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1
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PPE

A

personal protective equipment

ex) lab coats, gloves, safety goggles, face mask, chem apron

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2
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Common types of microscopes

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compound binocular light microscope

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3
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coccus

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round

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4
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bacillus

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rod

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5
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spirillum

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spiral

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6
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aseptic technique

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without contamination

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7
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inoculation

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transfer of microbe from one medium to another

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8
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tool used for bacterial inoculation

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wire loop

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9
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sterilized

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free of any type of germs

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10
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how is a wire loop sterilized?

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by passing through the flame of a bunsen burner until it is red hot

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11
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isolation streak plate

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to separate individual bacteria from mixtures. so that individual colonies are achieved

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12
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bacterial colony

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visible mass of microbes stemming from a single cell

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13
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staph—–

A

grape like clusters

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14
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strep

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straight

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15
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bacterial smearing

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a thin layer of bacteria placed on a slide for staining

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16
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electric charge on all biological membranes

A

net neg charge

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17
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what type os stains are mostly used for making bacterial staining?

A

basic stains w a net pos charge

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18
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3 broad categories for staining technique

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1 simple
2 differential
3 structural

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19
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simple staining

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  • uses only 1 dye/stain

- only allows for observation of shapes + arrangement

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20
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differential staining

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  • type of staining that uses 2 or more stains

- allows for the ID of specific groups of organisms

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21
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Gram Staining is developed by ____

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Christian Gram in late 1800’s

22
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Gram Staining

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-differentiates bacteria based on their cell wall structure

gram pos/gram neg

23
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gram stain initial dye

A

crystal violet

24
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gram stain mordant

A

iodine helps binds the crystal violet more securely

25
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gram stain decolorizer

A

alcohol

-the differential step

26
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gram stain counter stain

27
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microbiome

A
  • genetic material of all the microbes - bacteria, fungi, Protozoa, and virus- that live on and inside the body.
  • microbiome is 200x the number of henes
28
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diseases linked w gut bacteria

A 
1 inflammatory bowel disease
2 irritable bowel syndrome
3 obesity
4 type 2 diabetes
5 cancer
29
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gelatin

A

water soluble protein (polypeptide) derived from collagen which is a component of connective tissue

30
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gelatinase

A

type of enzyme released by bacteria which digests/liquifies gelatin

31
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which species of staphylococci liquify gelatin?

A

staph aureus

32
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starch

A
  • abundant naturally occurring plant polysaccharide such as potato
  • mixture amylose + amylopectin which are both repeating units of glucose joined by glycosidic bonds
33
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glycosidic bonds

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holds units of glucose together

34
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Amylase

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enzyme released by bacteria that digests/hydrolyses starch

35
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what type of reagent will help ID starch hydrolysis in agar cultures?

36
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Starch Hydrolysis in Agar Culture

A

iodine w starch turns black and blue

positive for amylase will show the medium did not change color/did not absorb iodine. the starch has been hydrolyzed

37
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catabolism

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breakdown of macromolecule to their smaller units and release of energy

38
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phenol red broth

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-medium that is commonly used to determine an organism’s ability to utilize a specific sugar

39
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phenol red broth experiment includes…

A 
1 Ph indicator phenol red
2 sugar of interest
3 salts
4 peptone (soluble protein)
5 Durham's tube
40
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Durham’s tube

A

inverted test tube for capturing any gas produced as a result of carb fermentation

41
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phenol red test results

A

red- neg for carb fermentation
yellow - positive for carb ferment
yellow+gas - pos carb Ferm + gas production

42
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5 steps of DNA purification

A 
1 extraction
2 lysate
3 protease
4 cold alcohol precipitation
5 make DNA less soluble
43
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protease

A

gets rid of protein

44
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lysate

A

dissolve cell membrane (detergent)

45
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makes DNA less soluble

46
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DNA dogma

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DNA is molecular blue print for any living thing

-genes gets copied to RNA and gets translated to proteins by RIBOSOMES

47
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genes

A
  • sections of dna

- dictates how amino acids need to combine to make proteins that build our body parts

48
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erythema/erythematous

A

redness of skin or mucuous membranes caused by hyperemia (increased blood flow)

49
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abscess

A

collection of pus that has built up within the tissue of the body

  • redness, pain, warmth, swelling
  • caused by bacterial infection
50
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infant botulism

A

unpasteurized honey

51
Q

what is the most commonly used disinfectant in lab?

A

70% alcohol

52
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which bacteria causes infant botulism?

A

spores of Clostridium botulinum

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