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Morphology, Stains & Cultures

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Morphology: Pairs   Diplo  
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Morphology: Chains   Strepto  
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Morphology: Cubical Packet of 4   Tetrad  
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Morphology: Grapelike Clusters   Staphlo  
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Morphology: Cubical Packets of 8   Sarcina  
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Morphology: Singles or no specific arrangement   Random  
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Morphology: Side-by Side   Palisading  
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Morphology: V shaped   Snapping  
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Morphology: Oval Shaped   Coccobacillus  
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Morphology: One-half Spiral Turn   Vibrio  
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Morphology: Loosely Wound Spiral   Spirillum  
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Morphology: Tightly Wound Spiral, Corkscrew like   Spirochete  
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Morphology: Spherical Shaped   Cocci  
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Morphology: Cylindrical or Rod Shaped   Bacilli  
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Bacillus Anthracis - Gram Type   Gram Positive, Purple  
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Bacillus Anthracis - Morphology   Strepto, bacillus  
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Bacillus Anthracis   Endospore forming bacterium and is the causative agent of anthrax.  
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Escherichia Coli - Gram Type   Gram Negative, Pink  
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Escherichia Coli - Morphology   Random Bacillus  
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Streptococcus - Gram Type   Gram Positive, Purple  
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Streptococcus - Morphology   Strepto Coccus  
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Staphylococcus - Gram Type   Gram Positive - Purple  
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Staphylococcus - Morphology   Staphylo Coccus  
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Staphylococcus   This is the genus but we used Staphylococcus epidermidis in class several times  
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Morphology: Spherical Bacteria in chains   Streptococcus  
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Morphology: Spherical Bacteria in pairs   Diplococcus  
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Morphology: Rod Shaped Bacteria in chains   Streptobacillus  
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Morphology: Rod Shaped Bacteria in pairs   Diplobacillus  
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Morphology: Spherical Bacteria in Grape-like Clusters   Staphylococcus  
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Tiny Rods which look like cocci   Coccobacillus  
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One-half Spiral Turns   Vibrio  
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The mixture that provides micro-organisms with the suitable nutrients in the right composition?   Culture Medium  
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The liquid culture medium used in class?   Broth  
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The solid culture medium used in class?   Agar  
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Certain practices that keep the outside organisms from contaminating transferred cultures?   Aseptic Technique  
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Normal Incubation Temperature?   36 C  
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Why do we Flame the lip of the tube?   The flaming directs air flow upwards and away from the open tube thereby minimizing the chance of contamination.  
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What is the point of a streak plate?   To isolate pure cultures.  
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Why is it important to cool a loop after flaming prior to touching it to a culture of microorganisms?   As to not kill the microorganisms  
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What is nosocomial?   An infection whose development is favoured by a hospital environment, such as one acquired by a patient during a hospital visit or one developing among hospital staff.  
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What is colony morphology?   The features of a particular species which aid in their identification.  
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What are agar slants?   Tubed media which is allowed to solidify while slanted, thus allowing for a greater surface area.  
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Colony Morphology: Size   Could be described as pinpoint, small, medium, and large.  
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Colony Morphology: Elevation   Could be described as flat, raised, convex or umbonate.  
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Colony Morphology: Edge   Could be described as entire, undulate, erose, rhizoid, or spreading.  
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Colony Morphology: Color   any and all colors could apply  
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Colony Morphology: Surface   Could be described as smooth, rough, granular, glistening, wrinkled, or dry.  
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Colony Morphology: Odor   Can be useful in identifying the microorganism.  
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Odor of Pseudomonas   Sweet, grape-like odor  
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Odor of Proteus   Burnt chocolate odor  
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Odor of Clostridium   Fecal, putrid odor (this genus as well as other anaerobes)  
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Nutrient Agar   This is recommended as a general culture medium for the cultivation of many less fastidious microorganisms as well as a base to which a variety of materials are added to give selective, differential or enriched media.  
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Fastidious   organisms that require specialized environments due to complex nutritional requirements  
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