Bacterial Growth and Genetic Changes
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What is the lag phase in microbial growth?

  • The period before growth begins for synthesis of enzymes. (correct)
  • The time when cells double in number.
  • The phase where cells die due to lack of nutrients.
  • The time when nutrients are used up.
  • During which phase do bacterial cells double in number at a constant rate?

  • Lag phase
  • Death phase
  • Exponential phase (correct)
  • Stationary phase
  • What triggers the transition from exponential phase to stationary phase?

  • Synthesis of new enzymes
  • Cellular reproduction rate doubling
  • Accumulation of metabolic waste (correct)
  • Rapid nutrient influx
  • What happens during the death phase of bacterial growth?

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    What limitation does the total cell count method face?

    <p>It cannot reliably ascertain cell viability. (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does turbidity measurements rely on for assessing cell mass?

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    How is net cell mass determined in the viable count method?

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    Why is a standard curve important in turbidity measurement?

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    What primarily influences the growth rate of bacteria?

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    Which bacterial reproduction method involves a parent cell forming a smaller new cell that eventually separates?

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    What type of mutation results in a change to a stop codon?

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    Which of the following accurately describes auxotrophic bacteria?

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    Which term describes the addition, deletion, or substitution of a few bases in DNA?

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    In which genetic transfer method do bacteria take up naked DNA from the environment?

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    What does it mean if a bacterium is labeled as 'AmpR'?

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    What type of bacteria can synthesize their own nutritional requirements from minimal media?

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    What is the primary purpose of making a smear of bacterial cells on a slide?

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    What happens to Gram-negative cells during the Gram staining process after the decolorization step?

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    Which of the following describes the term 'generation' in microbial growth?

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    In differential staining, what is the role of the counterstain?

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    What characteristic of endospores makes them difficult to stain with normal dyes?

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    Which staining method involves treating cells with hydrochloric acid?

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    Which of the following best describes bacterial growth?

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    What is the first step in spore staining?

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    What type of medium is defined by having an exact and consistent composition, avoiding any organic materials from yeast, animals, or plants?

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    Which of the following media is designed to suppress unwanted organisms while allowing certain bacteria to grow?

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    What characteristic of enriched media distinguishes it from other types of media?

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    Which media is specifically used for isolating Vibrio cholerae?

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    Which media would result in a purple/pink color change to indicate a positive urease test?

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    What defines complex media in comparison to basal media?

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    What is the purpose of using an indicator in certain types of media?

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    Which type of media can be classified as semi-solid due to the 0.5% agar content?

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    What color do lactose fermenters produce on Mac Conkey's medium?

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    Which method is NOT used to generate anaerobiosis in a culture?

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    What is typically used to confirm and identify microorganisms in a pure culture?

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    What role does reduced methylene blue indicator play in anaerobic media?

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    Why is it often up to the scientist to find the best conditions for culturing an organism?

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    What is the function of the Durham's tube in culture media?

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    What is a common initial step in identifying microorganisms?

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    In microbiology, what is a pure culture?

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    What is the primary mechanism by which moist heat kills microorganisms?

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    Which type of pasteurization method exposes milk to 72ºC for 15 seconds?

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    What is required for reliable sterilization when using moist heat?

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    Which pathogen is a notable exception that survives boiling for up to 30 minutes?

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    What temperature is reached in an autoclave to effectively kill all organisms and endospores?

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    What is the main advantage of Ultra High Temperature Pasteurization (UHT) for milk?

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    Which of the following is a consequence of longer heat exposure in microbial control?

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    What occurs during the lag phase of microbial growth?

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    What is the role of filtration as a physical method of microbial control?

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    Which measurement method allows for distinguishing viable cells from non-viable cells?

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    In which phase of microbial growth does exponential growth cease?

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    What is a limitation of the total cell count method?

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    What process is used to determine the net cell mass of a culture?

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    What is essential for a spectrophotometer to function accurately in turbidity measurements?

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    What is the consequence of prolonged incubation after reaching the stationary phase?

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    Which method is used for direct microscopic counting of cells?

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    What is the primary function of High Efficiency Particulate Air Filters (HEPA)?

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    Which statement about membrane filters with 0.22 and 0.45um pores is correct?

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    What process occurs when cells undergo plasmolysis due to osmotic pressure?

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    What is a major disadvantage of ionizing radiation for sterilization?

