MVPI001 Flashcards
- General-purpose agar
Grows a wide variety of bacteria,Nutrient agar,General bacterial cultivation
- Selective agar
Only allows certain bacteria to grow, MacConkey agar, Isolates specific bacteria by inhibiting others
- Differential agar
Shows visible differences between bacteria, EMB (Eosin Methylene Blue) agar, Differentiates bacteria based on their metabolic properties
- Enriched agar
Contains extra nutrients to support the growth of fastidious bacteria, Blood agar, Grows bacteria that need more nutrients than general-purpose agars provide
- Reducing agar
Creates an anaerobic environment, Thioglycollate agar, Cultivates anaerobic bacteria
- Transport agar
Keeps bacteria alive during transport, Stuart transport medium, Transports clinical specimens without bacterial overgrowth
Emb agar
is a selective and differentiate agar medium used in microbiology lab to isolate and identify calliform bacterias the differential properties of EMB agar are based on the ability to lactose fermenting bacteria to produce dark colonies with a green metallic Sheen while non-lactose typically form pink or colorless colonies
CFU
UNIT USED TO ESTIMATE THE NUMBER OF VIABLE MICROORGANISMS IN A SAMPLE
ELISA
TECHNIQUE THAT ALLOWS DETECTION AND QUANTIFICATION OF SPECIFIC ANTIGENS AND ANTIBODIES USING ANTIGEN ANTIBODY REACTION USUALLY A COLOR CHANGE INDICATE THE PRESENCE OF A TARGET SUBSTANCE.
PCR
MOLECULAR BIOLOGY TECHNIQUE USED TO AMPLIFY A SPECIFIC SEGMENT OF DNA OR RNA INVOLVE CYCLING OF HEATING AND COOLING IN DNA EXAMPLE WITH SPECIFIC PRIMER IT IS CRUCIAL IN VARIOUS APPLICATION INCLUDING DNA SEQUENCING AND DIAGNOSTIC TEST FOR GENETIC DISEASES AND ALSO A RESEARCH AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY
- Aspergillus
Habitat: Soil, decaying organic matter, Specification: Some species produce mycotoxins(aflatoxin); used in industrial fermentation.
- Penicillium
Habitat: Soil, decaying vegetation, food items (fruits, bread), Specification: Source of the antibiotic penicillin; used in cheese production(bluecheeze).
Saccharomyces
Yeast widely used in: fermenting products like beer and wine, Specification: Important in baking and brewing industries; and in biotechnology. Produces carbon dioxide and alcohol during fermentation leavens dough
Candida
Yeast, common cause of fungal infections worldwide and the largest genus of medically important yeasts.
found in: diary products; Specification: significant in fermenting some cheeses, .
Saccharomyces
widely used in: fermenting products like beer and wine, Specification: Important in baking and brewing industries; and in biotechnology. Produces carbon dioxide and alcohol during fermentation leavens dough