Microbiology Flashcards
study of organisms too small to be seen by the unaided eyes
Medical Microbiology
what are the branches of medical biology?
- protozoology
- mycology
- bacteriology
- ricketsiology
- virology
study of protozoans
protozoology
study of fungi
mycology
study of bacteria
bacteriology
study of transitional organisms between bacteria and viruses
ricketsiology
study of viruses
virology
parts of Bacterial cell
- chromosome is circular
- spores
even if autoclaved (machine for sterilization)
spores are able to resist
Clostridium tetani (tetanus)
Terminal
Clostridium botulinum (botulinum toxin - botox)
Subterminal
bacilis anthracis (used for bioterrorism)
central
Organisms according to flagella
- atrichous
- monotrichous
- amphitirichous
- lopotrichous
- peritrichous
absence of flagellum; non-motile
atrichous
one polar flagellum
monotrichous
single flagellum on both ends
amphitrichous
tuft of flagella on either end or both ends; multiple flagella on one area/point
lopotrichous
flagella present all around the organism
peritrichous
two classifications of bacteria
- gram-negative cell wall
- gram-positive cell wall
thin peptidoglycan layer
gram-negative cell wall
- thick peptidoglygan layer
- outer membrane: LPS or lipopolysaccharide
gram-positive cell wall
3 major bacterial shapes
- coccus
- rod/bacillus
- curved forms: spirillum/spirochete
factors needed for bacterial growth
oxygen
CO2
nutrients
temperature
hydrogen & ion concentration
what temperature does bacteri grow
between 35-37 degrees celsius
types of bacteria accorsing to O2 requirement
aerobes
anaerobes
capnophiles
nutritional types
type of bacteria that requires oxygen for growth
aerobes
type of bacteria that grows best in atmosphere of reduced oxygen
anaerobes
what type bacteria that requires 5-10% CO2 (candle jar) to live
capnophiles
nutritional types
all microorganisms
under autotrophs (inorganic self feeders)
- photoautotrophs (light energy source)
- chemoautotrophs (inorganic source)
under heterotrophs (organic other feeders)
- photoautotrops (light energy source)
- chemoautotrophs (orgamic source)
uses nutrients to multiply
stationary phase
can no longer multiply, proceeds to death phase
death phase
help determines bacteria
staining
2 staining techniques
- simple staining
- differential staining
single stain, for visualization of morphological shape and arrangement
simple staining
has 2 contrasting stain separated by decolorizing agent
differential staining
what are the 2 contrasting stain separated by decolorizing agent
identification and visualization of structure
microbiologists uses this to stain a slide containing micro-organisms.
india ink
steps in simple staining
step1: heat fix smear
step2: stain
gram stain procedure and result
- fixation
- crystal violet
- iodine treatment
- decolorisation (alcohol)
- counter stain with safranin
acid fast staining
hot and cold method
test that provides a clinician with threpeutic guidelines
Antimicrobial Susceptibility Test (AST)
Types of Antimicrobial Assay
- Disk diffusion susceptibility test
- Broth diffusion susceptibility test
- uses antibiotic disk
- needs to be compared to .5 McFarland standard to standardized everything
- zoom of inhibition
Disk difussion susceptibility test
means antibiotic successfully killed bacteria
zoom of inhibition
the standards followed
CLSI (Clinical Laboratory Standards Institute)
- u will be the one to find which one is most effective
- able to adjust the concentration of antibiotic
broth diffusion susceptibility test
MIC
minimum inhibitory concentration
MBC
minimum bactericidal concentration
6 Antibiotic mechanisms of action
inhibits __________ synthesis
1. cell wall
2. protein
3. DNA
4. RNA
5. Folic Acid
6. Mycolic Acid
a method of staining which involves heating the carbolfuchsin stain
hot method
Kinyoun method which does not involve heating
cold method
- gram stain
- acid fast stain
identification (differential staining)
- spore stain
- capsule stain
visualization of structure (differential stsining)
_______ kills bacteria; ________ maintain bacteria. Inhibit growth in vitro
bactericidal; bacteriostatic
primary stain (_______); mordant (____); decolorizer (___________); counter stain (_________)
carbolfuchsin; heat; acid alcohol; methylene blue
same salinity to blood
Solid media (step1: heat fix smear)
iodine maintains methylene blue no matter the washing
step 2: stain
Heterotrophs (orgamic other feeders)
- photoautotrophs (light energy source)
- cheloautotrops (organic source)