Shared Flashcard Set

Details

Lab Final
Micro Lab Final
45
Microbiology
Undergraduate 1
11/13/2012

Additional Microbiology Flashcards

 


 

Cards

Term
Penecillins
Definition
  • Penicillin
  • Cell wall Inhibitor
  • Prevent peptidoglycan cross-linkage
Term
Amoxicillin
Definition
  • Penicillin(semi-synthetic)
  • Prevent Peptidoglycan cross linkage
  • Cell Wall Inihibitor
Term
Ceclor
Definition
  • Cephalosporins
  • Prevent Peptidoglycan cross-linkage
  • Cell wall inhibitors
Term
Imipenem
Definition
  • Carbapenems
  • Prevent peptidoglycan cross-linkage
  • Cell wall inhibitors
Term
Bacitracin
Definition
  • Polypeptide antibiotics
  • break NAG-NAM bonds
  • Cell wall inhibitors
Term
Gentamycin
Definition
  • Aminoglycosides
  • Bind to 70s Ribosomes
  • Protein synthesis Inhibitors
Term
Tetracycline
Definition
  • Tetracycline
  • bind to 70s ribosomes
  • Protein synthesis inhibitors
Term
Doxycycline
Definition
  • Tetracycline
  • Bind to 70s ribosomes
  • Protein synthesis inhibitors
Term
Chloramphenicol
Definition
  • chloramphenicol
  • bind to 70s ribosomes
  • protein synthesis inhibitors
Term
Erythromycin
Definition
  • Macrolides
  • Bind to 70s ribosomes
  • protein synthesis inhibitors
Term
Azithromycin
Definition
  • Macrolides
  • Bind to 70s ribosomes
  • protein synthesis inhibotors
Term
Zyvox-linezolid
Definition
  • Oxazolidinones
  • 70s ribosomes
  • protein syntheis inhibitors
Term
Synercid
Definition
  • Streptogrammins
  • bind to 70s ribosomes
  • protein synthesis inhibitors
Term
Cipro-ciprofloxacin
Definition
  • quinolones
  • interfere with dna gyrase
  • dna replication inhibitors
Term
Rifampin
Definition
  • Rifamycin
  • inhibits mRNA synthesis
  • DNA Replication inhibitors
Term
Septra
Definition
  • Essential
  • structural analogs
Term

Benzalconium Chloride

and

Cetylpyridium

Definition
  • Disrupt cell membranes and denature proteins
  • Quaterinary Ammonium Compounds
Term

Sodium Hypochlorite (chlorine)

and 

povidine ioding (iodine)

Definition
  • Halogens
  • Oxidizing agents that disrupt cell membranes
Term

Hexachlorophene,

Teichlosan, and

Chlorhexidine

Definition
  • Phenols
  • Disrupt cell membranes
Term

Isopropanol

and

ethanol

Definition
  • Alcohols
  • distrupt cell membranes and denature proteins
Term
Vinegar
Definition
  • pH changes
  • Denature proteins
Term
Psychophiles
Definition
Growth range between -5 and 18 degrees C
Term
Mesophiles
Definition
Growth range between 10 and 48 degrees C
Term
Thermophiles
Definition
Growth range of 40 degrees C and up
Term
Aerobe
Definition
Bacteria that require molecular oxygen
Term
Anaerobes
Definition
Bacteria that are killed in the presence of oxygen
Term
Falcultative anaerobes
Definition
Bacteria that respire either aerobically if oxygen is present or anaerobically in the absence of oxygen
Term
Microaerophils
Definition
Bacteria that tolerate a small amount of oxygen but are killed by high concentration of oxygen
Term
Ocular
Definition
eyepiece; mounted on top of the microscope body
Term
Objective lense
Definition
the lense at the bottom of the body tube closest to the slide
Term
Coarse adjustment knob
Definition
know on the side that causes reletively lagrge movement of the lense.
Term
Fine adjustment knobs
Definition
the smaller knob that moves the lense with more precision
Term
Iris diaphgram
Definition
used to vary the illumitation of the object being viewed
Term

 

what are the steps to aseptic technique?

Definition
  • Flame the loop
  • open the lid of the tube of inoculum
  • flame the lip of the tube of inoculum
  • fish(collect inoculum)
  • flame the lip of the tube of inoculum
  • close the tube of inoculum
  • opent the lid of sterile tube
  • flame the lip of the sterile tube
  • plant inoculu
  • flame the lip of tube and close it
  • flame the loop
Term
Describe the steak plate technique
Definition
Begin by flaming the transfer loop then use aseptic technique to gather bacterium then you can beging placing the bacteruim on the agar plate. start with the first section and move the loop in a "s" motion flaming between sections. 
Term
Turnnid growth
Definition
cloudy
Term
Flocculent growth
Definition
clusters of bacteria growing in the broth. suspended particles
Term
pellicle growth
Definition
growth across the top
Term
Sediment growth
Definition
a concentration of growth at he bottom of the tube
Term
Crystal Violet
Definition
Primary stain
Term
Gram's iodine
Definition
Mordant
Term
95% ethanol
Definition
decolorizer
Term
Safranin
Definition
Counterstain
Supporting users have an ad free experience!