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[2ND YEAR] CCP 5.1 - Pharmaceutical Microbiology & Parasitology (Lab) > MIDTERM 01 - Culture Media > Flashcards

MIDTERM 01 - Culture Media Flashcards

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Refers to food materials or substances required for growing microorganisms in vitro (outside the body)

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Culture media/Growth media

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Refers to the growth of microorganisms

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Culture

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Media where agar is the most commonly used solidifying agent (Media classifications based on physical state)

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Solid media

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4
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Is a golden-yellow granular powder prepared from seaweeds that is not affected by the growth of bacteria

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Agar

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Media with a lower agar concentration; useful in the cultivation of microaerophilic bacteria (Media classifications based on physical state)

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Semi-solid media

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Semi-solid media is useful in the cultivation of __________ bacteria

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Microaerophilic

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Media referred to as “broth”; bacteria grow uniformly producing general turbidity (Media classifications based on physical state)

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Liquid media

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2 examples of liquid media (NP)

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Nutrient broth, Peptone solution

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Only aerobic growth; oxygen is required (Types of bacteria according to oxygen requirement)

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Obligate aerobes

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Both aerobic and anaerobic growth; has greater growth in the presence of oxygen (Types of bacteria according to oxygen requirement)

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Facultative anaerobes

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Only anaerobic growth; growth ceases in the presence of oxygen (Types of bacteria according to oxygen requirement)

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Obligate anaerobes

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Only anaerobic growth, but growth continues in the presence of oxygen (Types of bacteria according to oxygen requirement)

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Aerotolerant anaerobes

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Only aerobic growth; oxygen required in low concentrations (Types of bacteria according to oxygen requirement)

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Microaerophiles

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Growth occurs only where high concentrations of oxygen have diffused into the medium (Types of bacteria according to oxygen requirement)

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Obligate aerobes

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Growth is best where most oxygen is present, but occurs throughout the tube (Types of bacteria according to oxygen requirement)

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Facultative anaerobes

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Growth occurs only where there is no oxygen (Types of bacteria according to oxygen requirement)

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Obligate anaerobes

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Growth occurs evenly; oxygen has no effect (Types of bacteria according to oxygen requirement)

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Aerotolerant anaerobes

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Growth occurs only where a low concentration of oxygen has diffused into the medium (Types of bacteria according to oxygen requirement)

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Microaerophiles

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19
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A container into which a lit candle is introduced before sealing the container’s airtight lid

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Candle jar

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General purpose media that supports growth of non-fastidious microbes; primarily used for the isolation of microorganisms (Media classifications based on ingredients)

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Simple media (Basal media)

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2 examples of simple media/basal media (NN)

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Nutrient broth, Nutrient agar

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Media that has ingredients wherein the exact components are difficult to estimate (Media classifications based on ingredients)

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Complex media

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Specifically prepared media from pure chemical substances used for research purposes; the composition of every component is well known (Media classifications based on ingredients)

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Synthetic/Defined media

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24
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Example of synthetic/defined media

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Peptone water

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25
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Substances like blood, serum, and egg are added to the simple medium; used to grow bacteria that are exacting in their nutritional needs (Types of special media)

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Enriched media

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Example of fastidious microorganism

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Neisseria gonorrhoeae

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2 examples of enriched media (BC)

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Blood agar, Chocolate agar

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Agar that contains mammalian blood used to isolate fastidious organisms and detect hemolysis (Examples of enriched media)

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Blood agar

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Agar that contains red blood cells that have been lysed; used for growing fastidious bacteria (Examples of enriched media)

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Chocolate agar

30
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Shows complete lysis of red blood cells resulting in complete clearing around the colonies (Types of Streptococci hemolysis)

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Beta hemolysis

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Shows incomplete lysis of red blood cells, producing a greenish discoloration of the blood agar around the colonies (Types of Streptococci hemolysis)

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Alpha hemolysis

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No hemolysis; results in no change in the medium (Types of Streptococci hemolysis)

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Gamma hemolysis

33
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An inhibitory substance is added to a solid media to inhibit commensal or contaminating bacteria such as antibiotics, dyes, chemicals, and alteration of pH (Types of special media)

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Selective media

34
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Media used selectively for Neisseria gonorrhoeae (Examples of selective media)

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Thayer Martin media

35
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Antibiotic that is able to kill most gram positive organisms (Antibiotics found in Thayer Martin media)

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Vancomycin

36
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Antibiotic that is added to kill most gram negative organisms except Neisseria (Antibiotics found in Thayer Martin media)

37
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Can kill most fungi (Antibiotics found in Thayer Martin media)

38
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Inhibits gram negative organisms, especially swarming Proteus (Antibiotics found in Thayer Martin media)

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Trimethoprim

39
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Media that is selective for gram negative bacteria; the dye methylene blue in the media inhibit the growth of gram positive bacteria (Examples of selective media)

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Eosin methylene blue (EMB) media

40
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Media that is used for the isolation of Camphylobacter jejuni from fecal or rectal swabs; contains bacteriological charcoal, cefoperazone, and amphotericin B (Examples of selective media)

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Camphylobacter agar

41
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3 components of Camphylobacter agar (BAC)

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Bacteriological charcoal, Amphotericin B, Cefoperazone

42
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Is a solid media used for Mycobacterium tuberculosis; contains penicillin, nalidixic acid, and malachite green (Examples of selective media)

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Lowenstein-Jensen media

43
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3 components of Lowenstein-Jensen media (PNM)

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Penicillin, Nalidixic acid, Malachite green

44
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Media that are designed in such a way that different bacteria can be recognized on the basis of their colony color (Types of special media)

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Differential media

45
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Media that distinguishes between lactose fermenters and non lactose fermenters (Types of differential media)

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MacConkey media

46
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Lactose fermenters produce __________ colonies

47
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Non lactose fermenters produce __________ colonies

48
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Media that distinguished between mannitol and non mannitol fermenters (Types of differential media)

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Mannitol salt agar

49
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Mannitol fermenters include __________

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Staphylococcus aureus

50
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Non-mannitol fermenters include __________

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Staphylococcus epidermidis

51
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Positive growth but non-mannitol fermenters include __________

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Micrococcus luteus

52
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Negative growth includes __________ and ___________ (EP)

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Escherichia coli, Pseudomonas aeruginosa

53
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Media used for the isolation of Salmonella and Shigella spp. from clinical specimens and food samples (Types of differential media)

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Xylose lysine deoxycholate (XLD) agar

54
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Media used for cultivation of pathogen from urine specimen and to inhibit swarming of Proteus sp. (Types of differential media)

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Cysteine lactose electrolyte deficient (CLED) agar

55
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Media that is highly selective for the isolation of Vibrio cholerae and Vibrio parahaemolyticus (Types of differential media)

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Thiosulfate-citrate-bile salts-sucrose (TCBS) agar

56
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Media used for transporting the samples (Types of special media)

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Transport media

57
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2 examples of transport media (SB)

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Stuart’s media, Buffered glycerol saline

58
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These media are used to grow anaerobic organisms (Types of special media)

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Anaerobic media

59
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2 examples of anaerobic media (RT)

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Robertson’s cooked meat media, Thioglycolate broth media

60
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Agar used for isolation and cultivation of fungi

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Sabouraud dextrose agar (SDA)

61
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Agar used to promote growth and differentiation of plant cells

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Marushige and Skoog medium (MSM)

62
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Agar used for plant cell suspension and callus cultures

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Gamborg’s B5 medium

[2ND YEAR] CCP 5.1 - Pharmaceutical Microbiology & Parasitology (Lab) (8 decks)

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