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56 Cards in this Set
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DEFINE GENETIC RECOMBINATION
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THE CREATION OF A NOVEL GENOME BY COMBINING DNA FROM DIFFERENT INDIVIDUALS
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HOW DOES GENETIC RECOMBINATION OCCUR IN EUCARYOTES
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SEXUAL REPRODUCTION
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EUCARYOTIC CELLS ARE DIPLOID...DEFINE DIPLOID
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TWO COPIES OF EVERY GENE IN THE GENOME
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HOW DOES GENETIC RECOMBINATION OCCUR IN PROCARYOTES
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NO SEXUAL REPRODUCTION...INSTEAD THEY HAVE ONE WAY TRANSFER OF DNA FROM DONOR CELL TO RECPIENT CELL
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WHAT ARE THE (3) MECHANISMS OF ONE WAY TRANSFER
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---CONJUGATION
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DEFINE CONJUGATION
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ONE WAY TRANSFER OF DNA BETWEEN TWO INDIVIDUALS IN TEMPORARY PHYSICAL CONTACT VIA THE SEX PILUS
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WHAT WAS THE FIRST EVIDENCE OF CONJUGATION
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1946= LEDBERGS AND TATUM EXPERIMENT
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WHAT DID LEDBERGS AND TATUMS EXPERIMENT DO
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MIXED TWO DIFFERENT AUXOTROPHS IN THE SAME CULTURE
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WHAT DID LEDENBURGS AND TATUMS EXPERIMENT PRODUCE
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PROTOTROPHS
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DEFINE TRANSFORMATION
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UPTAKE OF NAKED DNA BY A COMPETENT CELL ( FREE FLOATING DNA IN THE SYSTEM)
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DEFINE NAKED DNA
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DNA RELEASED INTO THE ENVIRONMENT FROM DEAD CELLS.
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IN TRANSFORMATION,,,,HOW IS DNA TAKEN IN
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THROUGH A MODIFIED PILUS USED SIMILARLY TO A VACUM
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IN TRANSFORMATION...WHAT PAHSE DO CELLS USUALLY BECOME COMPETENT ( ABLE TO RECEIVE DNA)
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DURING THE EXPONENTIAL PHASE 1/1000 CELLS
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1ST EVIDENCE OF TRANSFORMATION
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1928 GRIFFITH
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WHAT WAS GRIFFITHS EXPERIMENT
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GRIFFITH INJECTED MICE WITH 3 DIFFERENT FORMS OF STREPTOCOCCOS PNEUMONIA
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WHAT WERE THE RESULTS OF GRIFFITHS EXPERIMENT
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WITH A CAPSULE----MICE DIED
W/OUT A CAPSULE---MICE LIVED W/CAPSULE,HEAT KILLED MOUSE LIVED MIXTURE OF STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIA W/OUT A CAPSULE PLUS HEAT KILLED W/CAPSULE----MOUSE DIES |
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DEFINE TRANSDUCTION
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ONE WAY TRANSFER OF DNA FROM DONOR TO RECIPIENT VIA A VIRUS CALLED A BACTERIOPHAGE
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DEFINE STERILIZATION
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A PROCESS THAT REMOVES AND DESTROYS ALL LIVING CELLS ( BACTERIA, FUNGI, ALGAE, AND PROTOZOANS), ENDOSPORES AND VIRUSES
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WHAT IS THE GREATEST LEVEL OF CLEAN
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STERILIZATION
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DEFINE DISINFECTION
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A PROCESS THAT REMOVES OR DESTROYS ALL PATHOGENIC ( DISEASE CAUSING) MICROBES
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WHAT IS THE PROBLEM WITH DISINFECTION
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YOU STILL HAVE NON-PATHOGENS, ENDOSPORES
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DEFINE SANITIZATION
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A PROCESS THAT REDUCES MICROBIAL NUMBERS TO A LEVEL CONSIDERED "SAFE" BY PUBLIC HEALTH STANDARDS ( RESTAURANT RATINGS)
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DEFINE ANTISEPSIS
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A PROCESS THAT REMOVES OR DESTROYS ALL PATHOGENIC MICROBES, DESIGNED TO BE USED ON LIVING TISSUES ( MUST NOT CAUSE DAMAGE TO LIVING TISSUES-NOT AS STRONG AS DISINFECTANTS)
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WHEN DISCUSSING ANTIMICROBIAL AGENTS,,,DEFINE NARROW SPECTRUM
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THE AGENT TARGETS ONE GROUP OF MICROBES
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GIVE (1) EXAMPLE OF NARROW SPECTRUM
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BACTERIOCIDE
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WHEN DISCUSSING ANTIMICROBIAL AGENTS,,,DEFINE BROAD SPECTRUM
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THE AGENT TARGETS MULTIPLE GROUPS OF MICROBES
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GIVE AN EXAMPLE OF BROAD SPECTRUM
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GERMICIDE IS AN EXAMPLE OF BROAD SPECTRUM
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WHEN DISCUSSING ANTIMICROBIAL AGENTS,,,DEFINE THE (2) CLASSIFICATIONS OF "STRENGTH OF ACTION"
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CIDAL
STATIC |
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DEFINE CIDAL
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THE AGENT WILL KILL TARGET MICROBES
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DEFINE STATIC
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THE AGENT WILL INHIBIT GROWTH OF THE TARGET MICROBES
