Culture, culture media and culture characteristics & Bacterial growth curve Flashcards

1
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-used for appropriate growth, transport and storage of microorganisms outside the host
-utilized to observe growth patterns of microorganism

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culture medium

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2
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mixture of nutrients:
carbon
hydrogen
oxygen
nitrogen
sulfur
phosphorus
buffer
(CHONSPB)

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culture medium

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3
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-dyes and antimicrobials
-may be added to medium to isolate and suppress growth of other microorganism

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inhibitory agents

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4
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growth of microorganism on a culture medium

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culture

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5
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type of culture:
composed of only one specie

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pure culture

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6
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type of culture:
more than one specie

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mixed culture

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7
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type of culture:
-several species contained in a separate culture medium
-grown in volume
-academic and industrial purposes

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stock culture

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8
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culture medium according to consistency:
contain 0% agar

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liquid medium

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9
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culture medium according to consistency:
0.5-1% agar
eg: SIM

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semi-solid medium

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10
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culture medium according to consistency:
2-3% agar
eg: TSI, CAP

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solid medium

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11
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sulfated polymer derived from red algae

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agar

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12
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culture medium according to composition:
medium where all components are KNOWN

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synthetic/defined medium

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13
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culture medium according to composition:
composed of some UNKNOWN substances, for isolation

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non-synthetic/complex medium

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14
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culture medium according to composition:
used for obligate intracellular bacteria

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tissue culture medium

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15
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culture medium according to use:
-routinely used without added supplement
-growth of NONFASTIDIOUS bacteria

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simple/general purpose/supportive media

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16
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culture medium according to use:
Nutrient agar (NA)
tyrpticase soy broth (TSB)

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simple/general purpose/supportive media

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17
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culture medium according to use:
-contains specific nutrients
-LIQUID-type media

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enrichment broth

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18
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culture medium according to use:
-added supplements necessary for growth of FASTIDIOUS organism
-SOLID-type media

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enriched media/non selective media

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19
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culture medium according to use:
BAP
CAP

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enriched media/non selective media

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20
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standard nonselective culture medium

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BAP

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21
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with horse blood used for isolation of Haemophilus

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CAP

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22
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allows visualization of metabolic differences between groups of bacteria

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differential media

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23
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differentiates lactose fermenters (PINK) from non lactose fermenters (COLORLESS)

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mac conkey

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24
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differentiate hemolytic pattern (streptococci)

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BAP

25
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media incorporated with antibiotics, dyes, chemical to inhibit the growth of other organisms

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selective media

26
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selective media:
gentamicin blood agar

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streptococci

27
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selective media:
bacitracin chocolate agar

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haemophilus

28
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selective media:
blood agar plate with ampicillin

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aeromonas

29
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selective media:
phenyl ethyl alcohol

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gram + cocci

30
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selective media:
columbia agar with CNA

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gram + bacteria

31
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selective media:
gram negative broth

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salmonella, shigella

32
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selective media:
thayer martin agar

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neisseria gonorrheae

33
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inhibitory substance:
alcohol and chloral hydrate

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swarming bacteria

34
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inhibitory substance:
potassium tellurite and sodium azide

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gram - bacteria

35
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inhibitory substance:
crystal/gentian violet, basic/carbol fuschin and bile salt

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gram + bacteria

36
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used to isolate bacteria with specific growth requirements

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special media

37
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agar that contains bile salt and dyes
for non enteric pathogens that inhibits normal flora of lower GIT

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HE agar

38
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agar that contains 0.25% sodium deoxycholate salt and sodium thiosulfate
to differentiate salmonella (red WITH BLACK centers)
from shigella (red WITHOUT BLACK centers)

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XLD agar

39
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components of anaerobic chamber:
used as filler

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nitrogen gas

40
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components of anaerobic chamber:
removes residual oxygen

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palladium pellets

41
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components of anaerobic chamber:
absorbs the water

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silica gel/dessicant

42
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components of anaerobic chamber:
becomes colorless in absence of oxygen

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methylene blue/ reazurin

43
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the ideal anaerobic incubation system is -

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anaerobic chamber

44
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production of H2S from anaerobic results to a

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poisoned catalyst

45
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inoculation technique:
most commonly performed

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streaking

46
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inoculation technique:
-technique applied to semi-solid medium like SIM
-inoculate streptococci into BAP

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stabbing

47
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inoculation technique:
used to inoculate organism into slant and butt tube medium TSI

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stab and streak

48
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inoculation technique:
allows medium to solidify

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pour plate

49
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doubling of cell number

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generation

50
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time required for a bacteria to double its population

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generation time/doubling time

51
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bacterial growth curve:
-period with no cell division, no abrupt increase
-start of biosynthesis
-adjusting to new environment

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lag phase/period of rejuvenescence

52
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bacterial growth curve:
-period where microorganisms ae actively growing and dividing
-utilized in physiological and biochemical testing

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log /exponential phase (balance growth)

53
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bacterial growth curve:
-period where there is cessation of bacterial growth

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death/decline phase

54
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no cell division occurs in the presence of a nuclear division

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coenocytic

55
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method for measuring bacterial growth:
does not distinguish between live and dead cells

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microscopic count

56
Q

method for measuring bacterial growth:
-most commonly used method
-measures number of viable cells
-can determine CFU/mL of bacteria

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plate count

57
Q

method for measuring bacterial growth:
-requires 10-100M
-used to prepare standard inoculums for antimicrobial testing

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turbidimetric method

58
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method for measuring bacterial growth:
for filamentous organisms (fungi)

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dry weight determination