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

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Culture _____ (sing.)

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medium

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Culture ____ (plu.)

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media

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_____ - is a nurtient-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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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 does culture medium/media typically contain?

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  • water
  • energy source, usually a carbohydrate
  • nitrogen source (eg. amino acids, protein sequences such as pepton)
  • mineral salts (MgSO4, NaCl, KH2PO4)
  • special growth factors (if needed)
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General composition of medium;

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  • H-donors and acceptors
  • C-source
  • N-source
  • Inorganic nutrients
  • Trace elements
  • Growth factors
  • Solidifying agent
  • Solvent (usually distilled water)
  • Buffers
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General composition of medium;
H-donors and acceptors

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~1-15 g/L

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General composition of medium;
C-source

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~1-20 g/L

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General composition of medium;
N-source

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~0.2-2 g/L

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General composition of medium;
Inorganic nutrients

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e.g. S, P, (~50mg/L)

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General composition of medium;
Trace elements

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(0.1-1 μg/L

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General composition of medium;
Growth factors

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  • aminoacids, purines, pyrimidines, occasionally 50 mg/L,
  • vitamins occasionally 0.1-1 mg/L
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General composition of medium;
Solidifying agent

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  • eg. Agar (8-20 g/L) (if semi-solid or solid medium)
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(3)Types of culture media based on physical state

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  • Solid medium
  • semisolid medium
  • liquid (broth) medium
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  • for isolation of colonies , which give distinct morphology on the surface of the medium
  • commonly employs agar as the solidifying agent, added at 1.5-2% (or 1.5-2.0 g/100ml of medium)
  • agar is a golden-yellow granular powder prepared from seaweeds
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Solid medium

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Solid medium melts at ___ and gels at ____

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melts at 80°C and gels at <40°C

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  • prepared with agar at concentrations of
    0.8% or less.
  • has a soft custard-like consistency and is 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 has a soft custard-like consistency and is useful for the cultivation of _______ _______ or for the ____ _ ____ ____.

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-microaerophilic bacteria
- determination of bacterial motility

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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. e.g. sugar fermentation tests, MR-VR broth
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liquid (broth) medium

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  • serves various purposes such as propagation of a large number of organisms, fermentation studies, and various other tests. e.g. __ ____ __, __ __
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  • sugar fermentation tests, MR-VR broth
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21
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Microoganism can be classified depending on ____

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oxygen requirements

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Classifications of microorganisms

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  • Aerobic
  • Facultative
  • Anaerobic
  • Capnophilic
  • Microaerophilic
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requires O2

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  • aerobic
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can grow in the presence or absence of O2

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  • facultative
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growth in the absence of O2

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  • anaerobic
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CO2 stimulates growth

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capnophilic

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require slightly decreased O2 tenstion

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microaerophilic

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(2) Types of culture media based on composition / ingredients

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  • Complex
  • Defined /synthetic
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with 1 or more unknown components, with complex ingredients
- eg. peptone, extracts, hydrolysates; rich medium

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Complex

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examples of complex media

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  • potato dextrose agar/broth
  • nutrient agar/broth
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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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32
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Types of culture media based on purpose

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  • General Purpose media
  • Enrichment media
  • Selective media
  • Differential Media
  • Transport media
  • Anaerobic media
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  • support the growth of many in a microbial group
  • They do not contain any special additives.
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General purpose media

34
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General Purpose media- ____ ___ ___ any special additives

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do; not; contain

35
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support growth of most cultivatable bacteria

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  • Nutrient agar (NA)
  • Tryptic soy agar (TSA)
36
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Nutrient agar (NA) and tryptic soy agar (TSA) support growth of most cultivatable _____________

37
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supports growth of most cultivatable fungi

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Potato dextrose agar (PDA)

38
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Potato dextrose agar (PDA) supports growth of most cultivatable _________.

39
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-provide nutrients and conditions that favor the growth of a particular microbe.

  • promote growth and dominance of a sensitive organism from a mixed culture.
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Enrichment Media

40
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to target microbial group with particular metabolic capacity.

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Enriching medium

41
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Enriching medium to target microbial group with particular ____________ ________________.

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-metabolic capacity

42
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Enriched media are used to grow nutritionally exacting (____________) bacteria.

