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Unit 8
Anaerobe terminology
Question | Answer |
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What is meconium made of and where is it found? | Meconium is made up of mucus, desquamated cells, and bile. It is a pasty, greenish mass found in the intestines of fetuses. |
True or false: sulfur granules contain sulfur. | False. Sulfur granules are small colonies of organisms with surrounding club-like material. They are typically yellow-brown and resemble grains of sulfur but do not actually contain sulfur. |
How is "laked blood" agar created? | "Laked blood" is typically created by alternate freezing and thawing of the media, causing the red blood cells to hemolyze. |
What is the name of the method used to separate substances by allowing their volatile phase to flow through a heated column? | Gas liquid chromatography |
What is the device used for the cultivation of anaerobic bacteria that has ports through which a tech can work called? | This device is called a glove box or gloveless box. It has flexible, semi-rigid, or completely rigid plastic walls, glove ports, and an interchange/air-lock through which materials are brought into the work area. |