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Which 4 elements are necessary for growth?

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Carbon
Hydrogen
Oxygen
Nitrogen

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What 5 elements do proteins contain?

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Carbon
Hydrogen
Oxygen
Nitrogen
Sulfur

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DNA is a macromolecule that contains which 5 elements?

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Carbon
Hydrogen
Oxygen
Nitrogen
Phosphorus

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How do animal cells reproduce asexually?

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Mitosis

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What 5 environmental factors do scientists have to take into consideration when growing cells in culture?

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Temperature
pH
Osmotic pressure
Water pressure
Oxygen levels

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What 2 macromolecules is the cell membrane composed of?

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Lipids (phospholipids, steroids)
Proteins

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What results when a single bacterium reproduces?

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Two genetically identical daughter cells

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When bacterial cells divide, what is the first event to occur?

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Replication of the chromosome

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Which step of binary fission is the reason for genetically identical daughter cells?

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Replication of the bacterial chromosome

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Where does the copy of bacteria attach before the cell splits

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Cell membrane

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How are bacterial cells different from eukaryotic cells during replication? (binary fission vs. mitosis)

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Bacteria do not need to dissolve a nuclear membrane or assemble a mitotic spindle

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What happens to the cell after the bacteria is replicated? (step 2)

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It elongates;

since the chromosomes are attached to different parts of the cell membrane they separate from each other

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What is the third step of binary fission?

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The bacterium pinches off at the center and forms a septum

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What is a septum?

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A separating wall between the two compartments of the cell

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What is the last step of binary fission?

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Separation: The cell splits into two new daughter cells;

fully mature bacteria that can grow, and if conditions are right, continue the binary fission process

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What enables the copied chromosomes to separate during binary fission?

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The elongation of the cell

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How long does it take for the daughter cells to initiate or start the next round of replication?

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No time is required;

They are ready to divide immediately after DNA replication and separation of the daughter cells is complete if conditions are right.

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Put the following steps of bacterial replication in the correct order, starting from a parent cell:

  1. Septum formation
  2. Cell elongation
  3. Separation of daughter cells
  4. Chromosome replication
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4 Chromosome replication

2 Cell elongation

1 Septum formation

3 Separation of daughter cells

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What would happen if the septum did not form during binary fission?

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The parent cell will not divide into daughter cells

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What is an example of a biofilm?

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Bacteria growing in plaque on teeth;

Plaque is an accumulation of a sticky polysaccharide (dextran) and an assortment of other oral bacteria

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What is an example of a bacteria that has an affinity for the heart valves?

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S. mutans;

Streptococcus spp. have an affinity for the heart valves and joints.

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Which nutrient is responsible for the development of cavities in teeth?

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Sucrose;

S. mutans organisms use sucrose to produce dextran and lactic acid, which directly contribute to dental caries

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What term is likely to describe optimal growing conditions for Streptococcus mutans?

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Mesophile;

Because it can survive in body temp (heart valves, and joints)

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Fermented foods such as sauerkraut or pickles are kept from spoiling by the effects of what?

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acidic pH;