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    Which form of radiation is primarily used to disinfect surfaces but does not penetrate well?

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    What does sterilization aim to achieve?

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    How do alcohols primarily kill microorganisms?

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    What is the optimum concentration of ethanol used for disinfection?

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    Which process effectively kills endospores of Clostridium botulinum in food products?

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    What can be an issue when cooking food in microwaves?

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    What is the main purpose of antiseptics in medical settings?

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    What is the difference between disinfectants and antiseptics?

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    What does degerming specifically refer to in microbial control methods?

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    Which factor does NOT influence the effectiveness of antimicrobial treatment?

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    What is the primary goal of sanitization in food handling?

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    Which statement best describes the concept of sepsis?

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    Flashcards

    Bacterial Generation Time

    The time it takes for a bacterial population to double in size.

    Lag Phase (Bacterial Growth)

    The initial period where bacterial growth is slow or non-existent. Cells adapt to new conditions.

    Exponential Phase (Bacterial Growth)

    The phase where bacterial cells divide at a constant rate.

    Stationary Phase (Bacterial Growth)

    The phase where bacterial growth stops due to resource depletion or buildup of waste products.

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    Total Cell Count

    A method for determining the total number of bacteria, both living and dead.

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    Viable Cell Count

    A method for determining the number of living bacteria.

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    Turbidity Measurement of bacterial growth

    A method to measure bacterial growth using light scattering.

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    Bacterial Growth Measurement Methods

    Techniques used for measuring bacterial population size.

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    Bacterial Growth Rate

    How quickly bacteria grow and divide, influenced by factors like species and environmental conditions.

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    Binary Fission

    The asexual reproduction method of most prokaryotes, where one cell divides into two identical daughter cells.

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    Unusual Bacterial Division

    Some bacteria reproduce using methods other than binary fission, creating multiple offspring cells or budding.

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    Bacterial Mutations

    Changes in bacterial DNA that can lead to resistance or other new traits.

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    Horizontal Gene Transfer

    The transfer of genetic material between bacteria through processes like transformation, conjugation, and transduction.

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    Antimicrobial Resistance Mutation

    A mutation that allows bacteria to survive and grow in the presence of an antibiotic.

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    Point Mutation

    A change in a single base pair (A, T, C, or G) within DNA.

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    Nutritional Mutants

    Bacteria that are altered to require special nutrients to grow and thrive.

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    Bacterial Smear

    A preparation of bacterial cells on a slide for microscopic viewing.

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    Simple Staining

    Bacterial staining using only one dye to view cell morphology.

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    Differential Staining

    Staining using multiple dyes to distinguish bacteria types.

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    Gram Staining

    A differential staining technique to classify bacteria as Gram-positive or Gram-negative.

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    Acid-Fast Staining

    Staining to identify bacteria with waxy cell walls (resistant to water-based stains).

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    Spore Staining

    Staining bacterial endospores (resistant structures) to visualize them.

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    Growth Rate

    The change in microbial cell number or mass per unit time.

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    Generation Time

    The time taken for a microbial population to double.

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    Simple Media

    A type of media with undefined composition, used to grow various microorganisms.

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    Complex Media

    Media with added ingredients, beyond basic components. Provides special nutrients for picky bacteria.

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    Synthetic Media

    Media made from precise chemical components, with known composition, typically for specific microorganisms.

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    Enriched Media

    Basal media with added components like blood, serum, etc. to support the growth of fastidious organisms.

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    Indicator Media

    Media containing substances that change color when certain bacteria grow on them.

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    Inhibitory Substances

    Substances added to media to prevent specific organisms from growing, isolating desired bacteria.

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    Motility Media

    Semi-solid media used to observe the movement of bacteria

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    Nutrient Broth

    Liquid medium, usually with Peptone, meat extract, and salt, for growing microorganisms

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    MacConkey's medium

    A culture medium that differentiates lactose fermenting and non-lactose fermenting bacteria.

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    Anaerobic media

    Media used for growing bacteria that require low oxygen levels.

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    Gaspak

    A commercial envelope containing chemicals to generate anaerobic conditions.

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    Differential Media

    Media that distinguishes kinds of bacteria based on their metabolic characteristics.

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    Pure culture

    A culture containing only one species of microorganism.

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    Microscopic identification

    Visual inspection of microorganisms using a microscope.

