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– can also be prepared for fungi and bacteria

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culture media

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– virus can be grown in this

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living cells

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  • the survival of microorganisms depend on
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 available nutrients
 favorable growth environment

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nutrient preparations that are used for growing microorganisms

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media or culture media

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microbes that grow and multiply or on a culture medium
* three physical forms of media

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culture

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  • three physical forms of media
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liquid or broth media
semisolid media
solid media

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ex. Nutrient broth, tryptic soy broth, brain-heart infusion broth

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liquid or broth media

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– have agar (ex. Motility medium)

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semisolid media

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have agar (ex. Nutrient agar, blood agar)

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solid media

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complex carbohydrate (polysaccharide) extracted from seaweed

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agar

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 a solidifying agent

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agar

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 solid agar melts about

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100 degrees c

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 liquid agar solidifies at about

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42 degrees c

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 while in the liquefied state, semi solid and solid media can be poured into either a test tube or petri dish/plate

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agar

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type of medium (5)

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broth
agar slant
agar deep
agar stab
agar plate

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autoclaving container for

broth
agar slant
agar deep
agar stab
agar plate

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culture tube (broth - agar stab)
~200ml culture bottle or EM flask (agar plate)

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  • types of Culture Media (2)
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 chemically defined or synthetic
 Chemically complex or non-synthetic

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composed of known amounts of pure chemicals

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chemically defined or synthetic

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 used in culturing autotrophic microorganisms such as algae or non-fastidious heterotrophs

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chemically defined or synthetic

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composed of complex materials that are rich in vitamins and nutrients
 beef extract, yeast extract, and peptones

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chemically complex or non synthetic

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  • culture media preparation
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  1. calculation and weighing
  2. mixing with water and heating
  3. sterilization
  4. fine-tuning (supplements and pH)
  5. dispensing
  6. packing and storage
  7. quantity control
  8. use of dispensed culture media
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22
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temperature higher than 50oC poured in media can cause this

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condensates

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23
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used to prevent buildup of condensation

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inverted media

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  • Sterilization of media and materials for microbial culture
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 Culture dishes
 Test tubes
 Flasks
 Pipettes
 Transfer loops
 media

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using an oven, this kind of sterilization is carried out at 150oC to 180oC for 1 to 4 hours

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dry heat sterilization

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 Can be used for glassware, fixed oils, thermostable powders

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dry heat sterilization

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 sterilization using this requires higher temperatures and longer

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dry heat sterilization

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 heat transfer is slow, small volumes of oil and thin layers should be used

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dry heat sterilization

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in the presence of moisture, microorganisms are destroyed at a lower temperature than in dry heat

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moist heat sterilizaton

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 autoclave is using heat + pressure

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moist heat sterilization

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 180 degrees at 150 psi
 121.0 °C / 249.8 °F at 15 lbs / square inch (psi) for 15 minutes
 Method of choice when product can withstand treatment (heat stable)

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dry heat sterilizaton

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  • Steam sterilization applications
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 Solutions sealed in containers ampules, vials
 Media
 Bulk Solutions
 Glass wares (ex. tubes with media)
 Surgical Dressing
 Instruments

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  • Advantages of steam sterilization:
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 Rapid, Inexpensive, Effective, Large volumes

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  • Disadvantages of steam sterilization:
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 Cannot be used for oily preparation (oil base ointment)
 Cannot be used for moisture sensitive preparations

35
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where culture medium is sterilized in

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autoclave

36
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varies from original value when subjected to heat sterilization (can increase/decrease_

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pH of media

37
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most bacteria grow best at this pH

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pH 6.5-7.5

38
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– pH should be adjusted after this

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sterilization

39
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very little grow at this pH

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pH 4

40
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may grow in pH as low as 1

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acidophiles

41
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  • must be adjusted after sterilization if the pH of medium strays too far from neutral.
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pH

42
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  • Preparation of media from commercial dehydrated products
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 Each bottle of dehydrated medium has instructions for preparation on its label
 Nutrient agar 23g/1000ml

43
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formula to find the g needed

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=(how many g (how many mL))/1000mL

44
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n order to make 400 mL of medium with a concentration of 15 g/L, how much medium powder would you weigh in grams

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6g

45
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  • In order to make 650 mL of medium with a concentration of 20 g/L, how much medium powder would you weigh in grams?
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13g

46
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  • To fill up 10 agar plates that contains 20 mL of medium with a concentration of 36 g/L, how much medium powder would you weigh in grams?
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7.2g

47
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  • Preparation of Nutrient Broth (NB), a chemically complex medium
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 Prepare 300 ml of NB
 Weigh appropriate NB powder and dissolve in 300 ml dH2O
 Check initial pH of medium
 Divide contents into 3 flasks
 = 100 ml in each

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  • Sterilization of media:
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 1st flask – in autoclave (121⁰C, for 15 mins.)
 2nd flask – in oven (170 ⁰C, for 1 hr.)
 3rd flask – no sterilization

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  • Preparation of Glucose Minimal Salth Broth (GMSB)
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 Weigh media powder appropriate for 300 ml.
 Combine media and dH2O in flask.
 Check initial pH of medium
 Divide contents into 3 flasks
 = 100 ml in each
 Sterilize. - autoclave

50
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retain coloration and structure of bacteria during staining

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mordant (gram’s iodine)

51
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helps in the removal of primary stains from bacteria

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decolorizer

52
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escherichia coli

shape
gram positive/negative

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Gram-negative, rod-shaped

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Bacillus subtilis

gram positive/negative

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gram positive, rod-shaped

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Proteus vulgaris

gram/positive negative

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gram-negative, rod-shaped

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Serratia marceschens

gram/positive negative

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rod-shaped, Gram-negative

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Pseudomonas aeruginosa

gram/positive negative

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rod-shaped Gram-negative rod

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Staphylococcus aureus

gram positive/negative

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Gram-positive, spherical or cocci-shaped

58
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dye for positive staining

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methylene blue

59
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is a simple tool used primarily by microbiologists to take and transfer a small sample (inoculum) of a microorganism culture

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inoculation loop

60
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view experiment results on gc

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+1

61
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20 petri dishes will be used that will have 20mL NA/plate

28.0g/1000mL

compute for the grams

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(28g)(20x20)/1000mL

11.2g

62
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Normal Saline Solution abbreviation

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SNSS

63
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20 test tubes will be filled with 10 mL per test tubes

How much NaCl will be used to make 0.9% SNSS soln?

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wt% = g solutes/ml of soln *100

0.009(250) = g
g= 2.25g

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