Kirby Bauer Method Word Scramble
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Term | Definition |
Antimicrobial | agent that kills microorganism or inhibits their growth |
Zone Of Inhibition | concentration high enough to stop growth |
Bactericidal | drugs that kill the organism |
Bacteriostatic | stop bacteria from dividing, but not kill them |
Transformation | competent bacterial cells pick up DNA from the environment and make use of the genes it carries |
Plasmid | one or more small circular pieces of DNA |
Bioluminescence | |
Arabinose | a sugar of the pentose class |
Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) | biochemical reaction to amplify target sequence of nucleic acid in vitro |
Primers | short sequences of DNA |
Polymerase Enzyme | synthesizes long chains or polymers of nucleic acids |
Nucleotides | compound of a nucleotide linked to a phosphate group, forms the basic structure of nucleic acids such as DNA |
Gel Electrophoresis | technique to separate genetic material DNA based upon its size |
DNA | the carrier of genetic information |
Standard Plate Count | estimates the population density in a liquid sample by plating a dilute portion and counting the colonies it produces |
Serial Dilution | controlled transfers down a line of dilution blanks (tubes) containing a known volume of sterile diluent ex. water |
Dilution Factor | determined as a dilution containing 1 mL of sample and 99mL of diluent (water) ex. D= V1/V2= 10 to the power of -2 |
Colony Forming Unit | number of colonies that develop on a plate, a countable plate is between 30 and 300 colonies |
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