Preparation of Culture Media, Inoculation & Incubation Techniques Flashcards
Increase in cell number through binary fission
Microbial growth
cell simply splits into two cells, producing two identical cells
Binary fission
Difference of binary fission from mitosis
No mitotic spindle form
the average time between two consecutive generations in the lineages of a population
generation time
generation time E.coli
30 to 180 mins
generation time M. tuberculosis
12 hours
T. pallidum
33 hours in rabbit testes
M. leprae
10 days in armadillos
Cocci synthesize new cell walls
septal region
Synthesize new cell wall entire surface of the cell
Rod shape bacteria
Logarithmic representation of bacterial growth
2^n
cell form an initial outgrowth that enlarges until its size approaches that of a parent cell and then it separates
Budding
the initial outgrowth
a bud
microbes that grow and multiply in or on a culture medium
culture
A group of descendants of an original cell
colony
contains a single microbial species
pure culture
other name of pure culture
axenic culture
how the surface of the colony appears
texture
Texture types
smooth
glistening
mucoid
slimy
dry
powdery
flaky
Transparency
Transparent
Translucent
Opaque
You can see through them
Transparent
Light pass through them
Translucent
solid-appearing
opaque
Intracellular pigments
color/pigmentation
Many bacteria do not produce any pigment and appear __________
white or gray
Magnifying tool
Colony counter
Dissecting microscope
Colony size
Punctiform <1 mm
Small 1-2 mm
Medium 3-4 mm
Large >5 mm
Colony forms
Circular
Rhizoid
Irregular
Filamentous
Colony Margin
Entire
Undulate
Lobate
Filamentous
Curled
Colony elevation
Flat
Raised
Convex
Pulvinate
Umbonate
Rely on organic compounds as source of food to provide energy and carbon
Heterotrophs
Most lab bacterias we work with
Mesosphile
Mesophile/Mesophilic temperature
20 to 40 degrees celsius
Body Temperature
37
Room temperature
25
The lowest temperature at which an organism is able to conduct metabolism
Minimum growth temperature
Temperature at which an organism’s metabolic activities produce the highest growth rate
optimum growth temperature
The highest temperature at which an organism continues to metabolize
maximum growth temperature
when temperature exceed maximum growth temperature, the organism’s _________
protein are permanently denatured and dies
P S Y C H R O P H I L E S other name
cryophiles
sensitive to temperatures over 20 ̊C
optimum growth at
15 ̊C or below
P S Y C H R O P H I L E S
− optimum growth at 20 ̊C to 30 ̊C
P S Y C H R O T R O P H S
− optimum growth at 25 ̊C to 40 ̊C
M E S O P H I L E S
− optimum growth at 50 ̊C to 60 ̊C
T H E R M O P H I L E S
P S Y C H R O T R O P H S Other name
Cold-tolerant bacteria or archaea
grow at 80 ̊C or higher
Extreme Thermophiles
M E S O P H I L E S other name
moderate temperature-loving
T H E R M O P H I L E S other name
Heat-loving
T H E R M O P H I L E S example
Bacillus stearothermophilus
Extreme Thermophiles Example
Geogemma barosii
Geogemma barosii
85 to 121
2 hours in 130
Can destroy most microbes
> 60 degrees
slow microbial growth
50 to 60
rapid microbial growth; produce toxins
25 to 50
grow at very low pH (0.1 to 5.4)
A C I D O P H I L E S
Organs with low pH
Vagina and stomach
causative agent of peptic ulcer
Helicobacter pylori
A C I D O P H I L E S example
Lactobacillus acidophilus
− grow at pH 5.4 to 8.5
N E U T R O P H I L E S
Lactobacillus produce
lactic acid
− grow at high pH (7 to 12)
A L K A L I P H I L E S
Most bacteria, protozoa, and pathogens grow best at what pH
Neutral
A L K A L I P H I L E S example
− Vibrio cholerae
cholera
− Alkaligenes faecalis
− Agrobacterium spp.
Pressure difference needed to stop the flow of solvent across a semipermeable membrane
Osmotic pressure
require very high salt conc. 20 to 30%
O B L I G A T E
H A L O P H I L E S
O B L I G A T E
H A L O P H I L E S
other name
extreme halophiles
strict halophiles
Can survive month in dry conditions due to the ability of its cell wall to retain water
Mycobacterium tuberculosis
− do not require high salt conc. for growth
− tolerates 2-15% salt concentration
F A C U L T A T I V E
H A L O P H I L E S
Salt-water principle
Water follows salt
Sodium attracts water
No net movement of water
Cells in isotonic solution
Shrink because of the net movement of water out of the cell
Cell in hypertonic solution
Undergo gain of water
Cells in hypotonic solution
Solute concentration inside and outside are the same
Isotonic solution
Have higher solute concentration than inside the cell
Hypertonic solution
Has a lower solute concentration
Hypotonic solution
Hypo comes from
Latin word under or low
− organisms which derive energy from organic carbon sources
− may need to consume other living organisms to
live
C H E M O H E T E R O T R O P H S
Organisms that obtain energy by the oxidation of electron donors in their environment
Chemotrophs
Organism that cannot manufacture its own food by carbon fixation and therefore derives its intake from other sources of organic carbon, mainly plant or animal matter
Heterotroph
− organisms which use inorganic energy sources to synthesize organic compounds
− primary carbon source is carbon dioxide
C H E M O A U T O T R O P H S