Question | Answer |
Bacilli | Bacteria that have a rod shape. |
Cocci | Bacteria that have a round shape. |
Colony | A mass of bacteria growing on a solid culture medium that have arisen from the multiplication od a single bacterium. |
Contagious | Capable of being transmitted directly or indirectly from one person to another. |
Culture | The propagation of a mass of microorganisms in a laboratory culture medium. |
Culture medium | A mixture of nutrients on which microorganisms are grown int he laboratory. |
False-negative | A test result denoting that a condition is absent when its actually present. |
False -positive | A test result denoting that a condition is present when its actually absent. |
Fastidious | Extremely delicate, difficult to culture, and involving specialized growth requirements. |
Immunization | The process of becoming protected from disease through vaccination. |
Incubate | In microbiology, the act od placing a culture in a chamber that provides optimal growth requirement from the multiplication of the organism, such as the proper temperature, humidity, and darkness. |
Incubation period | The interval of time between the invasion by a pathogenic microorganism and the appearance of first symptoms of the disease. |
Infectious disease | A disease caused by pathogens that produce harmful effects on the host. (communicable disease) |
Inoculate | To introduce microorganism into a culture medium for growth and multiplication. |
Microbiology | The scientific study of microorganisms and their activities. |
Mucous membrane | A membrane lining body passage or cavities that open to the outside. |
Normal flora | Harmless, non-pathogenic microorganism that normally reside in many parts of the body but do not cause disease. |
Resistance | The natural ability of an organism to remain unaffected by harmful substance in its environment. |
Sequela | A morbid (secondary) condition occurring as a result of a less serious primary infection |
Smear | Material spread in a slide for microscopic examination. |
Specimen | A small sample or part taken from the body to show the nature of the whole. |
Spirilla | Bacteria that have a spiral or curve shape. |
Streaking | In microbiology, the process of inoculating a culture to provide for the growth of colonies on the surface of a solid medium. Streaking is accomplished by skimming a wire inoculating loop that contains a the specimen across the surface of the medium |
Streptolysin | A exotoxin produced by beta-hemolytic streptococci, which completely hemolyzes red blood cells. |
Susceptible | Easily affected, lacking resistance. |