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Lecture 4A - Culture Media, Biosafety, and Aseptic Technique Flashcards

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is a nutrient-rich liquid or gel designed to support the growth of a target species or group of species

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culture medium

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culture medium is a ____ designed to support the growth of a target species or group of species

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nutrient-rich liquid or gel

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What ingredients do culture media typically contain

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  • water
  • energy source
  • nitrogen source
  • mineral source
  • special growth factors
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culture media: water

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dissolve mix

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culture media: energy source

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usually a carbohydrate (glucose/dextrose)

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culture media: nitrogen source

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  • amino acids
  • protein sources (peptone)
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culture media: mineral salts

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  • MgSO4
  • NaCl
  • KH2PO4
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simplest amino acid

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glycine

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Major components of a medium

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  1. Hydrogen, carbon, nitrogen
  2. inorganic nutrients
  3. trace elements
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hydrogen

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donors and acceptors
~1-15 g/L

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carbon

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source
~1-20 g/L

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nitrogen

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source
~0.2 - 2 g/L

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inorganic nutrients

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Sulfur, Phosphorus
~50 mg/L

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trace elements

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0.1-1 µg/L

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Additives of a medium

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  1. growth factors
  2. solidifying agent
  3. solvent
  4. buffers
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example of growth factors

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  • amino acids
  • purines
  • pyrimidines
    (~50 mg/L)
  • vitamins
    (~0.1-1 mg/L)
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example of solidifying agent

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agar
(8-20 g/L)

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percent of added standard agar

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1.5-2%

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percent of added high quality agar

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1.5-1.7%

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  • ensure that pH is maintained
  • very critical
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buffers

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21
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Three types of culture media based on physical state

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  1. solid medium
  2. semisolid medium
  3. liquid (broth) medium
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for isolation of colonies which give distinct morphology on the surface of the medium

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solid medium

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percent of agar used in solid medium

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1.5-2.0% or
1.5-2.0 g/100mL of medium

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agar is a ___ __ __ prepared from seaweeds

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golden-yellow granular powder

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agar melts at

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80°C

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agar gels at

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<40°C

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  • soft custard-like consistency
  • prepared with agar at concentrations of 0.8% or less
  • useful for the cultivation of microaerophilic bacteria or for the determination of bacterial motility
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semisolid medium

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semisolid medium is useful for what?

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  • cultivation of microaerophilic bacteria
  • determination of bacterial motility
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percent of agar used in semisolid medium

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0.8% or less

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  • contain specific amounts of nutrients but do not contain solidifying agent
  • serves various purposes such as propagation of a large number of organisms, fermentation studies, and various other tests
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liquid (broth) medium

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various purposes of liquid (broth) medium

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  • propagation of large number of organisms
  • fermentation studies
  • various other tests
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examples of various other tests which uses liquid (broth) medium

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  • sugar fermentation tests
  • MR-VR broth
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33
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  • organisms which can survive in both oxygenated as well as the deoxygenated environment
  • most adaptable organisms that have the capability to switch between aerobic and anaerobic types of respiration
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Facultative anaerobe

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34
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Two types of culture media based on composition/ingredients

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  1. complex
  2. defined/synthetic
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  • with one or more unknown components
  • with complex ingredients
A

complex

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example of complex ingredients

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  • peptone
  • extracts
  • hydrolysates
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example of rich medium

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  • potato dextrose agar/broth
  • nutrient agar/broth
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components of nutrient broth

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  • beef extract (3.0 g)
  • peptone (5.0 g)
  • distilled water (1000mL)
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  • proportion and identity of all components are known
  • pure chemical substances
  • may not be as rich as CM
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defined/synthetic

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example of defined/synthetic medium

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Azotobacter enrichment medium

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41
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Types of culture media based on purpose

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  1. general purpose media
  2. enrichment media
  3. selective media
  4. differential media
  5. transport media
  6. anaerobic media
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  • support growth of many in a microbial group
  • do not contain any special additives
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general purpose media

