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Kirby Bauer Method
Quiz D pGLO part 1 Transformation
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Antimicrobial | agent that kills microorganism or inhibits their growth |
| Zone Of Inhibition | concentration high enough to stop growth |
| Bactericidal | drugs that kill the organism |
| Bacteriostatic | stop bacteria from dividing, but not kill them |
| Transformation | competent bacterial cells pick up DNA from the environment and make use of the genes it carries |
| Plasmid | one or more small circular pieces of DNA |
| Bioluminescence | |
| Arabinose | a sugar of the pentose class |
| Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) | biochemical reaction to amplify target sequence of nucleic acid in vitro |
| Primers | short sequences of DNA |
| Polymerase Enzyme | synthesizes long chains or polymers of nucleic acids |
| Nucleotides | compound of a nucleotide linked to a phosphate group, forms the basic structure of nucleic acids such as DNA |
| Gel Electrophoresis | technique to separate genetic material DNA based upon its size |
| DNA | the carrier of genetic information |
| Standard Plate Count | estimates the population density in a liquid sample by plating a dilute portion and counting the colonies it produces |
| Serial Dilution | controlled transfers down a line of dilution blanks (tubes) containing a known volume of sterile diluent ex. water |
| Dilution Factor | determined as a dilution containing 1 mL of sample and 99mL of diluent (water) ex. D= V1/V2= 10 to the power of -2 |
| Colony Forming Unit | number of colonies that develop on a plate, a countable plate is between 30 and 300 colonies |