produced during fermentation

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During which growth phase are bacteria more susceptible to antimicrobial drugs?
Log phase; because they are actively growing making them more vulnerable to these drugs
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What are each of these growth phases? Lag phase Log phase Stationary phase Death Phase (Decline Phase)
Lag Phase: - The initial phase after inoculation - Bacteria adapt to new environment & prepare for growth. - Little to no cell division occurs; cells are metabolically active Log Phase (Exponential Phase) - Bacteria divide at constant & rapid rate - Population doubles at regular intervals (generation time). - Cells most susceptible to antibiotics Stationary Phase: - The growth rate slows and stabilizes as resources become limited. - Number of new cells produced = number of dying cells. - Cells may produce secondary metabolites, including antibiotics Death Phase (Decline Phase): - The number of viable cells decreases as nutrients are exhausted and waste products accumulate. - Death rate exceeds the growth rate - Cells may enter a state of dormancy or death These phases represent the typical growth cycle of bacterial populations in a closed system
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What does halophilic mean?
It means the organism is **salt-loving** ; Halophiles tolerate high levels of sodium chloride
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What does the term facultative anaerobe mean?
Facultative anaerobes can grow with or without oxygen; More growth is evident when oxygen is present because of ATP.
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What does the term mesophile mean?
Mesophiles are microorganisms that thrive at moderate temperatures (body temperature)
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(Boils in Locker room) Which organism is most likely to be responsible for the boils?
**S. aureus;** is a halophilic, Gram-positive coccus that produces yellow colonies and ferments mannitol
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What is a boil?
A boil is a red lump in the skin that may be warm and painful to the touch. It is a localized accumulation of pus and tissue debris; Boils often start in an infected hair follicle
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What does selective/differential medium do?
Allows you to visually distinguish between different organisms based upon **metabolic or biochemical differences**
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What does CNA medium contain?
Colistin and naladixic acid (antibiotics); inhibit gram - selects for gram +
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What does colistin and naladixic acid do?
Colistin: disrupts the outer membrane Naladixic acid: blocks DNA replication in gram negative bacteria
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If bacteria grows on the CNA medium what type is it? (potentially)
Gram positive; because this medium inhibits gram negative bacterial growth
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What does Mannitol salt agar (MSA) contain?
7.5% NaCl; Phenol red
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What is MSA selective for?
Halophiles; Bacteria that can grow in this high salt concentration ex. Staphylococcus
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If the bacteria can ferment mannitol (MSA) then what color does it turn?
Yellow; only certain bacteria can ferment mannitol if not then it stays red
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What does MacConkey medium contain?
Bile salts Crystal violet Lactose (as carbohydrate source); **Neutral red** as a pH indicator; detects acid fermentation of lactose
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What does the MacConkey medium inhibit?
Inhibits gram + bacteria; selects for gram - if it grows pink this means that the bacteria can ferment lactose no color = no fermentation
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What does EMB (methylene blue agar) contain?
Lactose Sucrose (carbohydrates) Eosin Y & methylene blue
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What does EMB contents inhibit?
Inhibits gram + selects for gram - (Eosin Y & methylene blue)
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EMB Fast fermentation vs. slow fermentation colors?
Fast fermentation: metallic green Slow fermentation: dark purple
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EMB Non fermenters that are gram negative will be what color?
Colorless
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What does Blood agar contain?
5% sheeps blood & peptones for energy
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What grows in Blood agar?
All organisms; but it differentiates according to the species hemolytic reaction
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What does the hemolytic reaction of Blood agar depend on?
Whether the bacterial species secretes exotoxins called hemolysins
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What do hemolysins break down?
Red blood cells (hemoglobin)
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What are the 3 different reactions of Blood agar?
1. Beta hemolysis: complete breakdown of the hemoglobin and lysis of the red blood cells (clearing around colony) 2. Alpha hemolysis: partial breakdown of the hemoglobin; **oxidation of iron in hemoglobin** (brownish green color) 3. Gamma Hemolysis: no hemolysis and no clearing
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What observation would suggest that a plate was inoculated with a pure (axenic) culture?
Isolated colonies are all white in color and about the same size
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Imagine that you forgot to flame the loop before streaking the inoculum from the first quadrant into the second quadrant. What is the most likely consequence of this error?
Too much bacterial growth outside the first quadrant
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When making a T-streak method of streak isolation, how many times would you flame your loop?
4
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When making a T-streak method of isolation, how many times would you obtain fresh culture from your source tube?
Once
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A selective medium:
Maximizes the growth of one group of bacteria while minimizing the growth of the other group
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C.N.A. is supposed to select for Gram ____, while EMB and MacConkey are supposed to select for Gram _____.
positive; negative
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Amy has tried to isolate Gram negative bacilli from a mixed culture using EMB. She retrieves her plates from the incubator and finds several colonies growing on her plate. Her classmate tells her she can assume that these colonies are her Gram negative unknown. She is not so sure and thinks it might be possible for some Gram positives to grow...just not as well. Is Amy or Amy’s classmate correct?
Amy is correct that EMB selects for (i.e., favors) Gram negatives, but does not necessarily eliminate all Gram positives. Some Gram positives have been known to grow on EMB, just not very well.
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Blood agar is: (type of medium)
Differential and Enrichment; Differential: allows us to see whether the organism is hemolytic or not. Enrichment: because it contains extra nutrients for the growth of fastidious bacteria
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To distinguish between the three types of hemolysis, what would you do first?
Look to see whether there is a different-looking area around the colony; You would do this first to see whether there is hemolysis (alpha or beta) or not (gamma). Then, if there is, you’d look to see whether the zone is transparent (beta) or not (alpha)
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Mannitol Salt Agar selects for ____ and differentiates ____.
Halophiles ; mannitol fermenters
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If a bacterium can ferment mannitol and grow on Mannitol Salt Agar, what will you see?
Colonies (but no specific color) Yellow medium around the colonies
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Selenite broth allows enteric bacteria to compete better with the other more numerous microbes found in the intestinal tracts of animals. Based upon this description, what is the best term for selenite broth?
Enrichment

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