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support growth of most cultivatable bacteria

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  • nutrient agar (NA)
  • tryptic soy agar (TSA)
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44
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support growth of most cultivatable fungi

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potato dextrose agar (PDA)

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45
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percent of microorganisms that have never been cultivated

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99%

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46
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  • provide nutrients and conditions that favor the growth of a particular microbe
  • promotoe growth and dominance of a sensitive organism from a mixed culture
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enrichment media

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enriching medium to target microbial group with particular __ __

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metabolic capacity

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48
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what makes an enriched medium

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addition of extra nutrients to basal medium

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49
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what bacteria are grown in enriched media

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fastidious bacteria

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examples of enrichment media

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  • blood agar
  • chocolate agar
  • Loeffler’s serum slope
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blood agar

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adding 5-10% blood to blood agar base

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52
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chocolate agar

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  • heated blood agar
  • lysed blood agar
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53
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first used enrichment to study chemolithotrophy

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Sergei Winogradsky

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  • promote growth of organisms with the use of a favorable carbon source
  • reduce the growth of other organisms with the use of inhibitory substances
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selective media

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added to medium to eliminate unwanted microbes

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inhibitory substance

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examples of inhibitory substances

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  1. antibiotics
  2. dyes
  3. chemicals
  4. alteration of pH
57
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Type of medium of selective media

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agar-based (solid)

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examples of selective media

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  1. Sabouraud’s dextrose agar (SDA)
  2. Phenylethyl Alcohol Agar (PEA)
  3. Thayer Martin Medium
  4. Eosin Methylene Blue Agar (EMBA)
  5. Campylobacter Agar (CAMPY)
  6. Lowenstein-Jensen Medium
59
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  • high concentrations of sugar promote yeast growth and inhibit bacterial growth
  • low pH also inhibits bacteria
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Sabouraud’s dextrose agar (SDA)

60
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  • promotes growth of Gram positive cocci
  • alcohol content tends to inhibit Gram-negative organisms
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Phenylethyl Alcohol Agar (or Phenylethanol Agar) (PEA)

61
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pH level of Sabouraud’s dextrose agar (SDA)

62
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  • coumarin-derived antibiotic obtained from Streptomyces niveus
  • antibacterial agent, an EC 5.99. 1.3 [DNA topoisomerase (ATP-hydrolysing)] inhibitor
  • antimicrobial agent, an Escherichia coli metabolite and a hepatoprotective agent
A

Novobiocin

63
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selective for Neisseria gonorrhoeae STD

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Thayer Martin Medium

64
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combination of antibiotics in Thayer Martin medium

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  1. vancomycin
  2. colistin
  3. nystatin
  4. trimethoprim
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Thayer Martin medium:
kill most Gram-positive organisms

A

vancomycin

66
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Thayer Martin medium:
kill most Gram-negative organisms except Neisseria

67
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Thayer Martin medium:
kill most fungi

68
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Thayer Martin medium:
inhibits Gram-negative organisms, esp. Proteus

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Trimethoprim

69
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  • selective for Gram-negative bacteria
  • inhibit growth of Gram-positive bacteria
  • also contain dye eosin Y
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Eosin methylene blue agar (EMBA)

70
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what inhibits growth of Gram-positive bacteria in eosin methylene blue agar (EMBA)

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methylene blue

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what dye does eosin methylene blue agar (EMBA) also contain

72
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sugar in eosin methylene blue agar (EMBA)

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sucrose
lactose

73
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bacteria isolated in eosin methylene blue agar (EMBA)

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enterobacteriaceae

74
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  • isolation of Campylobacter jejuni from fecal or rectal swab
  • contain bacteriological charcoal, cefoperazone, and amphotericin B
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Campylobacter Selective Agar (CAMPY)

75
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what is isolated in Campylobacter Selective Agar (CAMPY)

