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Where can you find samples of organisms
and are the almost always mix cultures |
water, soil, environmental surfaces, animals, and the human body
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why must you have a pure culture |
to identify and characterize them |
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Why do you use a streak test technique |
To Separate bacteria into isolated colonies
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Before any medical diagnostic tests can begin what must happen |
culture purity |
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What is the first step of a multi-day process required for proper identification and characterization of an infectious agent |
Culture Isolation |
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How many quadrants do you streak in a petri dish |
4 |
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do you flame the loop between quadrants |
yes to make the loop sterile |
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How long do you incubate your plate and what is the temp you use |
incubate for 18-24 hours at 37 degree Celsius |
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How do you store your Petri dish |
inverted (upside down) to prevent condensation that will smear the colonies |