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    Microbial Growth Conditions

    Factors impacting microbial cell growth and reproduction, including temperature, gas composition, aeration, light, and humidity.

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    Bacterial Smear

    A preparation of bacteria on a glass slide for microscopic analysis.

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    Generation Time

    The time it takes for a bacterial population to double.

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    Lag Phase

    Initial period of slow or no bacterial growth after inoculation in new medium.

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    Exponential Phase

    Period of rapid bacterial growth where cells double regularly.

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    Stationary Phase

    Bacterial growth stops due to limited nutrients or waste buildup.

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    Total Cell Count

    Method to count all cells, living and dead.

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    Viable Count

    Counts only live bacteria using methods like spread-plate method.

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    Turbidity

    Measure of bacterial growth based on cloudiness of a culture.

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    Total Cell Count Limitations

    Can't distinguish between living and dead cells and hard to count small cells precisely.

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    Sterilization

    Killing or removing all microbial life (including spores) from a material or object.

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    Commercial Sterilization

    Heat treatment that kills Clostridium botulinum endospores in canned food.

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    Disinfection

    Reducing the number of disease-causing microorganisms to a safe level.

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    Aseptic Techniques

    Methods to prevent contamination during surgery and other procedures.

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    Degerming

    Removing most microbes from a specific area.

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    Sanitization

    Using chemicals to clean food-handling equipment to meet health standards.

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    Sepsis

    Bacterial contamination causing significant harm or tissue damage.

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    Factors influencing antimicrobial effectiveness

    Number of microbes and type of microbes affect the time to eliminate a microbe population.

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    Moist Heat

    A method of microbial control that kills microorganisms by coagulating their proteins. It's more effective than dry heat.

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    Boiling

    A moist heat method of microbial control that heats to 100ºC or more at sea level. Kills vegetative forms, most viruses, and fungi and their spores quite quickly.

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    Autoclave

    A chamber that uses hot steam under pressure to achieve sterilization with moist heat, reaching temperatures above boiling water.

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    Pasteurization

    A method of microbial control, developed by Louis Pasteur, that reduces microbes responsible for spoilage of beverages like milk, beer, and juices.

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    Heat Resistance

    The ability of microbes to survive exposure to heat.

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    Environmental Factors (Microbial Control)

    Factors impacting the effectiveness of antimicrobial methods; organic matter can hinder the effect of treatments.

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    Time of Exposure (Microbial Control)

    Longer exposure times to chemical antimicrobials or radiation generally improve their effectiveness; this may compensate for lower temperatures in heat treatments.

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    Dry Heat

    A method of microbial control in which organisms are killed by oxidation.

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    Dry Heat

    A method of sterilization using high temperatures without moisture. It damages microbes by denaturing proteins and damaging cell structures.

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    Low Temperatures

    Temperatures below optimal growth conditions for most microbes, slowing their metabolic processes and growth.

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    Filtration

    A method of separating microbes from a liquid or gas using a physical barrier with specific pore sizes.

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    Desiccation

    Removal of water from a microbial cell, thereby inhibiting growth, survival, and reproduction.

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    Osmotic Pressure

    The pressure difference between two solutions separated by a semi-permeable membrane. It affects microbial growth by causing water to move, impacting cell structure.

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    Radiation (Ionizing)

    High-energy radiation that disrupts atoms and molecules in microbes, leading to damage and death. Gamma rays, X-rays, electron beams.

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    Radiation (Nonionizing)

    Lower energy forms of radiation, like UV light, that cause damage primarily cell components by disrupting DNA.

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    Alcohols (Sterilization)

    Solutions, like ethanol and isopropanol, that denature proteins and disrupt cell membranes of microbes; evaporating quickly and lack residual effects.

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    Study Notes

    Bacterial Growth and Control

    • Bacteria growth rate depends on species (e.g., E. coli 20 minutes, Mycobacterium tuberculosis 2 weeks) and environmental conditions.
    • Bacteria can adjust their growth speed depending on available nutrients.
    • Bacteria reproduce asexually via binary fission.
    • Some bacteria have unusual division patterns, like budding or multiple divisions after exceeding their starting size.

    Unusual Division Patterns

    • Some bacteria grow larger than their starting size before dividing.
    • Some bacteria create a new cell that grows out of the parent cell, a process called budding.
    • Other bacteria develop offspring internally within the cytoplasm of a larger "mother" cell.

