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

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Pathogen Risk Group Classification

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  • RG 1
  • RG 2
  • RG 3
  • RG 4
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  • no or low individual and community risk
  • unlikely to cause human or animal disease
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RG 1

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examples of microorganisms in RG 1

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  • E. coli
  • S. cerevisiae
  • Lactobacillus
  • B. subtilis
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  • moderate individual risk, low community risk
  • can cause disease but unlikely to ba a serious hazard
  • lab exposure may cause serious infection, but effective treatment and preventive measures are available and risk of spread of infection is limited
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RG 2

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examples of microorganisms in RG 2

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  • Streptococcus
  • Herpes virus
  • most mammalian cell lines
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  • high individual risk, low community risk
  • usually causes serious human or animal disease but does not ordinarily spread
  • effective treatment and preventive measures are available
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RG 3

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examples of microorganisms in RG 3

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  • Yersinia pestis
  • HIV
  • SARS virus
  • MERS-CoV
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  • high individual and community risk
  • usually causes serious human or animal disease and can be readily transmitted
  • effective treatment and preventative measures are not usually available
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RG 4

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examples of microorganisms in RG 4

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  • Ebola virus
  • Marburg virus
  • Lassa virus
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Biosafety levels

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  • BSL-1
  • BSL-2
  • BSL-3
  • BSL-4
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  • not known to consistently cause disease in humans
  • minimal potential risk to lab personnel and envt.
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BSL-1

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example in BSL-1

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non-infectious E.coli

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  • moderate potential hazard to humans
  • mild disease or difficult to contract via aerosol in a lab setting
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BSL-2

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example in BSL-2

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  • HepaA virus
  • S. pyogenes
  • B. burgdorferi (lyme)
  • Salmonella sp.
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  • microbes can either be indigenous or exotic
  • can cause serious or potentially lethal disease through respiratory transmission
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BSL-3

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example in BSL-3

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  1. Yersinia pestis
  2. M. tuberculosis
  3. SARS
  4. rabies virus
  5. hantavirus
  6. West Nile virus
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  • dangerous and exotic
  • pose ah igh risk of aerosol-transmitted infections
  • fatal and without treatment or vaccines
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BSL-4

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example in BSL-4

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  • ebola virus
  • small pox virus
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the risk group classification of a pathogen is associated but…

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not always correlated with biosafety level

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open bench

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BSL-1

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  • biosafety cabinet
  • laminar flowhood
  • autoclave
  • mandatory biohazard sign
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BSL-2

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  • laboratory is separated from general traffic flow and accessed through anteroom or airlock
  • autoclave
  • sink with hands-free operation
  • inward direcional airfow
  • all work with infectious material is conducted within biological safety cabinet
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BSL-3

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  • airflow systems
  • multiple containment rooms
  • sealed containers
  • positive pressure personnel suits
  • established protocols for all procedures
  • extensive personnel training
  • high levels of security to control access to facility
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BSL-4

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clean air enters, dirty air exists and not recycled

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positive pressure personnel suits

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  • set of steps designed to prevent contamination form microorganisms
  • involves applying strictest rules and utilizing what is known about infection prevention to minimize the risk that you’ll ecperience getting containated/infected
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aseptic technique

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when is aseptic technique used

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  • transferring cultures
  • inoculating media
  • isolating pure cultures
  • performing microbiological test
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General aseptic technique steps

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  1. disinfetion and sterilization
  2. always wipe hands and work area (10% bleach/70% alcohol)
  3. always cap bottles and flasks
  4. never uncover sterile materials unless needed. always work near the flame if not working in laminar flowhood
  5. ensure absence of air movement
  6. be careful not to talk, sing, or whistle when performing sterile procedures
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population of cells arising from a single cells developed by who

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Robert Koch

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techniques used to isolate pure cultures

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  1. spread plate
  2. streak plate
  3. pour plate
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population of cells arising from single cell

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colony

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involves techniques of spreading a mixture of cells on an agar surface so that individual cells are well separated from each other

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streak plate

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what is involved in streak plating

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  • bacteriological loop
  • Bunsen burner
  • solid agar medium
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Different way of streaking

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  • three-way streak
  • four-way streak
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why do we need to sterilize in between streaking

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prevent carry over

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reduce number of original population

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serial dilution

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how is the viable cell determined in serial dilution

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Most Probable Number (MPN)

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statistically acceptable no. of colonies

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30-300 colonies (or 25-250)

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number of alive and active microorganisms in one serving

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Colony Forming Units (CFU)

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  • small volume of diluted mixture containing approx. 30-300 cells is transferred
  • spread evenly over surface with a sterile bent rod
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spread plate

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  • sample is serially diluted
  • diluted samples are mixed with liquid agar
  • mixture of cells and agar are poured into sterile culture dishes
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pour plate

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portion of the whole, especially a sample taken for biological analysis or other treatment

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aliquot

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where can colonies grow in pour plating

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  • surface
  • subsurface
  • bottom
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where can colonies grow in spread plating

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surface only

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colony forming units per milliliter or original sample

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(plate count) (dilution factor)

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RDD

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researcher directed decision

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colony characteristicts that develop in agar surfaces or biofilms aid in what

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identification of desired colony

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differences in growth rate from edges to center is due to what

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  • oxygen, nutrients, and toxic products
  • cells may be dead in some areas
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different types of form

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  1. punctiform
  2. circular
  3. filamentous
  4. irregular
  5. rhizoid
  6. spindle
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different types of elevation

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  1. flat
  2. raised
  3. convex
  4. pulvinate
  5. umbonate
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different types of margin

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  1. entire
  2. undulate
  3. lobate
  4. erose
  5. filamentous
  6. curled
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different types of surface

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  1. glistening
  2. smooth
  3. dull/dry/powdery
  4. rough
  5. wrinkled

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