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Microbiology
Undergraduate 1
05/24/2011

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Term
Morphology (shape) of the folloeing bac:
cicle
rod shape
horse shoe shaped
spiral shape
Definition
coccus
bacillus
vibrio
spirillum/spirochetes
Term
arrangement of bacillus bacteria:
single
2
strand
Definition
individual baccilus
diplobacillus
streptobacillus
Term
arrangement of coccus:
single
2
strand
cluster
4
cube
Definition
individual coccus
diplocuccus
streotococcus
tetrads
sarcinae
Term
A culture of a microorganism maintained solely for the purpose of keeping the microorganism in a viable condition by subculture, as necessary, into fresh medium.
Definition
stock culture
Term
a culture (as of bacteria) derived from another culture
Definition
subculture
Term
transferring microorganisms from one vessel to the next
Definition
subculturing
Term
is a Petri dish that contains a growth medium (typically agar plus nutrients) used to culture microorganisms or small plants like the moss Physcomitrella patens.
Definition
agar plate
Term
A culture of a microorganism maintained solely for the purpose of keeping the microorganism in a viable condition by subculture, as necessary, into fresh medium.
Definition
(pure) stock culture
Term
a microbiological growth medium commonly used for the routine cultivation of non-fastidious bacteria. It is useful because it remains solid even at relatively high temperatures. Also, bacteria grown in ____________ grows on the surface, and is clearly visible as small colonies
Definition
nutrient agar (TSA)
Term
are used for enrihment of specified bateria like E,coli and salmnella

is a liquid formulation that does not contain agar
Definition
nutrient broth (TSB)
Term
Definition
defined media
Term
Definition
undefined media
Term
how do you label a agar plate
Definition
put your name date and name of organism on the edge of the bottom of the plate
Term
a gelatinous substance derived from a polysaccharide that accumulates in the cell walls of agarophyte red algae.[1][2] Historically and in a modern context, it is chiefly used as an ingredient in desserts throughout Asia and also as a solid substrate to contain culture medium for microbiological work. The gelling agent is an unbranched polysaccharide obtained from the cell walls of some species of red algae, primarily from the genera Gelidium and Gracilaria, or seaweed (Sphaerococcus euchema
Definition
agar
Term
to make solid or hard. agar does this to a medieum
Definition
solidify
Term
An intervening substance through which something else is transmitted or carried on.
Definition
medium
Term
a culture containing a single unadultered species of cells is called a
Definition
pure culture
Term
a liquid medium is referred as a
Definition
broth medium
Term
provide a surface area for the isolation and culturation of microorganisms
Definition
agar plates
Term
why is it important to allow the loop/ needle to cool b4 taking a sample
Definition
because you can kill the bacteria in the sample you are taking
Term
no contamination, keeping things clear in the lab so nothing spreads
Definition
aseptic
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