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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| endospore stain | 1) heat-fixed slide 2)cover slide w/bib. paper & apply grn stain 3)steam 7-10 min (keeping the paper moist at all times with stain) then rinse 4)counterstain w/safranin red for 1min then rinse & dry 5)cells w/o spores will be red 6)spore will be gr |
| differential stain | a stain that allow someone to detect differences between organisms or parts of organisms |
| simple stain | stains are attracted to the negatively charged surface of most bacterial cells |
| negative stain | stain is negatively charged so it bounces off of the negatively charged surface of most bacterial cells |
| direct staining | the staining of a cells wall using a positively charged stain that attracts to the cells negatively charged cell wall |
| indirect staining | the staining of the background using a negatively charged stain that repels the negatively charged cell wall |
| why Agar instead of gelatin | 1)it is generally not metabolized by MO's 2)it liquifies at 100 degrees C 3)it solidifies at 40 degrees C |
| colony features | 1)round 2)irregular 3)filamentous 4)rhizoid |
| Margin features | 1)smooth, entire 2)rhizoid 3)irregular 4)lobate 5)filamentous |
| Elevation features | 1)convex 2)umbonate 3)plateau 4)flat 5)raised 6)raised, spreading edge 7)flat, raised on margins 8)growth down into medium |
| growth features-slant | 1)filiform (dense & opaque w/smooth edge) 2)friable (crusty) |
| Growth patterns-broth | 1)pellicle (on surface) 2)sediment (on bottom) 3)uniform turbidity (foggy all over - equally) 4)flocculent (clumps) |
| Selective Media | allows certain types of organisms to grow & inhibits the growth of others. EMB (G-) CNA (G+) MacConkey (G-) MSA (G+) PEA (G-) |
| Differential media | differentiate between closely related organisms or groups of organisms MacConkey (lactose fermentors) EMB (lactose/sucrose fermentors) MSA (halophiles/pH) |
| Enrichment media | contains nutrients to support and encourage growth of MO's |
| Bacterial Culture | a method of controlled multiplying of microbial organisms by letting them produce in media |
| Pure culture | a culture containing a single species of an organism |
| Mixed culture | a culture containing more than one species of organisms |
| normal microbiota | MO's found normally in a human |
| Protozoa locomotion | Flagella Cilia Pseudopods |
| Multicellular Organisms | Algae Animal fungi |
| Unicellular Organisms | Protozoa Bacteria Archaea |
| streak plate | used when you have a mixed culture and want a pure culture. It is used to isolate a PURE colony |
| obligate thermophile | MO that will NOT grow below 40 degrees C |
| facultative thermophile | MO that will grow below 40 degrees C |
| Extreme thermophile | grow best above 80 degrees C but can grow between 65 & 110 degrees |
| cardinal temperature | the Optimum temperature preferred by a MO |
| phychrophiles | only grow below 20 degrees C |
| mesophiles | grow between 15 & 45 degrees C can be pathogenic |
| Thermophiles | grow in temperatures above 40 degrees C |
| Antimicrobial drugs | Natural agents produced by MO's mass produced for treatment of illness |
| Kirby-Bauer Method | anti-microbiotic soaked paper placed on a pathogenic culture plate. After being incubated measure each zone of inhibition to determine which Antimicrobial drug will fight illness |
| Zone of inhibition for Chloramphenicol | R=<12 I=13-17 S= |
| Zone of inhibition for Penicillin | R=<28 S= |
| Zone of inhibition for Streptomycin | R=<11 I=12-14 S= |
| Zone of inhibition for Tetracycline | R=<14 I=15-18 S= |
| UV light | is a kind of electromagnetic energy uses lower wavelength |
| MacConkey Agar | Differential media Allows G- growth P G R - Hot pink to red (glow) growth C - colorless |
| PEA | Phenylethyl Alcohol allows G+ growth P G |
| CNA | Columbia CNA w/ 5% sheep blood Allows G+ growth P G G w/clearing G w/greening G w/no color change |
| EMB | Eosin Methylene Blue Differential media Allow G- growth P G Pi - pink and mucoid D - dark purple to black w/metallic green sheen C - colorless |
| MSA | Mannitol Salt Agar Selective Media isolates staphylococcus aureus P - Poor growth G - Good growth Y - Yellow growth or halo R - Red growth (no halo) |
| MSA - Y | 1)Yellow growth or halo 2)organism produces acid from mannitol fermentation 3)possible pathogenic: Staphylococcus aureus |
| MSA - R | 1)Red growth 2)organism does not ferment mannitol - No Reaction 3)Staphylococcus other than S. aureus |
| PEA - G | 1)organism is NOT inhibited by phenylethyl alcohol 2)probable staphylococcus, streptococcus, enterococcus or lactococcus |
| PEA - P | 1)organism is inhibited by phenylethyl alcohol 2)probable G- organism |
