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Microbiology
week 6
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| a Toxic odorless gass often used as a sterilizing agent in hospital and dental officials is | ethylene oxide |
| the time in minutes in which 90% of the bacterial population will be killed at a given temperature is called the | decimal reduction time |
| High salt or sugar content/concentrations make use of __ to destroy or inhibit the growth of microorganizms | osmotic pressure |
| the technique that combines freezing and drying to preserve microbes and other cells is | lyophilization |
| Chlorine belongs to which of the following chemical groups | Halogens |
| A culture that contains a single species of an organisms is a __ culture | Pure |
| Which of the following is a general purpose medium | tryptic soy agar |
| Nigrosin is a stain used in | negative staining |
| bacteria that appear red after gram staining are said to be Gram- | Negative |
| In correct sequences the five"i's" in microbiology stand for | Inoculation, Incubation, isolation, Inspection, and Identification |