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Chapter 2: Tools of the Laboratory Flashcards

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The Five I’s

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Inoculation Incubation Isolation Inspection Identification

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Culture

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the propagation of microorganisms with various media

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Medium

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a nutrient used to grow microorganisms outside their natural habitat

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Inoculation

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the implantation of microorganisms into or onto culture media

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Usual incubation temperatures

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between 20°C and 40°C

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Pure Culture

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container of medium that grows only a single known species

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Mixed Culture

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Contains two or more identifiable species

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Contaminated Culture

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Was once pure or mixed, but has since been contaminated; can’t identify all the organisms

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Physical States of Media

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liquid semisolid solid (can be converted to liquid) solid (cannot be liquefied)

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Agar

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complex polysaccharide from the alga Gellidium; liquefies at 100°C and solidifies at 42°C and can be poured in liquid form that will not harm the microbe or the handler

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General Purpose Media

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Grows a broad spectrum of microbes; complex; Nutrient agar, broth, brain-heart infusion, & TSA

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Selective Media

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Contains one or more agents that inhibit growth of certain microbes but not others; for samples containing dozens of different species (saliva, skin, water, soil)

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Enriched Media

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Contains complex organic substances; for growing certain species (fastidious microbes); Blood agar, Chocolate agar

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Differential Media

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Allows multiple types of microorganisms to grow; causes different reactions (dyes make microorganisms easily identifiable)

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Transport Media

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Used to maintain and preserve specimens that have to be held for a period of time before clinical analysis; also used to sustain species that die quickly

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Reducing Media

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Contains sodium thioglycollate or cystine that absorbs oxygen or slows the penetration of oxygen; grows anaerobic bacteria or determines oxygen requirements of isolates

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Carbohydrate Fermentation Media

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Contains sugars that can be fermented (converted to acids) and a pH indicator to show this reaction; identifies bacteria and fungi

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Streak Plate

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Easy and effective; method of choice

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Loop Dilution

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Allows colonies to grow deep in the solution, not just on the surface

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Viruses measurements

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between 20 – 800 nm

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Smallest bacteria measurements

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200 nm

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Protozoa and Algae measurements

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3-4 mm

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Objective Lens

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closest to the specimen, forms the initial image called the real image

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Ocular Lens

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forms the second image called the virtual image that will be received by the eye and converted to the retinal and visual image

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Resolution
the capacity of an optical system to distinguish or separate two adjacent objects or points from one another.
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Human eye can resolve objects that are no closer than\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_apart
0.2 mm
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Oil Immersion Lens
uses oil to capture light that would otherwise be lost to scatter which in turn increases resolution; oil immersion lens can resolve images that are at least 0.2 μm in diameter and at least 0.2 μm apart
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Bright-field Microscope
Forms its image when light is transmitted through the specimen; produces image that is darker than the surrounding illuminated field.
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Dark-field Microscope
Puts a "block" on a bright-field microscope that blocks all light from entering the objective lens except peripheral light; creates image of brightly illuminated specimens surrounded by a dark field
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Phase-Contrast Microscope
Transforms subtle changes in light waves passing through specimen into differences in light intensity (different parts of specimen have different densities); best for internal detail
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Interference Microscope
Manipulates light like phase-contrast but adds contrasting colors to the image and two beams of light rather than a single one; produces extremely well-defined images that are vividly colored and appear 3-D
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Fluorescent Microscope
Modified compound microscope with an Ultraviolet radiation source and a filter that protects the viewer's eye; specimen must be coated with a source of fluorescence
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Confocal Microscope
Overcomes problem of cells or structures being too thick causing microscopes to have trouble focusing; Uses a laser beam of light to scan various depths in the specimen; captures highly focused view at any level
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Transmission Electron Microscope
Produces image by transmitting electrons through the specimen; specimens must be sectioned in extremely thin slices and stained or coated with metals
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Scanning Electron Microscope
Bombards surface of a whole metal-coated specimen with electrons while scanning back and forth over it; electron pattern is displayed on a TV screen; color is added afterwards
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Wet Mount
consists of a drop or two of culture placed on a slide and overlaid with a cover slip
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Hanging Drop
a drop of culture is placed in a concave (depression) slide, Vaseline adhesive or sealant, and cover slip are used to suspend the sample
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Purpose of short term mounts
provide a true assessment of size, shape, arrangement, color, and motility
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Steps in Smear Technique
(1) spread a thin film made from a liquid suspension of cells on a slide (2) air dry (3) heat fix: heat gently to kill the specimen and attach to the slide
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Basic dyes have a ________ charge
positive
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Acidic dyes have a ________ chage
negative
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Positive Stain
dye sticks to the specimen and gives it color
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Negative Stain
does not stick to the specimen but settles some distance from its outer boundary, forming a silhouette
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Simple Stain
only require a single dye and an uncomplicated procedure; causes all the cells in the smear to appear more or less the same color, regardless of type; reveal shape, size, and arrangement
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Differential Stain
use two differently colored dyes: the primary dye and the counterstain
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Crystal Violet
Primary Stain in Gram Staining
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Iodine
The mordant in Gram Staining
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Alcohol Rinse
the decolorizer in Gram staining
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Safranin
the counterstain in Gram staining
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Gram-Positive Color
Blue/purple
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Gram-Negative Color
Pink/red
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Acid Fast Stain
differentiates acid-fast bacteria (pink) from non-acid-fast bacteria (blue)
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Endospore Stain
Forced by heat into resistant bodies called spores; distinguishes between spores and vegetative cells
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Capsule Stain
used to observe the microbial capsule, an unstructured protective layer surrounding the cells of some bacteria and fungi
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Flagellar Stain
flagella are enlarged by depositing a coating on the outside of the filament and then staining it

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