PRELIM 02 - Microbial Growth and its Control Flashcards

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1
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__________ increase in number not size

A

Microbial growth

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2
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Time required for a cell to divide and its population to double

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Generation time

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3
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Temperature (Type of requirement for microbial growth)

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Physical

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4
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pH (Type of requirement for microbial growth)

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Physical

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5
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Osmotic pressure (Type of requirement for microbial growth)

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Physical

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6
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Carbon (Type of requirement for microbial growth)

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Chemical

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7
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Nitrogen, Sulfur, Phosphorus (Type of requirement for microbial growth)

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Chemical

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8
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Trace elements (Type of requirement for microbial growth)

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Chemical

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9
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Oxygen (Type of requirement for microbial growth)

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Chemical

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10
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Organic growth factors (Type of requirement for microbial growth)

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Chemical

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11
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pH of most bacteria

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6.5-7.5

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12
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pH of acidophiles

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1

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13
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pH of fungi

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5-6

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14
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Organisms that can grow at high salt concentrations

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Extreme halophiles

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15
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High osmotic pressure (hypertonic) results to __________

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Plasmolysis (shrinkage)

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16
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Low osmotic pressure (hypotonic) results to __________

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Swelling

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17
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The structural backbone of living matter; it is half the dry weight of bacterial cell

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Carbon

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18
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2 types of carbon sources

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Chemoheterotrophs, Chemoautotrophs & photoautotrophs

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19
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A type of carbon source that get carbon from organism materials such as proteins, carbohydrates, and lipids

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Chemoheterotrophs

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20
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A type of carbon source that get carbon from carbon dioxide

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Chemoautotrophs & photoautotrophs

21
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3 elements needed in the synthesis of biomolecules

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Nitrogen, Sulfur, Phosphorus

22
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Elements required in small amounts and are usually needed as cofactors

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Trace elements

23
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4 examples of trace elements

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Fe, Cu, Mo, Zn

24
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Are essential organic compounds which includes vitamins, amino acids, pyrimidines, and purines

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Organic growth factors

25
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A thin, slimy layer encasing bacteria that adheres to a surface

A

Biofilm

26
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A complex polymer containing many times its dry weight in water

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Hydrogel

27
Q

A microorganism that form biofilms on teeth and gums, contributing to dental plaque and dental caries

A

Streptococcus mutans

28
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Destruction or removal of all forms of microbial life, including endospores but with the possible exception of prions

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Sterilization

29
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Sufficient heat treatment to kill endospores of Clostridium botulinum in canned food

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Commercial sterilization

30
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Destruction of vegetative pathogens on inanimate objects

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Disinfection

31
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Destruction of vegetative pathogens on living tissue

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Antisepsis

32
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Removal of microbes from a limited area, such as the skin around an injection site

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Degerming

33
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Treatment is intended to lower microbial counts on eating and drinking utensils to safe public health levels

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Sanitization

34
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Chemical that kills microorganisms

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Biocide/Germicide

35
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Inhibits the growth and multiplication of bacteria

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Static

36
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State of bacterial contamination

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Sepsis

37
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State of absence of contamination

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Asepsis

38
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Practices that exclude all organisms from contaminating media or contacting living tissues

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Aseptic technique

39
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2 methods used in control of microbial growth

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Physical, Chemical

40
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4 phases of microbial growth

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Lag, Log, Stationary, Death

41
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Intense activity preparing for population growth, but no increase in population (Phases of microbial growth)

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Lag phase

42
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Logarithmic or exponential increase in population (Phases of microbial growth)

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Log phase

43
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Period of equilibrium; microbial deaths balance production of new cells (Phases of microbial growth)

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Stationary phase

44
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Population is decreasing at a logarithmic rate (Phases of microbial growth)

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Death phase

45
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Only aerobic growth; oxygen is required (Type of microbe according to oxygen requirement)

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Obligate aerobes

46
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Both aerobic and anaerobic growth; greater growth in the presence of oxygen (Type of microbe according to oxygen requirement)

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Facultative anaerobes

47
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Only anaerobic growth; growth ceases in the presence of oxygen

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Obligate anaerobes

48
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Only anaerobic growth; but growth continues in the presence of oxygen

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Aerotolerant anaerobes

49
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Only aerobic growth; oxygen required in low concentration

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Microaerophiles