A

Campylobacter jejuni

76
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what does the Campylobacter Selective Agar (CAMPY) contain

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  • bacteriological charcoal
  • Cefoperazone
  • Amphotericin B
77
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eosin methylene blue agar (EMBA):
what bacteria is possible to differentiate due to the presence of sugars lactose and sucrose

A

enteric bacteria

78
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Bacteria isolated in eosin methylene blue agar (EMBA)

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  1. lactose-fermenting gram-negative bacteria
  2. slow lactose fermenters
  3. non-lactose fermenters
79
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lactose-fermenting gram-negative bacteria

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green metallic sheen

80
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slow lactose fermenters

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brown-pink colonies

81
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non-lactose fermenters

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colorless or light pink colonies

82
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  • acidify lactose
  • vigorous lactose and/or sucrose fermentation ability typical of fecal coliforms
  • dark purple complex associated with green metallic sheen
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lactose-fermenting gram-negative bacteria

83
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less acidify lactose

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slow lactose fermenters

84
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  • increase pH
  • use sucrose in aerobic respiration
  • colorless/light pink colonies
  • eosin & methylene blue combine to form dark purple preciptate at low pH
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non-lactos fermenters

85
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components of Campylobacter Blood Agar (CVA)

A
  1. peptones extracts
  2. yeast extract
  3. dextrose
  4. sheep blood
  5. antimicrobial agents
  6. agar
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Campylobacter Blood Agar (CVA):
supplies all the necessary growth factors

A

peptones extracts

87
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Campylobacter Blood Agar (CVA):
source of B vitamins

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yeast extracts

88
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Campylobacter Blood Agar (CVA):
energy source

89
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Campylobacter Blood Agar (CVA):
hemin and supplies other necessary additional growth factors

A

sheep blood

90
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Campylobacter Blood Agar (CVA):
- suppress the growth of the normal microbial flora in flecal speciments, therby facilitation isolation of C. jejuni
- cephalothin, polymycin B, trimethoprim, amphtericin B, and vancomycin

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antimicrobial agents

91
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what are the antimicrobial agents in Campylobacter blood agar (CVA)

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  1. cephalothin
  2. polymycin B
  3. trimethoprim
  4. amphotericin B
  5. vancomycin
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Campylobacter Blood Agar (CVA):
solidifiying agent

93
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  • thermophiles
  • inoculated plates should be incubated at 42C to accelerate growth
  • higher temp. also inhibit background flora
A

Campylobacter jejuni

94
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temp. for accelerated growth of Campylobacter jejuni

95
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  • solid medium used for Mycobacterium tuberculosis
  • contain penicillin, nalidixic acid, and malachite green to inhibit growth of gram positive and gram negative bacteria, in order to limit growth to Mycobacteria species only
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Lowenstein-Jensen Medium

96
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inhibit growth of Gram positive and Gram negative bacteria in Lowenstein-Jensen Medium

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  1. penicillin
  2. nalidixic acid
  3. malachite green
97
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  • allow identification of microorganisms usually through the (visible) phsiological reactions unique to those bacteria
  • almost always selective
A

differential media

98
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most practical media are those that both what

A

select for and differentiate common pathogens

99
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differential media contain an __ that changes __ depending on the metabolites produced by the culture on the medium during incubation

A
  • indicator
  • color
100
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Examples of differential media

A
  1. Desoxycholate Agar
  2. MacConkey Medium
  3. Xylose Lysine Deoxycholate Agar (XLD)
  4. Urease Medium
  5. Thiosulfate-citrate-bile salts-sucrose agar (TCBS)
101
Q
  • recognize the presence of Gram-negative enteric bacteria that ferment the milk sugar lactose
  • these bacteria produce red pigment in the medium because of the acid it produce
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Desoxycholate Agar

102
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pigment produced by Gram-negative enteric organisms in Desoxycholate Agar

