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microscope base |
microscope arm |
microscope stage |
microscope body tube |
microscope condenser |
microscope iris diaphragm |
microscope revolving nosepiece |
microscope obective lenses |
microscope focal point |
microscope coarse adjustment |
microscope fine adjustment |
microscope field of vision |
microscope magnification |
formula for magnification |
resolution |
refractive index |
parfocal |
which lens has the shortest focal distance? |
the three basic bacterial shapes |
the field of vision decreases when the magnification... |
why does immersion oil increase resolution? |
when viewing large organisms like fungi or protozoa, it is best to use the ___________ lens |
spherical aberration |
chromatic aberration |
In bright field microscopy, the image is made from: |
Bacterial stains will _____ the organism |
The condenser lens ___________ the light |
Refraction is ________ of light rays |
A microscope produces 2 images. One is _____ and one is ______. |
The virtual image appears ___________ the microscope |
The formula for calculating magnification: |
Resolution is defined as: |
The limit of resolution is: |
Write the formula for the limit of resolution: |
Numerical Aperture is: |
Using immersion oil makes the numerical aperture__________ |
In dark-field microscopy, objects appear ________ against a _________ background |
In phase contrast microscopy, the specimen appears as various levels of ______ against a bright background |
Fluorescent microscopy uses fluorescent ______ that emit light when illuminated with _____________ light |
A mixed culture contains: |
A pure culture contains: |
The purpose of streaking bacteria on a plate is to: |
Individual cells grow into: |
CFU stands for: |
A CFU consists of: |
Ubiquitous: |
Define pathogenic: |
Define opportunistic pathogen |
define reservoir: |
Pellicle |
sediment |
turbidity |
flocculent |
Organisms that can infect us: |
Organisms that may transmit disease |
most commonly used staining method |
gram staining - which stain is applied first? |
gram staining
what forms inside the cell after you add iodine?
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gram staining
what type of cell is decolorized? |
gram staining
Name the counterstain |
what effect does alcohol have on the gram-negative cell wall? |
Explain why gram-positive cells are not decolorized |
What color will gram-positive cells be if the decolorizer is left on too long? |
Describe the appearance of a good emulsion |
what happens to older gram-positive cultures? |
In the negative staining technique a chromogen (dye) has a ____________ charge. |
The pH of negative stains is_____________ |
Negative stains do not enter bacterial cells because the charges ____________ each other. |
Negative staining is commonly employed for bacteria that are: |
Acid-fast bacteria have ____________ in their cell walls |
Acid-fast organisms resist _________ by _________ alcohol. |
The names of the 2 acid-fast staining procedures are: |
When preparing an acid-fast smear, a drop of __________ is used to help the ____________ organisms adhere to the slide |
The primary stain in the ZN method is _________ because it is soluble in _____________ |
Heating causes acid-fast cell walls to _________ |
the counterstain in an acid-fast stain is |
Acid fast cells are colored |
Non acid-fast cells are |
Capsules are made of __________ or _________ |
(Capsule stain) Two examples of netgaive stains are: |
(Capsule stain) Negative stain pH is ___________ and they stain the background |
(Capsule stain) A basic stain is used to stain _________ |
(Capsule stain) We do not heat fix because: |
Cells stick to the slide by adding a drop of ___________ |
An endospore is: |
Endospores are covered with a protein called: |
(endospore stain) The primary stain is called: |
(endospore stain) The decolorizer is: |
(endospore stain) The cells that are counterstained with safranin are ______________ and _____________ |
Location of endospore: central |
Location of endospore: terminal |
location of endospore: subterminal |
Two spore shapres are: |
some spores are large and make the cell look: |
Why can't we view flagella using an unstained preperation? |
flagella - monotrichous |
flagella - amphitrichous |
lophotrichous |
peritrichous |
Why does light of a shorter wavelength produce a clearer image than light of longer wavelengths? |
Colony morphology includes: |
colony morphology - shape |
colony morphology - margin |
colony morphology - elevation |
colony morphology - texture |
colony morphology - color |
colony morphology - other factors |
Why are microorganisms located on the desks not sterilized as extremely as the plates? |
What is significant about organisms that grow well at 37 degrees C? |
Capsule stain - why must the sample be emulsified in serum? |
Why do oral bacteria produce a capsule? |
Why was an older culture of Bacillus used to demonstrate endospores? |
Why can't flagella be observed in action? |
Type of microscopy: |
Type of microscopy:
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type of microscopy: |
type of microscopy:
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bacterial morphology:
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bacterial morphology
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bacterial morphology
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bacterial morphology
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bacterial morphology: |
bacterial morphology: |
bacterial morphology: |
bacterial morphology: |
bacterial morphology: |
bacterial morphology: |
bacterial morphology: |
bacterial morphology |
How to do a plate streak: |
Broth growth:
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Gram stain procedure |
gram positive vs gram negative results: |
Negative stain: |
acid-fast stain (ZN) |
acid fast stain (K) |
capsule stain: |
Flagella stain: |
flagella: |
flagella: |
flagella: |
Endospores: |
endospores |