Excercise #21 (Bacteriophage) Flashcards
1
Q
What is a bacteriophage?
A
virus that infects bacteria
2
Q
What is Phage Typing?
o Be able to identify an unknown bacterium if given phage typing data
A
using a known virus to identify an unknown bacteria
3
Q
What is “pfu”?
A
plaque forming units
4
Q
If given plaque data, you should be able to calculate the number of pfu/ml
o Stop reading this sheet and go practice your serial dilutions!
A
5
Q
What is burst size? What is burst time?
o if given data on semi-log paper, be able to calculate both
A
6
Q
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