CULTURE MEDIA Flashcards
1
Q
Commonly used base media
A
Agar
2
Q
any SUBSTANCE that has the nutritional rqmts. for bacterial growth
A
culture media
3
Q
only 1 organism is grown
A
pure culture
4
Q
1 or 2 organisms are grown
A
mixed culture
5
Q
made of pure culture in -20 / 70degC
A
Stock culture
6
Q
Inverted position inside the ref
A
Prepared media
7
Q
Stored in room temperature
A
Dry/Dehydrated media
8
Q
PRAS
A
Pre-reduced Anaerobically Sterilized Media
9
Q
Anaerobic Culture
A
PRAS
Gas Pak Jar
Candle Jar
10
Q
Consistency of Liquid media
A
broth
11
Q
Consistency of Semi-solid media
A
0.5-1% agar
12
Q
Consistency of solid media
A
3-2% agar
13
Q
How the medium is dispensed
A
- Plated
- Tubed
- Slant
- Butt
- Butt/Slant
14
Q
enhances the propagation of bacteria
A
Enrichment Media
15
Q
Enrichment Media for Salmonella and Proteus
A
Tetrathionate broth