    Genetic Changes in Bacterial Populations

    • Mutations are changes in DNA.
      • Point mutations involve addition, deletion, or substitution of bases.
      • Missense mutations alter a single amino acid.
      • Nonsense mutations change a codon into a stop codon.
      • Silent mutations change a base without altering the amino acid.
    • Spontaneous mutations or mutations induced by mutagens can occur.
    • Horizontal/lateral gene transfer includes transformation, conjugation, transduction, and vesicles.

    Bacterial Mutants

    • Antimicrobial-resistant mutants can grow even in the presence of antimicrobial agents (e.g., AmpR for ampicillin resistance).
    • Antibiotic-sensitive mutants cannot grow in the presence of antimicrobial agents.

    Horizontal or Lateral Genetic Transfer

    • Bacteria can acquire new genes without sexual reproduction
    • Important for adapting to new toxins or environments.
    • Can lead to antibiotic resistance in bacteria, which is a risk for humans.
    • Four main mechanisms are transformation, conjugation, transduction, and vesicles.

    Bacterial Transformation

    • A donor DNA molecule is taken up and incorporated into the recipient cell's genome.

    Bacterial Conjugation

    • Direct transfer of genetic material between bacterial cells via a conjugation bridge.

    Bacterial Transduction

    • Viruses (bacteriophages) transfer genetic material from one bacterium to another.
    • Two types: Generalized (any portion of the host's genome is transferred) and Specialized (only specific portions are transferred).

    Bacterial Vesicles

    • Internal organelles containing genetic material that are transferred between cells.

    Culture Methods in Microbiology

    • Isolating and culturing microorganisms to understand them.
    • Identification steps: Inoculation, Incubation, Isolation, Inspection.
    • Isolating pure cultures: Identifying and separating microbial species from a mixed population
    • First bacterial growth media often used urine or meat broth.

    Types of Media

    • Based on consistency: solid, liquid, semi-solid.
    • Based on chemical composition: simple, complex, synthetic.
    • Also specific to different requirements, like ones for aerobic or anaerobic microbes.
    • Different media can support the growth of specific organisms while inhibiting the growth of others.

    Special Media

    • Enriched: Contain additional nutrients for fastidious organisms (e.g., blood agar, chocolate agar).
    • Enrichment: Used for isolating specific microorganisms from a mixed culture (e.g., selenite F broth).
    • Selective: Contain inhibitory substances to prevent/suppress the growth of unwanted organisms (e.g., MacConkey's, Mannitol salt agar).
    • Indicator: Contain indicators which change color upon microbial growth (e.g., MacConkey's).
    • Sugar media: Contains any fermentable substances used to determine fermentation types.

    Staining Procedures

    • Simple stains: Use one dye to visualize cell morphology and structure.
    • Differential stains: Use multiple dyes to distinguish between cells based on cell wall structures (e.g., Gram stain). Acid-fast stain, and spore stain.

    Bacterial Growth Cycle

    • Lag phase: Initial period of adjustment before growth begins.
    • Exponential phase: Rapid increase in cell number.
    • Stationary phase: Growth rate slows as resources are depleted.
    • Death phase: Cell death exceeds cell growth.

    Measurement of Bacterial Growth

    • Total cell count: Direct microscopic count (counting cells in a known volume).
    • Viable cell count: Spread plate method (plating dilutions to count colonies).
    • Cell mass: Measuring the dry weight of cells (for large populations).

    Factors Influencing Bacterial Growth

    • Temperature: Microbes have optimal growth temperatures (Psychrophiles, Mesophiles, Thermophiles, Hyperthermophiles)
    • pH: Microbes have optimal pH ranges (Acidophiles, Alkaliphiles, Neutrals)
    • Water availability: Microbes need water for metabolic reactions (Osmosis)
    • Oxygen: Microbes require oxygen (aerobes, anaerobes) or don't (facultative anaerobes) for growth.

    Methods of Microbial Control

    • Heat: Boiling, autoclaving, pasteurization, dry heat sterilization
    • Low temperature: Refrigeration, freezing
    • Filtration: Removing microbes via membranes
    • Desiccation: Removing water to inhibit growth
    • Osmotic pressure: High salt/sugar concentrations
    • Radiation: Ionizing (gamma, X-rays), non-ionizing (UV)
    • Chemical agents: Alcohols, aldehydes, heavy metals, phenols, peroxygens, halogens)

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