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fastidious

43
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example of enriched medium

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  • chocolate agar
  • blood agar
  • Loeffler’s serum slope
44
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also known as heated blood agar or lysed blood agar

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chocolate agar

45
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Chocolate agar or ______

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Blood agar

46
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from sheep (usually) created by adding 5-10% (by volume) blood to blood agar base

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Blood agar

47
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first used enrichment to study Chemolithotrophy

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  • Sergei Winogradsky
48
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  • promote the growth of organisms with the use of a favorable carbon
    source
  • and will reduce the growth of other organisms with the use of inhibitory substances
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Selective media

49
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The ________________ is added to medium to eliminate unwanted microbes

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inhibitory substances

50
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example of inhibitory substances

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  • Antibiotics
  • Dyes
  • Chemicals
  • Alteration of pH
51
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Principle of selective media

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Differential growth suspension

52
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state the 2 The principle of selective media’s Differential growth suspension

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  • is designed to suppress growth of some microorganisms, while allowing the growth of others
  • is agar-based (solid) medium so that individual colonies may be isolated
53
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Examples of Selective media

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  • Sabouraund’s Dextrose agar (SAB)
  • Phenylethyl Alcohol Agar (Phenylethanol agar)
54
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  • High concentrations of sugar
    promote yeast growth and inhibit bacterial growth.
  • In addition, low
    pH also inhibits bacteria
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Sabouraund’s Dextrose agar (SAB)

55
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  • Promotes the growth of Gram positive cocci
  • Promotes the growth of Gram positive cocci
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Phenylethyl Alcohol Agar (Phenylethanol agar)

56
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active against fungi, fungi cant grow it a medium with novobiocin

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Novobiocin

57
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  • selective for Neisseria gonorrhoeae
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Thayer Martin Medium

58
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Combination of antibiotics in Thayer Martin medium

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  • Vancomycin
  • Colistin
  • Nystatin
  • Trimethoprim
59
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(antibiotic) which is able to kill most Gram-positive organisms

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Vancomycin

60
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which is added to kill most Gram-negative organisms EXCEPT Neisseria.

61
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(antibiotic) which can kill most FUNGI

62
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which inhibit gram-negative organisms, especially swarming ‘PROTEUS’

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Trimethoprim

63
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selective for gram negative bacteria

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Eosin methylene blue

64
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is used for isolation of Camplyobacter jejuni from fecal or rectal swab

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Camplybacter agar

65
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Camplybacter agar is used for isolation of _____ ____ from fecal or rectal swab

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Camplyobacter jejuni (scientific name)

66
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contains sucrose and lactose, utilized as fermentable carbohydrates substrates, which encourage the growth of some gram-negative bacteria, especially fecal and non-fecal coliforms.

67
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EMB agar contains __ and __, utilized as fermentable carbohydrates substrates, which encourage the growth of some gram-negative bacteria, especially fecal and non-fecal coliforms.

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sucrose and lactose

68
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is possible due to the presence of the sugars lactose and sucrose and the ability of certain bacteria to _____________ the
lactose in the medium.

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Differentiation of enteric bacteria

69
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green metallic sheen.

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Lactose-fermenting gram-negative bacteria

70
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brown-pink colonies
- produces less acid.

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Slow lactose-fermenters

71
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colorless or light pink colonies
- increase the pH of the medium by deamination of proteins.

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Non-lactose fermenters

72
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Campylobacter Blood Agar ; supplies all the necessary growth factors

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Peptone and extracts

73
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Campylobacter Blood Agar ; source of B vitamins

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yeast extracts

74
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Campylobacter Blood Agar ; energy source

75
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Campylobacter Blood Agar ; hemin and supplies other necessary
additional growth factors.

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Sheep blood

76
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Campylobacter Blood Agar ; cephalothin, polymyxin B, trimethoprim, amphotericin B, and vancomycin, suppress the growth of the normal microbial flora in fecal specimens, thereby facilitating isolation of C. jejuni.

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Antimicrobial agents

77
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Solidfying agent

78
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Solid medium used for Mycobacterium tubercolosis
- contain penicillin, nalidixic acid and malachite grene to inhibit growth of gram-positive and gram-negatuve bacteria, in order to limit growth to mycbacteria species only.

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Lowenstein-Jenson medium

79
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Lowenstein-Jenson medium contains __, __ __ and __ __.

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  • Pencillin
  • Nalidix acid
  • malachite green
80
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allow identification of microorganisms usually through the (visible) physiological reactions unique to those bacteria.

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Differential Media

81
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The most practical media are those that both select for and differentiate common pathogens Usually contain an __________ that changes __________ depending on the metabolites produced by the culture on the medium during incubation

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  • Indicator
  • color

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