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Bonewit #20
Medical Microbiology- Shelby
Question | Answer |
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Bacilli | (sing. Bacillus) Bacteria that have a rod shape. |
Cocci | (sing. Coccus)Bacteria that have a round shape. |
Colony | A mass of bacteria growing on a solid culture medium that have arisen from the multiplication of a single bacterium. |
Contagious | Capable of being transmitted directly or indirectly from one person of another. |
Culture | The propagation of a mass of microorganisms in a lab. culture medium. |
Culture Medium | A mixture of nutrients on which microorganisms are grown in the lab. |
False-Negative | A test result denoting that a condition is absent when it is actually present. |
False-Positive | A test result denoting that a condition is present when it is actually absent. |
Fastidious | Extremley delicate, difficult to culture, and involving specialized growth requirements. |
Immunizaton | The process of becoming protected from a disease through vaccination. |
Incubate | In microbiology, the act of placing a culture in a chamber (incubator) that provides optimal growth requirements for the multiplication of the organisms, such as the proper temperature, humidity, and darkness. |
Incubation period | The interval of time between the invasion by a pathogenic microorganism and the appearance of first symptoms of the disease. |
Infectious disease | A disease caused by a pathogen that produces harmful effects on its host (also known as a communicable disease) |
Inoculate | To introduce microorganisms into a culture medium for growth and multiplication. |
Microbiology | The scientific study of microorganisms and their activites |
Mucous Membrane | A membrane lining body passages or cavities that open to the outside. |
Normal Flora | Harmless, nonpathogenic microorganisms that normally reside in many parts of the body but do not cause disease. |
Resistance | The natural ability of a organism to remain unaffected by harmful substances in its environment. |
Sequela | A morbid (secondary) condition occurring as a result of a less serious primary infection. |
Smear | Material spread on a slide for microscopic examination. |
Specimen | A small sample or part taken from the body to show the nature of the whole. |
Spirilla | (sing. Spirillum) Bacteria that have a spiral or curved shape. |
Streaking | Skimming a wire inoculating loop that contains the specimen across the surface of the medium, using a back-and-forth motion. |
Streptolysin | An exotoxin produced by beta-hemolyric streptococci, which completely hemolyzes RBC |
Susceptible | Easliy affected, lacking resistance. |