, gas, radiation, chemicals
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Disinfection
Destruction/removal of pathogens from nonliving objects by physical or chemical methods
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Disinfectant vs antiseptic
disinfectant: chemical substances that eliminate pathogens on inanimate stuff antiseptic: solutions used to disinfect skin and other living tissues
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Microbistatic agent
drug/chemical that inhibits growth and reproduction of microbes
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Lyophilization
Process combining dehydration and freezing. | Used to preserve foods, antibiotics, etc.
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Sepsis vs Asepsis
Sepsis: presence of pathogens in blood/tissues Asepsis: absence of pathogens
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Antisepsis
prevention of infection
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Physical methods to Inhibit Microbial growth
1) Heat 2) Cold 3) Desiccation 4) Radiation 5) Ultrasonic waves 6) Filters 7) Gaseous atmosphere
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Thermal death point (TDP)
Lowest temperature that will kill all of the organisms in a standardized pure culture within a specified time
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Autoclave
large metal pressure cooker that uses steam under pressure to completely destroy all microbial life. High pressure = high temperature >100degrees--- forces steam into materials being sterilized
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How does cold temp affect microbial life?
Most microbials don't die, but their metabolic activities are slowed
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How does desiccation affect microbial life?
Dries them out. Many remain viable, but they cant reproduce
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How does radiation affect microbial life?
reduces the number of microorganisms in the air
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What type of physical method is used on hospital equipment to inhibit microbial growth?
ultrasonic waves
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Chemical disinfection
use of chemical agents to inhibit the growth of pathogens, either temporarily or permanently
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Characteristics of an ideal chemical antimicrobial agent (3)
1) nontoxic to human tissue, non corrosive, no allergic reaction 2) Fast acting -kill pathogen before it mutates and becomes resistant 3) Should leave a residual antimicrobial film on surface to prevent further infection
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Asthma Cleanliness Hypothesis
Hypothesis: Childhood exposure to germs and certain infections help the immune system develop. Our immune system is stimulated differently in a clean environment vs a farm etc.

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