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CH 6,7,8,9

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Adapting to high salt concentrations, which are required for growth   Extreme halophile  
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The general term used for organisms capable at growth at 0C.   Psychophiles  
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Capable of growth at high temperatures; 50-60C   Thermophiles  
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Used in a media to nuetralize acid   Buffer  
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A phenomenon that occurs when bacteria are placed in high salt concentrations   Plasmolysis  
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Term used in text organsims that grow well at refrigerator temperatures; optimum growth is at 20-30C   Psychotrophs  
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Microbes that grow better at high CO2 concentrations   Capnophiles  
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Members of the archea with an optimum growth temperature of 80C   Hyperthermophiles  
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The matrix that makes up a biofilm   Hydrogel  
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The most common microbes; their optimum temperatures are at 25-40C   Mesophiles  
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Most bacteria grow best within a narrow pH range near neutrality pH of   6.5-7.5  
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These bacteria are responsible for acid fermentations, and are remarkably tolerant to acidity.   acidophiles  
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These do not require high salt concentrations, but they are able to grow in salt concentrations as high as 15%   Facultative halophile  
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An enzyme acting upon hydrogen peroxide.   Catalase  
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Rhizobium bacteria do this in symbiosis with leguminous plants.   Nitrogen fixation  
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Requires atmospheric oxygen to grow   Obligate aerobe  
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Requires atmospheric oxygen, but in lower than normal concentrations   Microaerophile  
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Does not use oxygen, but grows readily in its presence   Aerotolerant anaerobe  
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Does not use oxygen and usually finds it toxic   Obligate anaerobe  
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Important source of energy, carbon, nitrogen, and sulfur requirements in complex media   Peptones  
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A complex polysaccharide derived from marine seaweed.   Agar  
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Breaks down hydrogen peroxide without generation of oxygen   Perioxidase  
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Formed in cytoplasm by ionizing radition   Hydroxyl radical  
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An enzyme that converts hydrogen peroxide into oxygen an water   catalase  
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The toxic form of oxygen neutralized by superoxide dismutase   Superoxide radicals  
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A component added to some culture media that makes the Petri plate into a self-contained anaerobic chamber   Oxyrase  
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Synonym for superoxide anions   Superoxide  
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Isolation method for getting pure cultures; uses an innoculating loop to trace a pattern of inoculumn on a solid medium   Streak Plate  
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Colonies grow on agar surface for identification   Spread Plate  
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Used to increase the number of small minority of microorganisms in a mixed culture to arrive at a detectable level of microorganisms   Enrichment culture  
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Preservation method that uses quick- freezing and a high vacuum   Deep-freezing  
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Accumulations of microbes large enough to see without a microscope   Colonies  
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Microbes added to initiate growth   Inoculum  
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This makes it easier to distinguish colonies of the desired organism from other colonies growing on the same plate.   Differential media  
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These are designed to supress the growth of unwanted bacteria and encourage the growth of the desired microorganisms.   Selective media  
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Usual laboratory designation for safe handling of tuberculosis bacteria   BSL-3  
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Laboratory designation for the most dangerous microorganisms, personal wear "space suits"   BSL-4  
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A routine microbiology teaching laboratory would be designated as this   BSL-1  
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New cell numbers balance by death or cells   Stationary Phase  
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No cell division, but intense metabolic activity   Lag Phase  
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A logarithmic plot of the population produces an ascending straight line   Log Phase  
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Used to grow obligate anaerobes   Reducing media  
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Designed to supress the growth of unwanted bacteria and to encourage growth of desired microbes   Selective media  
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Generally contain ingrediants such as sodium thioglycolate that chemically combine with dissolved oxygen   Reducing media  
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Nutrients are digests or extracts; axact chemical composition varies slight from batch to batch.   Complex media  
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A few bacteria and the photosynthesizing ___ are able to use gaseous nitrogen directly from the atmosphere   cyanbacteria  
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Osmotic effects are roughly related to the ___ of molecules in a given volume of solution   number  
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A complex medium in liquid form called nutrient ___   broth  
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For preservation by ___, a pure culture of microbes is placed in a suspending liquid and quick-frozen at -50 to -95 C   Deep-Freezing  
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Bacteria usually reproduce by ___ ___   binary fission  
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Turbidity is recorded in a spectrohotometer as ____   absorbancy  
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The growth of filamentous organisms such as fungi is often best recorded by means of ___ ___   dry weight  
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___ anaerobes grow more efficiently aerobically than they do anaerobically.   Faculative  
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___ halophiles do not require high salt concentrations, but they are able to grow at salt concentrations that may inhibit the growth of many other bacteria   Faculative  
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Examples of buffers are ___ ___,___ and ___ ___   phosphate salts---peptones--- amino acids  
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Any nutrient material prepared for the growth of bacteria in a laboratory is called a ___ ___   culture media  
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Agar melts at about the boiling point of water but remains liquid until the temperature drops to about __C   40 C  
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Dilutions of a bacteria mixture are poured into a Petri dish and mixed with melted agar. This plate-counting method is called the ___ ___ ___   pure plate method  
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Partially digested protein products used in complex media are called ___   Peptone  
