Micro lab exam 1 Flashcards
beta hemolysis
complete destruction (clearing of medium)
alpha hemolysis
partial destruction; greenish color in medium
gamma-hemolysis
no hemolysis
spread plate
deposited far enough to grow individual colonies and isolated to start a pure culture
shape: puctiform
tiny pinpoint dots
margin: entire
smooth with no irregularities
margin: undulate
wavy
margin: lobate
lobed
margin: filamentous
unbranched strands
margin: rhizoid
branched like roots
opaque
light on surface but cannot see through it
transparent
can see through it
translucent
lighting shining through but not clear
filiform
slant: dense and opaque with smooth edge
friable
slant: crusty
spreading edge
slant: produced by motile organisms
pellicle
broth: growth on top of the medium
sediment
broth: growth sinks to bottom
flocculent:
broth: clumped growth