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Lecture 5 Microbial Growth And Physiology Flashcards

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1
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Boiling is what temperature and how long

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•100 degrees celcius
•30 minutes

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Autoclave is at what temperature and for how long

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120 degrees celcius
30 minutes

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Dry heat is at what temperature and for how long

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•150 degrees celcius
•120 minutes

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4
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What process do bacteria divide by

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Binary fission

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5
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When the chromosome divides during binary fission what does it produce

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Two identical copies

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6
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Is Bacterial growth described as exponential

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Yes the generation time (time for bacterial mass to double) can be as fast as 20 minutes

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7
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What temperature does agar melt as

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100 degrees celcius

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8
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What temperature does agar solidify at

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40 degrees celcius

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9
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How is Agar sterilised

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By Autoclaving

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10
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What do bacteria grow as on agar

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As Colonies

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How many cells/ml for growth in a liquid medium

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10^9 cells/ml

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12
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For growth in a liquid medium what is position for incubation

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Standing or Agitated

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13
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What are the growth phases of a Bacterial Culture

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•Lag
•Log
•Stationary
•Death

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14
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Describe each of the growth phases of a Bacterial Culture

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•Lag
Adaption
•Log
Cells multiply at the maximum rate
•Stationary
Lack of nutrients and build up of toxic metabolic intermediates means multiplication is balanced by cell death
•Death

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Describe the two direct measurements of Bacterial growth

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•Total Cell Count
Using microscope and counting chamber

•Total Viable Count
Cells in culture are diluted and spread on nutrient agar plates

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16
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Total viable count is a serial ___ -fold dilution

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10

17
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Name the indirect measurement of bacterial growth

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•Turbidity
•Cloudiness
•Measure live and dead cells

18
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What is the nm of a filter or prism in a Spectrophotometer

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•540nm

19
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In a Chemostat culture what is cell density controlled by

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Nutrient Concentration

20
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What is Growth rate controlled by in a Chemostat culture

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By the flow rate of nutrient

21
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What does Growth require

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•Energy
•Building blocks required for construction of cellular machinery
•Appropriate environmental conditions

22
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Name the nutrient requirements for Growth

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– Water
– Carbon (carbohydrate)
– Nitrogen (protein)
– Inorganic salts Iron - siderophores – Oxidation of organic compounds
– (carbohydrates, lipids, proteins)

23
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What temperature is required for Growth

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20-110 degrees celcius

24
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What pH is required for Growth

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4.0-9.0

25
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What type of Atmosphere for growth

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O2/ No O2

26
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What is Energy derived from

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The enzymatic breakdown of organic substrates (carbohydrates,lipids or proteins) in a process called CATOBOLISM

27
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What is Energy generated from CATABOLISM used to synthesise

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Cellular constituents in a process called ANABOLISM

28
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Catabolism + Anabolism =

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Metabolism

29
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Other than carbohydrates,lipids and proteins where else can bacteria derive energy from

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•Plastic
•Rubber
•Toxic compounds like Phenol

30
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What are Auxotrophs

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The ability of individual bacterial species to produce their own cellular components will dictate its nutritional requirement

31
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Obligate Aerobes grow only in the presence of what

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O2

32
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Obligate Anaerobes grown only in the absence and are killed by

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O2

33
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Facultative Anaerobes grow in the presence and absence and of

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O2

34
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What are Psychrophile bacteria

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•Cold loving bacteria
•10-20 degrees Celsius

35
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What are Mesophile bacteria

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•Human body temperature
•Pathogens
•Opportunists
•20-40 degrees Celsius

36
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What are Thermophile Bacteria

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•Heat loving
•>60 degrees Celsius

37
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Some bacteria can grow / survive in what ph

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•acid
•alkali

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