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Zacharias Janssen
1600 compound microscope (rudimentary)
Anthony van Leeuwenhoek
1673 single lens microscope
parafocal
retain focus between two objectives
resolution- human eye
0.2mm
resolution- brightfield microscope
0.2 (u italics)m
can see bacteria
resolution- electron
0.2nm
see virsues
meter
3.28 ft
bacteria need from environment:
Macronutrients chnops
micronutrients
growth factors ( vitamins)
water
auxotroph
have growth requirements
prototroph
no growth requirements
synthetic or defined
Burks media,
complex or rich
TSA, Nutrient broth
some ingredients unknown extracts
prepared media
Broth
used to make media to create mass organisms
general
provides basic needs for bacterial growth tsa, na, blodd agar
selective
used to suppress growth of unwanted microorganisms and favor growth of desired organisms MacConkey, msa, cna
differential
distinguish colonies of desired organisms from other colonies growing on same plate MacConkey, msa
how high can temperatures get with 15 p.s.i?
121 degrees celsius
bacteria
ubiquitous, exist in mixed cultures
pure culture
one type of bacteria
Robert Koch
created agar
Columbia CNA Agar
Selective for G +, inhibits G-
MacConkey Agar
selective for G-, inhibits G+
Inhibitory: Bile Salts
indicator: neutral red(pH drop around colony causes color change)
MacConkey Agar results
Lactose fermenters: pink or red colonies
lactose non-fermaenters: clear colonies
Mannitol Salt Agar
Growth of Staphylococcus species
inhibitor: sodium chloride 7.5%
indicator: phenol red
MSA results
S. saprophyticus: yellow colonies and yellow meida (ferments mannitol)
S. epidermidis: grows but does not ferment mannitol(media not yellow)
Blood Agar
enrich blood for fastidious organisms G+, G-
indicator: blood
Blood agar results
Beta, alpha, gamma
beta- complete homolysis
alpha- incomplete hemolysis
gamma- no hemolysis
Linnaeus
Binomial system
Carl Woese
1978 introduced 3 domains Bacteria, Archaea, Eukarya
Christian Gram
1884 important differential staining techniques allows identification of bacterial groups based on peptidoglycan in cell wall
Gram + or Gram -?
gram positive
Gram pos or gram neg?
gram negative
Steps for gram stain
Crystal violet
Iodine
Alcohol
Safranin
negative stain
to see bacterial cell morphology, size of cells, capsules, cell shape, and association between cells.
Nigrosin stain
negatively charged
dark background, visible bacteria
no heat applied
Sab
selective for fungi due to low pH (5.6) and high glucose content
Joseph Lister
Aseptic surgery carbolic acid
Factors affecting effectiveness of antimicrobial treatments
microbial characteristics
# of microorganisms
time of exposure
Alexander Flemning
Penicillin 1928
What are the major modes of action of antibotics?
-cell wall synthesis
-plasma membrane
-folic acid synthesis
-nucleic acids
-protein synthesis (50s, 30s units)
Mueller-Hinton
low inhibitors sulfonamides, trimethoprim, and tetracycline inhibitors
neutral pH
mycology
study of fungi
fungi characteristics
eukaryotic, chemoheterotrophs (non-photosynthetic), lack tissue diffrentation, absorptive metabolism
cell wall: chitin
Fungi- multicellular
molds, mushrooms
Fungi- unicellular
yeasts
molds and fleshy fungi connected by chains of?
hyphae
An interconnected mass of hyphae is called?
mycelium
fungi can reproduce by
fragmentation-asexually
formation of spores- sexually and asexually
Name two types of electron microscopes: (to view structural details of bacteria
Transmission Electron
Scanning Electron
resolution
distance between two points that can be distinguished from one another as two separate things
light source
helps to illuminate the organism
course focus adjustment
brings the stage up to put the object in focus
diaphragm
adjusts the amount of light
magnification
10X, 40X, 100X
wet mount
place 1-2 drops of sample in center of slide, cover slip
auxotroph
requires growth requirement
auxein- to increase, trophos- nourishment
prototroph
wild type organism or one with no growth requirments
nutrient agar slants
used to maintain stock cultures
nutrient agar plates
used to isolate pure cultures of organisms
nutrient broth tubes
used to grow large numbers of organisms
agar
ingredient to make solid media
Agar will not go into the solution until has been
autoclaved
Name three ingredients of media which are required for bacterial growh
maronutrients
micronutrients
water
aseptic
used to keep area free of bacterial contamination
negative stain
nigrosin (-) does not react with bacteria surface (-) dries to form dark background