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Microbiology CH 6
group 2
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Nitrogen Fixation | The conversion of nitrogen into ammonia |
| Obligate Aerobe | An organism that requires molecular oxygen (o2) to live |
| Obligate Anaerobe | An organism that doesnt use molecular oxygen (o2)and is killed in the presence of oxygen |
| Aerotolerant Anaerobe | cannot use oxygen for growth but tolerate fairly well |
| Catalase | An enzyme that breaks down hydrogen peroxide 2H202>2H20+02 |
| Microaerophile | An organism that grows best in an environment with less molecular oxygen (o2) than is normally found in air |
| Peptones | short chains of amino acids, soluble fragments can be digested by most bacteria |
| Agar | A complex polsaccharide derived from a marine algae and used as a solidifying agent in culture media |