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1
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The Requirements for Growth for microbials

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1) Physical requirements
- Temperature
- pH
- Osmotic pressure

2) Chemical requirements
- Carbon
- Nitrogen, sulfur, and phosphorous
- Trace elements
- Oxygen
- Organic growth factors

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Physical requirements for microbial growth… Temp

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1) Minimum growth temperature
2) Optimum growth temperature
3) Maximum growth temperature

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Physical requirements for microbial growth… Temp

1) cold loving
2) moderate temp loving
3) heat loving

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1) Psychrophiles—cold-loving
2) Mesophiles—moderate-temperature-loving
3) Thermophiles—heat-loving

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Psychrotrophs

Grow between what temps

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0C and 20 to 30C

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Psychrotrophs cause

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Cause food spoilage

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Thermophiles

Optimum growth temperature of

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50 to 60C

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7
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Thermophiles are found

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Found in hot springs and organic compost

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Hyperthermophiles Optimum growth temperature

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> 80*C

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9
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Most bacteria grow between pH

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6.5-7.5

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10
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Molds and yeasts grow between pH

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5-6

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11
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Acidophiles grow in what environments

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acidic

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12
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Facultative halophiles tolerate

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tolerate high osmotic pressure

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Hypertonic environments (higher in solutes than inside the cell) cause

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plasmolysis due to high osmotic pressure

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14
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Extreme or obligate halophiles require

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high osmotic pressure (high salt)

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Carbon

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  • Structural backbone of organic molecules
  • Chemoheterotrophs use organic molecules as energy
  • Autotrophs use CO2
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Nitrogen is a component of

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proteins, DNA, and ATP

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17
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A few bacteria use N2 in

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nitrogen fixation

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18
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Most bacteria decompose protein material for the

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nitrogen source

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19
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Sulfur

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  • Used in amino acids, thiamine, and biotin
  • Most bacteria decompose protein for the sulfur source
  • Some bacteria use SO42– or H2S
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20
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Phosphorus

used in

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DNA, RNA, and ATP

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21
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Phosphorus found in

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membranes

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22
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PO43– is a source of

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phosphorus

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23
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Most bacteria decompose protein for the

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sulfur source

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24
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Trace Elements

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  • Inorganic elements required in small amounts
  • Usually as enzyme cofactors
  • Include iron, copper, molybdenum, and zinc
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25
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Obligate aerobes and oxygen

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requires oxygen

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26
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Facultative anaerobic and oxygen

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grow via fermentation or anaerobic respiration when oxygen is not available

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27
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Obligate anaerobes and oxygen

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oxygen and are harmed by it

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28
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Aerotolerant anaerobes and oxygen

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tolerate but cannot use oxygen

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29
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Microaerophiles and oxygen

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require oxygen concentration lower than air

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30
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Singlet oxygen:

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(1O2−) boosted to a higher-energy state and is reactive

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31
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Organic compounds

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  • obtained from the environment

- Vitamins, amino acids, purines, and pyrimidines

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32
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biofilms

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1) Microbial communities
2) Form slime or hydrogels that adhere to surfaces
3) Bacteria communicate cell-to-cell via quorum sensing
4) Share nutrients
5) Shelter bacteria from harmful environmental factors

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Biofilms Found in

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digestive system and sewage treatment systems; can clog pipes

34
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Biofilms 1000x resistant to

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microbicides

35
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Biofilms are involved in what percentage of infections

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70%

Catheters, heart valves, contact lenses, dental caries

36
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Culture medium

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nutrients prepared for microbial growth

37
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sterile means

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no living microbes

38
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Inoculum:

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introduction of microbes into a medium

39
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Culture

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microbes growing in or on a culture medium

40
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Culture medium Agar is a

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1) Complex polysaccharide

2) Liquefies at 100C
Solidifies at ~40C

41
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Used as a solidifying agent for culture media in Petri plates, slants, and deeps

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Agar

42
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Agar is Generally not metabolized by

