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Controlling Microorganisms Flashcards

1
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2 types of decontamination

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sterilization and disinfection

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sterilization

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kills al microorganisms

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disinfection

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reduce microorganisms

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4
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physical controls include

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temperature, radiation, filtration

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3 types of temperature controls

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cold, moist heat, dry heat

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6
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cold control is done via

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refrigeration

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7
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moist heat uses

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lower temps and shorter exposure

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3 types of moist heat control

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autoclave, boiling, pasteurization

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autoclave

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sterilization via steam and pressure

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10
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boiling

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disinfection in 5 mins

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11
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pasteurization

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disinfection

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12
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ultra-pasteurization

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sterilization

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13
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dry heat uses

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moderate to high temps

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14
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2 types of dry heat

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incineration and drying oven

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15
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radiation

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high energy waves

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16
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2 types of radiation

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ionizing and non-ionizing

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17
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ionizing radiation

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gamma rays, liberates electrons

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18
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non-ionizing radiation

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UV rays

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19
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filtration/mechanical control

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HEPA filters or membrane filters

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20
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what does HEPA stand for

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high-efficiency particulate air

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21
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germicides

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substance or agent that destroys microorganisms

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22
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3 types of chemical controls

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disinfectants, antiseptics, chemotherapy

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23
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disinfectants

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treat inanimate objects

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24
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do disinfectants treat endospores

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no

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25
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antiseptics

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applied to surface of living tissue

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26
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chemotherapy

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chemicals used internally within host

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27
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bactericidal means it

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kills bacteria

28
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bacteriostatic means it

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limits or ends growth

29
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antimicrobial drugs

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therapeutic compounds that kill microbes or inhibit their growth

30
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types of antimicrobials

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antivirals
antifungal
antiparasitic
antibacterial (antibiotic)

31
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when did Alexander Fleming discover penicillin

32
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what bacteria was used in discovering pencillin

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staph aureus

33
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when did they start mass-producing penicillin

34
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antibiotics are ___ about the microbes they target

35
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broad-spectrum antibiotics target

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positive and negative bacteria

36
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narrow-spectrum antibiotics targets

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positive or negative bacteria

37
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antibiotics work via specific

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mechanisms

38
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natural antibiotics

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discovered in nature

39
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synthetic antibiotics

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fully made in lab (rare)

40
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semisynthetic antibiotics

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natural but tinkered with

41
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antibiotics are grouped by

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cellular targets

42
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what group of antibiotics target the cell wall

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beta-lactams

43
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what is transpeptidation

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the linking of amino acids to make the bacterial cell wall

44
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how do beta-lactams work

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they stop transpeptidation

45
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how to bacterial cells fight beta-lactams

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beta-lactamases

46
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examples of beta-lactams

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penicillin and cephalosporins

47
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what antibiotics target nucleic acid

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quinolones and rifamycin

48
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quinolones target

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DNA replication enzymes

49
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what are the most common group of quinolone

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fluoroquinolones

50
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what is another name for rifamycin

51
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what does rifamycin bind

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RNA polymerase to inhibit transcription

52
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what type of therapy is rifamycin used in

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combination therapy

53
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antibiotics can also target

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ribosomes and protein function

54
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why is there a small amount of anti-eukaryotic drugs

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people are also eukaryotic

55
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what are polyenes

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anti-fungal

56
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what do polyenes target in fungi

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ergosterol

57
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are polyenes useful at fighting systemic infections

58
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what is quinine known for

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antimalarial plant extract from Chinese, Inca, etc

59
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quinine spurred used of

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chloroquine

60
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difficulty in using antiviral drugs

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viruses need to get inside cell to replicate

61
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what was the first truly effective antiviral

62
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3 types of antivirals

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AZT, reverse-transcriptase inhibitors, protease inhibitors

63
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superbugs cause

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superinfections

64
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two types of antimicrobial resistance

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intrinsic and acquired

65
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intrinsic resistance examples

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cell wall composition
endospore formation

66
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acquired resistance examples

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mutations
horizontal gene transfer

67
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types of horizontal gene transfer

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conjugation
transformation
transduction

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