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53 Cards in this Set
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These enzymes excreted outside cell breakdown cell walls and are called |
exoenzymes |
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Some enzymes assisted in reactions by |
coenzymes |
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bacteria obtain energy by |
respiration and fermenatation |
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Shuttling down of o2 down electron transport chain involvign cytochromes facilitaties movement of protons to outside wall is called |
oxidative phosphorylation |
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In Oxidative phosphorlation ________ is converted to _____________ |
O2 water |
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In _________breakdown orgainic molecules to Alcohols, aldehydes acids and gases |
fermentation |
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This test determines if bacteria capable of carrying out various fermentation reactions |
Fermentation tests |
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This test determines if bacteria carry out respirator y metoabolism |
Oxidative |
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This test determines between two modes of metabolism and ascertain if organism is oxidative, fermentative or capable of both kinds of metabolism |
Glucose |
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The fermentation test used for mixed acid fermentation is |
Methyl Red |
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The fermentation test used for butandiol fermentation is |
Vogus Proskauer |
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If glucose test determines bacteria is oxidative and not capable of fermenting surgrs then bacteria ______ be identified by fermenation tests |
cannot |
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what three durham tubes are used |
glucose lactose manitol |
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Durham tubes are consider _______ tests |
fermentation |
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To determine mixed acid in a bacteria after positive Glucose one would use |
Methyl red |
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To determine if there was butanediol fermentation after positive glucose one would use |
Voges proskauer tes |
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If either MR or VP positive other test should be |
negative |
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to test bacteria to see if they use _______ as sole carbon source you would peform the _______ test |
citrate citrate |
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Organism that debrated citrate must use the medias ammonium salts which causes media to become _________ turning the media _______ |
alkaline blue |
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the oxidase tests determines if bacteria use _____ as terminal electron acceptor or can use_____and other sources |
O2 O2 |
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Oxidase test turns media a blue color if |
O2 primary acceptor |
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The catalase test determines if bacteria contain enzyme catalase which allows for __________. This test is useful as ____________ and __________ do not have the enzyme which can damage bacteria. |
reduction of hydrogen peroxide Strict Aerobes and Aerotolerant |
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bacteria that reduce nitrates is determined by end product _______ or _______. |
gas or nitrate |
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Bacteria that use nitrate respiration are a a specific _________ respiration |
anerobic |
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Bacteria that uses starch produce ______ that degrade amylases that degrade the starch molecule into molecules of maltose, glucose, and dextrin |
amalyse |
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starch degradation is used by adding _______ complexes |
Iodine |
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The casein test determines if bacteria produce ______ which degrade protein molecules such as ______ into peptides and amino acids |
proteases casein |
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_______ this is multiple test medium that detects the production of ______ and ______ and determine if organism is ________ or _____. |
Indole Hydrogen sulfide motile non motile |
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Indole is the result of the breakdown of _________ |
tryptophan |
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When Kovac's reagent added to sims tube turns media black it means bacteria degraded ______ causing _____________ to be released which will combine with ferrous salts to produce a _______ preticipate in the tube. |
cysteine hydrogen sulfate black |
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This agar allows release of fatty acids from Tributyrin via lipase activity which results in lower PH of ago to produce dark blue participate |
Spirt Blue Agar |
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This medium is used to test for fat hydrolysis |
Spirit blue |
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This is a differential media that allows one to distinguish different types of bacteria |
EMB |
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Media is _______ to for 15 min at 121C to ensure sterile |
autoclaved |
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If media needs vitamin and cannot be autoclaved it is _________ |
filtered |
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compounds that kill or inhibit microorganisms |
Antimicobials |
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These are antimicrobials, usually of low moleccular weight, produced by microorganisms that inhibit or kill other organisms |
Antibiotics |
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Antibiotics that are chemically altered are called |
Semi-synthetics |
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The _________ method is used to determine the sensitivity of resistance of a bacterium |
Kirby Bauer |
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How is kirby bauer method done |
bacteria streaked onto Mueller-hinton medium and then paper discs containing different antibiotics |
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What is the no growth zone found on the Kirby Bauer plates called |
Zone of inhibition |
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This is produced by some gram - bacteria, is a waste product of animal metabolism and is used to distinguish different bacterias. |
Urea |
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Urea production causes ph to become _______ and color of tube to turn ______. |
Alkaline pink |
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This ensures that no contaminating microorganisms are introduced into cultures or culture materials and microbiologist is not contaminated by cultures that are being manipulated |
aseptic technique |
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first step in aseptic technique |
work area disenfection |
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Broth to broth transfer method |
heat loop, tube mouth flamed, culture innoculated, tube mouth flamed, cap replaced, Loop sterilized and then work area |
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Fungi secrete ______ that break down poly saccahrides |
exoenzymes |
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These are fungi that form colonies composed of microscopic, rounded, intertwining fialments called ________. Two structures of fungi _____ and _______. |
Hyphae Septate coenocytic |
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Yeasts do not form _____. The primary mode of reporduction is the ________ |
Hyphae Saccharomyces budding |
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When yeast cells do not separate they are called |
pseudohyphae |
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Some pathogenic fungi are |
dimorphic |
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Fungi form symbiotic association with algae and cyanobacteria called |
lichens |
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_______ account for 98% of fungal partner |
Ascomycetes |