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micro lab #9
lab definitions
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| petri plates | contain solid nutrient media for bacteria to grow & also provide a large surface area for examination of colonies |
| inoculation | intentional introduction of microbes onto nutrient agar or nutrient broth |
| incubation period | time needed for bacteria to grow |
| turbid/turbidity | cloudiness that appears in clear nutrient broth to indicate the growth of bacteria presence of turbidity indicates the growth of bacteria |
| colony | population of cells that arises from a single bacterial cell, Vary in shape,size,color to indicate the different species of bacteria bacteria multiply every 20 min each will contain millions of bacteria |
| streak | horizontal movements in a back & forth fashion made on petri plate to inoculate agar & spread out bacteria to allow for growth into colonies |
| body samples incubation temp | 35-37 Celsius |
| environmental samples incubation temp | 25-30 celsius |
| whole colony appearance | circular,irregular,biconvex(embedded in agar) filamentous,rhizoid(long projections) |
| margin (edge) | entire,undulate,lobate,filamentous,curled |
| elevation | flat,raised,convex,umbonate |