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To grow obligate intracellular parasites such as rickettsias and chlamydias, it is usually necessary to provide ___ ___ ___   living host cells  
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The general term for tests that estimate microbial growth by the time required for them to deplete oxygen in the medium is ___ tests.   reduction  
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The ___ growth temperature is that at which the organism grows best   optimum  
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When a single colony arises from a clump of bacteria, it is recorded as an ___ ___ ___   colony forming unit  
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The term trace elements refers to:   small mineral requirements  
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What temperature would most likely kill a mesophile?   60C  
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What are characteristics of a biolfilm?   ---antibiotic resistant ---hydrogel ---quorum sensing  
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What type of medium would not be used to culture aerobes?   reducing media  
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An organism that peroxidase and superoxide dismutase but lacks catalase is most likely an:   aerotolerant anaerobes  
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A suffix meaning to kill   -cide  
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Destroying or removing all forms of microbial life   Sterilization  
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The absence of pathogens on an object or area   Asepsis  
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The reduction of microbial population to safe public health levels   Sanitization  
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The removal of transient microbes from skin by mechanical cleaning or by antiseptic.   Degerming  
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Heat sufficiant only to kill endospores of the botulism bacterium   Commercial Sterilization  
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A suffix used fro the inhibition of growth anf multiplication of bacteria   -stat  
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The chemical disinfection of living tissue   antisepsis  
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The destruction of vegetative pathogens on a surface, usually with chemicals   disinfection  
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The lowest temerpature required to kill a liquid culture of a certain species of bacteria in 10 minutes   Thermal death point  
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The time in minutes required to kill 90% of a bacterial population   Decimal reduction time  
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Mild heating to destory particular spoilage organisms or disease organisms in milk or similar products   Pasteuriztion  
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A test for the effectiveness of a chemical disinfectant   Phenol coefficient  
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The absence of water, resulting in a condition of dryness   Desiccation  
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The length of time required to kill all bacteria in a liquid culture at a given temperature   Thermal Death Time  
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Ethylene oxide   Gaseous chemosterillizer  
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Sodium hypochlorite   Halogen  
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Copper Sulfate   Heavy Metal  
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Silver Nitrate   Heavy Metal  
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Benzalonium chloride   Quanternary ammonium compound  
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Acid-anionic detergents   Surface- active agents  
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Sorbic acid   Organic Acid  
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Benzoyl peroxide   Oxidizing agent  
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Hexachlorophene   Bisphenol  
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Isopropanol   Alcohol  
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An effective liquid sporicide   Parecetic acid  
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A bacteriocin classified as an antibiotic   Nisin  
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Pimaricin   Natamyclin  
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A biguanphenol found in many household products   Triclosan  
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An antibiotic antifungal   Natamycin  
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Added to chlorine to form chloramines   Ammonia  
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An antibacterial effect of ultraviolet radiation on DNA   Thymine dimmer  
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Formaldehyde in an aqueous solution   Formalin  
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An example would be iodine in an aqeous-alcohol solution   Tincture  
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For example, povidone-iodine solution   Iodophore  
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Chlorine in a tablet form issued as a water purifier by the US military   Sodium dichloroisocyanurate  
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Name of a test that determines if milk has been properly pasteurized.   Phosphate  
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Used as an antiseptic in certain mouthwashes   Zinc chloride  
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Used in many water treatment plants as a disinfectant; produced by electrical discharges at the site   Ozone  
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Antifungal organic compound used for food   Sodium benzoate  
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Ingredient in antidanddruff shampoo   Zinc pyrithione  
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Ultraviolet light is an example of ___ radiation   nonionizing  
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Sunlight owes it biocidal activity mainly to the formation of ___ oxygen.   singlet  
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A good example of ionizing radiation is___, ___, ___   x-rays---gamma rays--- electron beams  
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Ethanol is usually used in a concentration of about ___%   70%  
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A less irritating form of formaldehyde is ____   Glutaldehyde  
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A compound that would only inhibit the growth of a fungus would be a fungi-___.   stat  
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Steam ___ ___ allows temperatures above boiling to be reached   under pressure  
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Steam under pressure is obtained in retorts, pressure cookers, and ___.   autoclaves  
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Supercritical ___ is used for decontaminating foods and medical implants   carbon dioxide  
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Generally speaking, the group of organisms that is more resistant to osmotic pressure than bacteria is ___   fungi  
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What process does not kills endospores?   pasteurization  
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What is the most effective for sterilizing mattresses and plastic petri dishes?   ethylene oxide  
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What disinfectants act by disrupting the plasma membrane?   ---Phenolics---Phenol---Quaternary Ammonium comound---biguandines  
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What can be used to sterilize a heat-labile solution stored in a plastic container   D Gamma radiation---ethylene oxide---nonionzing radiation---short wavelenght radiation  
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What are characteristics of quaternary ammonium compounds?   B bacterial against gram-positive bacteria---amoebicidal-fungicidal---kills enveloped viruses  
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What is used to control microbial growth in foods?   organic acids  
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