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GIVE AN EXAMPLE OF STATIC
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FUNGICIDE VS GERMISTATIC
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LIST THE (7) FACTORS THAT AFFECT THE EFFICIENCY OF ANTIMICROBIAL AGENTS
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---DURATION OF EXPOSURE
---PRESENCE OF ORGANIC DEBRIS ---ROUGHNESS OF SURFACE TO BE CLEANED ---CONCENTRATION OF AGENT ---TEMPERATURE ---POPULATION SIZE POPULATION COMPOSITION |
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DEFINE DURATION OF EXPOSURE
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IN GENERAL, AN INCREASE IN EXPOSURE TIME = AN INCREASE IN EFFICIENCY
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GIVE (4) EXAMPLES OF ORGANIC DEBRIS
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BLOOD, FECES, FOOD, TISSUE
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DEFINE ORGANIC DEBRIS ( AS FAR AS EFFICIENCY)
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IN GENERAL, MORE DEBRIS = LESS EFFICIENCY
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WHEN DISCUSSING ORGANIC DEBRIS,,,WHAT DOES THE DEBRIS ACT AS
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THE DEBRIS ACTS AS A SHIELD TO PROTECT THE MICROBES FROM THE AGENT
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DEFINE ROUGHNESS OF SURFACE (AS FAR AS EFFICIENCY)
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IN GENERAL, A ROUGHER SURFACE = LESS EFFICIENCY
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WHAT IS THE PROBLEM WITH A "ROUGH SURFACE"
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MICROBES MAY HIDE IN THE CRACKS OF A ROUGH SURFACE,,,THE AGENT MAY NOT BE ABLE TO REACH THEM
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WHAT IS BETTER FOR ANTIMICROBIAL AGENTS...HIGH SURFACE TENSON OR LOW SURFACE TENSION
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LOW SURFACE TENSION IS BETTER FOR ANTIMICROBIAL AGENTS
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DEFINE CONCENTRATION OF AGENT (AS FAR AS EFFICIENCY)
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IN GENERAL, HIGH [ ] OF AGENT = HIGH EFFICIENCY,,,BUT SATURABLE
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DEFINE TEMPERATURE ( EFFICIENCY)
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IN GENERAL, HIGH TEMPERATURE = HIGH EFFICIENCY
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HOW DOES HEAT AFFECT THE EFFICIENCY OF ANTIMICROBIAL AGENTS
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HEAT SPEEDS UP CHEMICAL RXN'S AND SPEEDS THE SPREAD OF THE AGENT ( INTERACTIONS WITH MICROBES)
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THE # OF MICROBES YOU'RE TRYING TO KILL WITH AN ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT IS REFERRED TO AS
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POPULATION SIZE
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DEFINE POPULATION SIZE (AS FAR AS EFFICIENCY)
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THE HIGHER THE # OF MICROBES= LOWER EFFICIENCY
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DEFINE POPULATION COMPOSITION ( AS FAR AS EFFICIENCY)
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IN GENERAL, THE MORE MIXED THE POPULATION=THE LOWER THE EFFICIENCY
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DEFINE "MIXED"
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MULTIPLE MICROBIAL GROUPS---SOME SPECIES ARE MORE RESISTANT TO THE AGENT--IE ENDOSPORES ARE MORE RESISTANT
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WHEN DISCUSSING POPULATION COMPOSITION...WHICH ARE MORE RESISTANT,,,MATURE CELLS OR YOUNG CELLS
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MATURE CELLS ARE MORE RESISTANT TO ANTIMICROBIAL AGENTS
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WHAT CAN BE CONSIDERED DEAD
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MICROBES DO NOT GROW WHEN PLACED IN CONDITIONS THAT USUALLY PROMOTE GROWTH
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HOW CAN YOU TEST FOR "DEAD"
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USE THE ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT
SWAB TRANSFER TO NUTRIENT AGAR INCUBATE 24-48 HRS CK FOR GROWTH NO GROWTH = DEAD |
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WHAT IS THE MOST POPULAR PHYSICAL ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT
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HEAT IS THE MOST POPULAR PHYSICAL AGENT
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DEFINE "BOILING IN WATER" AS A PHYSICAL ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT
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BOILING IN WATER FOR 10 MINUTES KILLS MOST PATHOGENS, BUT NOT ALL MICROBES OR ENDOSPORES
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DEFINE "AUTOCLAVE" AS A PHYSICAL ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT
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USES A COMBINATION OF HEAT AND PRESSURE TO STERILIZE
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WHAT TEMP AND PRESSURE DOES AN AUTOCLAVE FUNCTION
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121 DEGREES C, 15 psi
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WHAT IS AUTOCLAVE TAPE
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IF CORRECT TEMP IS MET,,,LINES APPEAR BLACK ON TAPE,,THIS INDICATES THAT IT'S STERILE
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IF YOU DIDN'T HAVE AUTOCLAVE TAPE, WHAT IS AN ALTERNATIVE
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YOU COULD INCUBATE, AND CHECK FOR GROWTH
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DEFINE "FUNCTIONAL STEAM STERILIZATION" AS A PHYSICAL ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT
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A THREE DAY PROCEDURE.....
DAY 1..HEAT 90-100 DEG. C FOR 30 MIN ( WOULDN'T KILL ENDOSPORES)INCUBATE AT 37 DEG. C FOR 24 HOURS DAY 2.. HEAT 90-100 DEG C FOR 30 MIN...INCUBATE AT 37 DEG C FOR 24 HRS DAY 3.. HEAT 90-100 DEG C FOR 30 MIN |