Culture Media Flashcards
1
Q
What is Culture Media used for?
A
Growing organisms under controlled, defined conditions
2
Q
What are three factors that define the specific conditions of a media
A
- Chemically defined or complex
- Solid or Liquid broth
- Aerobic or Anaerobic
3
Q
What conditions are kept constant in an incubator?
A
- Temperature
- Moisture
- Hydrogen
- Carbon Dioxide
4
Q
What is a culture medium?
A
A specific food source used to grow bacteria
5
Q
Introducing bacteria onto a media
A
Inoculation
6
Q
The bacteria introduced onto a media
A
Inoculum
7
Q
Bacteria growing in or on a medium
A
Culture
8
Q
Selection of the proper media for a particular bacteria is based on what four requirements?
A
- Proper Nutrients
- Moisture
- Oxygen Tolerance
- Must be initially sterile