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microbes

43
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Chemically defined media:

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exact chemical composition is known

44
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Fastidious organisms are those

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that require many growth factors provided in chemically defined media

45
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Complex media:

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extracts and digests of yeasts, meat, or plants; chemical composition varies batch to batch

46
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Nutrient broth and Nutrient agar are both examples of

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complex media: extracts and digests of yeasts, meat, or plants; chemical composition varies batch to batch

47
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Reducing media is used for

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the cultivation of anaerobic bacteria

48
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Reducing media contains

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Contain chemicals (sodium thioglycolate) that combine O2 to deplete it

49
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Reducing media is heated to

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drive off O2

50
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Capnophiles

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-Microbes that require high
CO2 conditions

  • CO2 packet
  • Candle jar
51
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Biosafety levels

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  • BSL-1: no special precautions; basic teaching labs
  • BSL-2: lab coat, gloves, eye protection
  • BSL-3: biosafety cabinets to prevent airborne transmission
  • BSL-4: sealed, negative pressure; “hot zone”
  • Exhaust air is filtered twice through HEPA filters
52
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Selective media

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  • Suppress unwanted microbes and encourage desired microbes

- Contain inhibitors to suppress growth

53
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Differential media allow

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Allow distinguishing of colonies of different microbes on the same plate

54
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Some media have both

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selective and differential characteristics

55
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Enrichment Culture encourages

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the growth of a desired microbe by increasing very small numbers of a desired organism to detectable levels

56
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enrichment culture is usually a solid or liquid?

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liquid

57
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A pure culture contains

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only one species or strain

58
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A colony is a

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population of cells arising from a single cell or spore or from a group of attached cells

59
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A colony is often called a

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colony-forming unit (CFU)

60
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The streak plate method is used to

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isolate pure cultures

61
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Preserving Bacterial Cultures

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Deep-freezing: –50 to –95C

Lyophilization (freeze-drying): frozen (–54 to –72C) and dehydrated in a vacuum

62
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Bacterial Division

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1) Increase in number of cells, not cell size

2) Binary fission
3) Budding
4) Conidiospores (actinomycetes)
5) Fragmentation of filaments

63
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Generation Time

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is time required for a cell to divide

20 mins- 24 hrs

64
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Binary fission

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doubles the number of cells each generation

65
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In generation time

Total number of cells =

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2 number of generations

66
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In generation time Growth curves are represented

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logarithmically

67
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Phases of Bacterial Growth

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1) Lag phase
2) Log phase
3) Stationary phase
4) Death phase

68
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Direct measurements–count microbial cells

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1) Plate count
2) Filtration
3) Most probable number (MPN) method
4) Direct microscopic count

69
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Plate Counts, count

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colonies on plates that have 30 to 300 colonies (CFUs)

70
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To ensure the right number of colonies during plate counts, the original inoculum must be diluted via

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serial dilution

71
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Counts are performed on bacteria mixed into a

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with agar (pour plate method) or spread on the surface of a plate (spread plate method)

72
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Filtration

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  • Solution passed through a filter that collects bacteria

- Filter is transferred to a Petri dish and grows as colonies on the surface

73
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The Most Probable Number (MPN) Method

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  • Multiple tube test
  • Count positive tubes
  • Compare with a statistical table
74
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Direct Microscopic Count

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1) Volume of a bacterial suspension placed on a slide
2) Average number of bacteria per viewing field is calculated
3) Uses a special Petroff-Hausser cell counter

75
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Direct Microscopic Counts equation

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Number of bacteria/ml= number of cells divided by volume of area counted

76
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Turbidity

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measurement of cloudiness with a spectrophotometer

77
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Metabolic activity

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amount of metabolic product is proportional to the number of bacteria

78
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Dry weight

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bacteria are filtered, dried, and weighed; used for filamentous organisms

79
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estimating bacterial numbers by indirect methods

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Turbidity

Metabolic Activity

Dry Weight

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