Plates Flashcards
1
Q
What is a pure culture?
A
contain a single type of microbe
2
Q
What is a pure culture required for?
A
studying growth, metabolism, pathogenicity, and antibiotic susceptibility
3
Q
What is a streak plate?
A
sample streaked over a petriplate. bacteria fall off over different areas of the plate forming colonies
4
Q
What are the advantages of a streak plate?
A
it is quick and cheap
5
Q
What is a spread plate?
A
sample will be serially diluted. There will be a known amount transferred from tubes to several plates. The samples will spread over the surface using a spreading rod.
6
Q
What is the advantage of a spread plate?
A
more accurate
7
Q
What is a pour plate?
A
sample will be serially diluted, known amount is transferred to several tubes of molten agar and then poured into petri plate.
