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Methods for studying Microorganisms

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The 5 "i's" of Culturing Microbes   Inoculation, Observable growth, Isolation, Incubation, Inspection, Identification  
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introduction of a sample into a container of media to produce a culture   Inoculation  
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separating one species from another   Isolation  
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Incubation   under conditions that allow growth  
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A colony consists of one   species  
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If an individual bacterial cell is separated from other cells and has space on a nutrient surface, it will grow into a mound of cells called a   colony  
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Isolation techniques include   streak plate technique, pour plate technique, spread plate technique  
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Media can be classified according to three   1.Physical state (liquid, semisolid and solid),2. chemically defined (synthetic) and complex (nonsynthetic) 3. Functional type- enriched, anaerobic, assay, selective, differential, transport, enumeration, general purpose  
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Physical States of Media   1. Liquid i.e. broth; 2. Semisolid i.e. agar or gelatin 3. Solid (colony formation contains solidifying agent)  
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Broth   Liquid media, does not solidify  
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Semisolid media contains solidifying agent   agar or gelatin  
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Semisolid is this consistency   clot-like  
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Solid media contains solidifying agent and is   liquefiable and nonliquifiable  
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Most commonly used solidifying agent is   agar  
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A complex polysaccharide isolated from red algae   agar  
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not digestible for most microbes   agar  
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provides framework to hold moisture and nutrients,and is solid at room temp, liquefies at boiling (100C), does not resolidify until it cools to 42degreesC   agar  
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nutrient broth   liquid medium containing beef extract and peptone  
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synthetic media   contains pure organic and inorganic compounds in an exact chemical formula  
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Complex or nonsynthetic media   contains at least one ingredient that is not chemically definable  
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grows a broad range of microbes, usually nonsynthetic   General purpose media  
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Enriched media contains   complex organic substances such as blood, serum, hemoglobin or special growth factors required by fastidious microbes  
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contains one or more agents that inhibit growth of some microbes and encourage growth of the desired microbes   Selective media  
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allows growth of several types of microbes and displays visible differences among desired and undesired microbes   Differential media  
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two miscellaneous media   Reducing medium, (anaerobic bacteria growth); and Carbohydrate fermentation medium (pH indicator to show the reaction as a basis for identifying bacteria and fungi)  
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Incubation = temperature-controlled chamber at appropriate temperature and atmosphere   -microbe multiplies and produces macroscopically observable growth  
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Inspection = observation; macroscopic and microscopic   Pure culture, mixed cultures, contaminated culture  
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Pure culture   grows only single known species of microorganisms  
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Mixed cultures   hold two or more identified species or microorganisms  
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Contaminated culture   once pure or mixed culture that has unwanted microbes growing  
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Identification involves   macroscopic and microscopic appearance, biochemical tests, genetic characteristics, immunological testing  
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Potentially hazardous cultures and specimens are usually disposed of in two ways:   steam sterilization and incineration  
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