Oxygen and the growth of bacteria Flashcards
1
Q
reduced media?
A
does not retain oxygen
2
Q
obligate ?
A
meaning necessary
3
Q
aerobic
A
requires oxygen
4
Q
anerobic
A
no oxygen
5
Q
facultative?
A
versatile
6
Q
aerotolerant ?
A
Aerotolerant organisms cannot use oxygen for growth but are tolerate its presence
7
Q
fluid thioglycolate and brewers media?
A
both are reducing media that lack oxygen
8
Q
purpose of the anaerobic jar?
A
allows anaerobic enviornment to incubate anerobic media
9
Q
facultative anaerobe
A
can make atp if oxygen is present or can use fermentation if anaerobe conditions are present
10
Q
what color does fluid thioglycolate turn when oxygen is present ? what about brewers media?
A
red
purple
11
Q
biochemistry of the odors associated with anaerobic metabolism
A
co2, h2s rotten eggs smell, sulfur are the smelliest bc of final electron acceptor
