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What is the sequence of Gram stain?
Safranin counterstain
(test 1 material)
What color do you see under the microscope of the Gram(-) bacteria after the Gram stain?
Pink
(test 1 Material)
Influenza is caused by what?
Influenza virus
(test 2 material)
Yellow fever is what?
A viral disease
(test 2 material)
What do microbiologists add to liquid media to make it solid?
Agar
(test 2 material)
What does trace elements refer to?
Small amounts of mineral requirements.
(test 2 material)
Rickettsiae and Chlamydiae are unusual because...?
They must live inside other living cells.
(test 3 material)
When the F plasmid is incorporated into the chromosome of F+ bacteria, these cells are called what?
High-frequency recombination
(test 3)
Bacteriostatic agent
An agent that in hibits the growth of bacteria.
virxocide
an agent that inactivates viruses.
Germicide
An agent killing microorganism and inhibit growth of other.
Plate count method
not used to measure antimicrobial agent.
Bacterialcidal
kill bacteria
Halogen's
Doesn't effect viruses
Alcohols
Dissolve lipids and deanature proteins.
Methane Oxide
p.351-352
This is not an example of alkylating, which disrupts proteins and nucleic acids?
Alkylating agents consist of what?
Formaldehydes, glutaraldehyde, and Beta-propiolactone used in aqueous solutions (F,M, and B)
Fromaldehydes
inactivates viruses and toxins without destorying antegeneous properties.
The method used to evaluate the effect of chemicals F
Filter paper test- a clear area around the disk.
Deanaturation of proteins by antimicrobial agents
Disrupts hydrogen and desulfide bonds
Phenols
disrupts cell membranes
Dry heat is damaged by
Oxidizing Molecules
Not used when autoclaving
Autoheat endospores such as bacillasstreaother mophilus
(BM)
autoclaving is involved in what?
sterilization
Pasturezation
Not used to sterilize
Lyophilization
freeze drying
Microwave radiation
Water releases energy as heat
ultra violet radiation
Kills microorganisms by damaging DNA and proteins
Ionizing
(dislodging electrons from atoms creating ions)
Sonic or ultrasonic
p. 359
range that can destroy bacteria if the waves are intense
Plasmids
sugar or salt high concentration with high osmotic pressure
(cell shrinkage which leads to cell death)
Moist heat
deanatures proteins
Ultrasonic waves
it does not properly kill organisms
filtering water through paper
reduces contamination
Good method for sanitizing food
drying
Method used for sanitizing bandages and glassware
autoclaving
Cheap and easiest way to prevent spread of disease
vigorous hand washing
Paul Erhlich
Found the cure for syphilis. As well as discovering the drug (Salvarsan) And he coined disc
Pencillin
Alexander Fleming disovered.
Ernest Chain and Howard Florey isolated the antibiotic
Chemical subsance used in medical practice
Chemotheraputic agent
Special group of chemicals subject to treat disease by micobes
antimicrobial agent
Selective toxicity
harms the microbes without harming the host.
Mode of action of an antimicrobial agent refers
how it exerts its effect upon microorganisms
If it is not an antimicrobial agent then
it will not disrupt of select toxicity
Disruption of an antimicrobial agent is due to
enzyme development
microorganisms that use ready made folic acid
alter metabolic pathway
tetracyclines are effective against a large variety of different organisms is considered
broad spectrum drug
(Pencillin)
antibiotic containing beta-lacta ring
binds to crossline pepticoglycans
resistance of microorganisms to antibiotics
acquired by generation or non- generation change
Devlope in second and third line antimicrobial agents
increasing different treatment tests for bacteria
Determining microbial sensitvity to an antimicrobial agent used in filter paper
disc diffusion method