| CNA - P | 1)organism is inhibited by colistin & nalidixic acid 2)probable G- organism |
| CNA - G w/clearing | 1) organism is not inhibited by colistin & naldixic acid 2) completely hemolyzes RBC's 3)probable Beta-hemolic staphylococcus, streptococcus or enterococcus |
| CNA - G w/greening | 1) Organism is NOT inhibited by colistin & nalidixic acid 2)partially hemolyzes RBC's 3)probable alpha hemolytic staphylococcus, streptococcus or enterococcus |
| MSA - P | 1)Organism is inhibited by NaCl 2)Not Staphylococcus |
| MSA - G | 1)organism is NOT inhibited by NaCl 2)staphylococcus |
| CNA - G w/no color | 1)gamma hemolysis 2)organism is not inhibited by colistin & nalidixic 3)does not hemolyze RBC's 4)probable gamma hemolytic staphylococcus, streptococcus or enterococcus |
| EMB - P | 1)organism is inhibited by eosin methylene blue 2)G+ |
| EMB - G | 1)organism is not inhibited by eosin methylene blue 2)G- |
| EMB - P | 1)growth is pink & mucoid 2)organism ferments lactose w/little acid production 3)possible coliform |
| EMB - D | 1)growth is dark purple to black w or w/o green metallic sheen 2)organism ferments lactose &/or sucrose w/acid production 3)probable coliform |
| EMB - C | 1)colorless 2)organism does not ferment lactose or sucrose - NO REACTION 3)noncoliform |
| MacConkey - P | 1)organism is inhibited by crystal violet &/or bile 2)G+ |
| MacConkey - G | 1)organism is NOT inhibited by crystal methylene blue 2)G- |
| MacConkey - R | 1)pink to red growth w/o or w/bile precipitate 2)organism produces acid from lactose fermentation 3)probable coliform |
| MacConkey - C | 1)colorless 2)organism does not ferment lactose - NO REACTION 3)noncoliform |
| Parts of a Microscope | 1)Fine Focus knob 2)Course focus knob 3)illuminator 4)Diaphragm 5)Condenser 6)State 7)objective lens 8)Ocular lens |
| Types of Stain | 1)Simple Stain 2) Differential Stain |
| Simple Stain | 1)has only 1 reagent 2)2 types a)direct Stain b)negative stain |
| Direct Stain | 1)a simple stain 2)stains only bacteria - not background |
| Negative Stain | 1)a simple stain 2)stains only background - not bacteria |
| Differential stain | multiple reagents |
| Steps to make a liquid smear slide | 1)clean slide 2)use aseptic inoculating loop 3)smear around 4)fix to slide w/heat (can use chem too) |
| Steps to make a solid smear slide | 1)clean slide 2)small drop of water 3)use aseptic inoculating loop 4)rub on drop of water 5)mix till faintly milky 6)let air dry |
| purpose of heat fix | 1)prevents enzyme from breaking down cell wall 2)prevents autolysis 3)forces bacteria to attach to slide 4)kills bacteria to allow the stain to penetrate wall |
| simple stain | Start with a new heat fix smear 1) completely cover smear with chosen stain 2)rinse with water 3)blot and let dry 4)MO's will be color of stain |
| Negative Stain | 1)1 drop of acidic stain @ 1 end of slide 2)use aseptic inoculating loop & organisms & stir 3)second clean slide start in middle of slide - drag to end till stain spreads 4)drag to opposite end of slide &let dry 6)MO's will glow like stars |
| gram stain | 1)heat fixed slide 2)crystal violet for 1 min & rinse w/dstld H2O 3)iodine stain for 1 min & rinse w/ dstld H2O 4)decolorize w/95% EToH until clear 5)counterstain w/safranin stain for 1 min & rinse w/distilled H2O & blot 6)G-=red/pink G+=blue/purpl |
| G- cells in Gram Stain | red |
| G+ cells in Gram stain | blue |
| two methods for controlling MO's | 1)Physical 2)Chemical |
| Physical control of MO's | 1)heat 2)radiation |
| Chemical control of MO's | 1)Disinfectants 2)Antibiotics |
| Cardinal Temp | "optimal temp" for MO growth |
| Decontamination | removal of MO to a safe level (soaps and detergents) |
| Sterlization | complete killing of bothe viable and non-viable cells |
| Bactericidal | to kill bacteria |
| Bacteriostatic | to stop bacterial growth |
| Use dilution test | 1)sample of disinfectant 2)aseptic loop bacteria into disinfectant - leave for approx 10 min @ 20 degree C 3)asepticaly loop out sample 4)put in nutrient rich tube overnight a)no growth - disinfectant works b)growth - disinfectant doesn't work |
| Acid-Fast Stain | 1)heat fix slide 2)kinyoun carbolfuchsin stain for 5min & rinse w/dstld H2O 4)decolorize w/acid alcohol 5)counterstain with brilliant green for 1 min & rinse w/dstld H2O 7)blot dry 8)acid-fast cells stain red/purple 9)non acid-fast cells stain green |
| capsule stain | 1)drop of congo red stain to end of clean slide add organism aseptically & stir 2)second clean slide start in middle of slide-drag till stain spreads 3)drag across slide & let dry 4)maneval's stain for 1 min–rinse & blot 5)will see capsules if present |
| Disinfection | Kill MOST MO's but not all inanimate objects - UV light living tissue - antiseptics |