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BIOL 440- FLC
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Microbiology
Undergraduate 1
11/11/2013

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Term
Psychrophil
Definition
5-15 degrees C
Term
Mesophil
Definition
15-40 degrees C
Term
Thermophil
Definition
40-80 degrees C
Term
Hyperthermophil
Definition
80-110 degrees C
Term
Best temp for S. marcenscense
Definition
20 degrees C (mesophil)- red pigment
Term
3 toxic Oxygen forms (superoxides)
Definition
Superoxide
Peroxide
Hydroxyl
Term
3 enzymes for superoxide breakdown. Where are they found?
Definition
Found in aerobes
- Superoxide dismutase
-Catalase
-Peroxidase
Term
What agar medium was used in the oxygen requirement experiments?
Definition
Brain heart fusions in deep tubes
Term
What area in the agar do aerobes grow?
Definition
at the surface of the tube
Term
what area in the agar do obligate anaerobes grow?
Definition
bottom of the tube
Term
what area in the agar do facultative anaerobes grow?
Definition
throughout the agar with more at the surface
Term
What is the final electron acceptor for aerobes?
Definition
oxygen
Term
what is the final elector acceptor for obligate anaerobes?
Definition
molecules other than oxygen
Term
In the catalase experiment, what solution is added to the tubes
Definition
hydrogen peroxide (H2O2)
Term
What represents a positive reaction in the catalase test?
Definition
formation of O2 bubbles
Term
in a normal cell, where would the hydrogen peroxide being neutralized by catalase come from?
Definition
superoxide dismutase breaks down toxic superoxides and produces hydrogen peroxide.
Term
What agar and reagent is used in the amylase test?
Definition
starch agar and Gram's iodine
Term
What reaction is being tested for in the amylase test?
Definition
Starch hydrolysis into simple sugars (glucose)
Term
What does a positive Amylase test looks like (with Gram's iodine added)?
Definition
cleared zone (halo) surrounding the growth
Term
What does a negative Amylase test looks like (with Gram's iodine added)?
Definition
Blue to black color in the medium
Term
What agar is used in the lipase test?
Definition
Tributyrin agar (with lipid)- blue color
Term
What reaction is being tested in the lipase test?
Definition
hydrolysis of ester bonds by lipase
Term
What does a positive lipase test look like?
Definition
clear halo surrounding growth. Loss of apacity
Term
What does a negative lipase test look like?
Definition
Medium remains opaque blue color surrounding growth
Term
What media is used in the Casein test?
Definition
milk agar
Term
What reaction is being tested in the Casein test?
Definition
breakdown of casein, a protein in milk, by protease
Term
What does a positive results in the Casein test look like?
Definition
loss of opacity surrounding the bacterial growth
Term
What does a negative result in the casein test look like?
Definition
medium surrounding the bacterial growth remains opaque
Term
[image]
Definition
Casein Test
Term
[image]
Definition
Amylase Test
Term
[image]
Definition
Lipase Test
Term
[image]
Definition
Gelatinase Test
Term
What agar and broth was used for the temperature experiment?
Definition
Nutrient broth and TSA platse
Term
What method was used to inoculate the oxygen requirement bacteria in brain hear fusion?
Definition
shake tube inoculation
Term
What are the 4 exoenzymes?
Definition
1. lipase
2. amylase
3. gelatin
4. casein
Term
in the gelatin experiment, what enzyme is breaking down gelatin and what is it breaking gelatin down into?
Definition
gelatinase breaks gelatin down into amino acids
Term
how many ml to one micro liter?
Definition
1ml = 1000ul
Term
In the DNA extraction experiment, what is done to the strawberry cells to expose the DNA?
Definition
The cells are treated with detergent (SDS) in a buffer solution
Term
In the DNA extraction experiment, how is protein precipitated out of the solution?
Definition
presence of salt in the DNA extraction buffer
Term
In the DNA extraction experiment, how is cellular waste and particles removed from solution?
Definition
filtered out
Term
In the DNA extraction experiment, how is DNA precipitated from the filtered solution?
Definition
Addition of cold ethanol
Term
Transformation- What two genes were present in the plasmid vector?
Definition
amp resistance and GFP
Term
Transformation- how did we select for transformed bacteria?
Definition
plated on amp agar
Term
Transformation- what was done to E.coli to induce competency?
Definition
CaCl2 and heat shock
Term
Transformation- what were the growth areas surrounding transformed bacteria called?
Definition
satellite colonies
Term
What is another name for the disk diffusion test (antibiotics)?
Definition
Kirby-Bauer
Term
What is the area surrounding an antibiotic disk that restricts growth called?
Definition
zone of inhibition
Term
What are two typical gram + bacteria?
Definition
B. cereus and S. aureus
Term
What three sugars do phenol red tubes contain for carbohydrate fermentation?
Definition
1. glucose
2. lactose (galactose + glucose)
3. sucrose (fructose + glucose)
Term
In carbohydrate fermentation, which bacteria usually produces acid?
Definition
S. aureus
Term
In carbohydrate fermentation, which bacteria doesn't undergo gas or acid production?
Definition
Pseudomonas
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