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Bonewit chap 20
Troy Schultz #37 end of chapter 20 terms
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| bacilli | bacteria that has a rod shape. |
| cocci | bacteria that has a round shape. |
| colony | 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 to another. |
| culture | propagation of a mass of MO's in a lab culture medium. |
| culture medium | mixture of nutrients on which MO's are grown in the lab. |
| false negative | test result denoting that a condition is absent when it is actually present |
| false positive | test result denoting that a condition is present when it is actually absent |
| fastidious | extremely delicate, difficult to culture, and involving specialized growth requirements |
| immunization | 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 | interval of time between the invasion by a pathogenic MO and the appearance of first Sx of the disease |
| infectious disease | disease caused by a pathogen that produces harmful effects on its host |
| inoculate | to introduce MOs into a culture medium for growth and multiplication |
| microbiology | scientific study of MOs and their activities |
| Mucous membrane | membrane lining body passages or cavities that open to the outside |
| Normal flora | harmless, nonpathogenic MOs that normally reside in many parts of the body but do not cause disease |
| resistance | natural ability of an organism to remain unaffected by harmful substances in it environment |
| sequela | morbid (secondary) condition occurring as a result of a less serious primary infections |
| smear | material spread on a slide for microscopic examination |
| specimen | small sample or part taken from the body to show the natural of the whole |
| spirilla | bacteria that have a spiral or curved shape |
| streaking | in microbiology, the process of inoculation a culture to provide for the growth of colonies on the surface of a solid medium |
| streptolysin | exotoxin produced by beta-hemolytic streptococci, which completely hemolyzes red blood cells |
| susceptible | easily affected, lacking resistance |
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