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red pigment

103
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  • differentiate lactose fermenters from non-lactose fermenters
  • only grows gram-negative bacterial species
  • can further differentiate the gram-negative organisms based on their lactose metabolism
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MacConkey Medium

104
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components of MacConkey Medium

A
  1. Peptone
  2. Lactose
  3. Agar
  4. Neutral red
  5. Taurocholate
105
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used for the recovery of Salmonella and Shigella species

A

Xylose Lysine Deoxycholate Agar (XLD)

106
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Xylose Lysine Deoxycholate Agar (XLD):
- fermented by all enteric
- to enrich

107
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Xylose Lysine Deoxycholate Agar (XLD):
- enable Salmonella to differentiate with nonpathogens
- attached by lysine decarboxylase

108
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Xylose Lysine Deoxycholate Agar (XLD):
generates acid products when degraded causing color change to medium

A

xylose
lactose
sucrose

109
Q

added to visualize hydrogen sulfide

A
  • sodium thiosulfate
  • ferric ammonium citrate
110
Q

Xylose Lysine Deoxycholate Agar (XLD):
hydrogen sulfide

A

black (neutral/pH alkaline)

111
Q

Xylose Lysine Deoxycholate Agar (XLD):
pH scale below 7

A

From phenol red to yellow

112
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  • tests the ability of an organism to produce an exoenzyme, called urease, that hydrolyzes urea to ammonia and carbon dioxide
  • contains two pH buffers, urea, a very small amount of nutrients for the bacteria, and the pH indicator phenol red
A

Urease Medium

113
Q

Urease Medium:
presence of urease (basic)

114
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  • highly selective for the isolation of Vibrio cholerae
    and V. parahaemolyticus
  • very alkaline (8.5-9.5)
A

Thiosulfate-citrate-bile salts-sucrose agar (TCBS)

115
Q

carbon source of Thiosulfate-citrate-bile salts-sucrose agar (TCBS)

116
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dye differentiation in Thiosulfate-citrate-bile salts-sucrose agar (TCBS)

A
  • bromothymol blue
  • thymol blue
117
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what does light blue indicate in Thiosulfate-citrate-bile salts-sucrose agar (TCBS)

A

V. parahaemolyticus

118
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pH level of Thiosulfate-citrate-bile salts-sucrose agar (TCBS)

119
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  • media used for transporting samples
  • non nutritional (non growing)
  • isotonic
A

transport media

120
Q

transport media can maintain __ of micoorganisms without __

A
  • viability
  • multiplication
121
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what does transport media prevent

A

oxidizing and drying

122
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components of transport media

A
  1. sodium thioglycolate
  2. sodium glycerophosphate
  3. saline (calcium chloride)
  4. methylene blue
123
Q

Transport media:
sequester oxygen

A

sodium thioglycolate

124
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Transport media:
oxygen diffusor
colorless (if without oxygen)

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methylene blue

125
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Transport media:
permeability

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saline (calcium chloride)

126
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Transport media:
maintain pH

A

sodium glycerophosphate

127
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used to grow anaerobic organisms

A

anaerobic media

128
Q

Examples of anaerobic media

A
  1. Robertson’s cooked meat medium
  2. Thioglycolate broth medium
129
Q
  • nutrient broth with meat pieces
  • meat pieces create small packets of anaerobic habitats
A

Robertson’s cooked meat medium

130
Q
  • used for testing oxygen requirement of bacteria
  • contains resazurin (will turn pink due to presence of oxygen)
A

Thioglycolate broth medium

131
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medium will turn pink due to presence of oxygen

A

indicator resazurin

132
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Concept Check:
culture media can be manipulated to target the growth and isolation of specific microorganisms

133
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Concept Check:
enrichment media can be used to allow particular growth of microbes to dominate culture

134
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Concept Check:
indicators are used to differentiate species growin on differential media

135
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Concept Check:
PDA - bacteria
NA - fungi

136
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Concept Check:
all microbes are cultivatable

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