The phase of bacterial growth where bacteria are easiest to kill with antibiotics
Exponential Growth Phase (Log Phase)
All bacteria sits at the bottom of the tube, which oxygen requirement does it have?
Obligate anaerobe
What percentage of alcohol is optimal for killing bacteria
70%
Chemicals that are naturally produced by a microorganism that inhabit or kill other microorganisms are called?
Antibiotics
Something that prevents further growth of bacteria is referred to as what? What about killing the bacteria?
Bacteriostatic, Bactericidal
This is what a bacterium is referred to when it requires oxygen to survive
Obligate aerobe
All bacteria sit at the very top of the tube, which oxygen requirement does it have?
Obligate aerobe
Heating liquids to kill harmful bacteria inside them is called
Pasteurization
Type of antibiotic that can only kill a specific or certain type of bacteria
Narrow spectrum
Which type of radiation uses x-rays to sterilize equipment and food?
Ionizing Radiation
Part of bacteria growth phase labeled "A"

Lag phase
Why is Nitrogen needed for microbe growth?
Component of amino acids (building blocks of proteins)
What is an autoclave and what does it sterilize?
Machine using pressurized steam to sterilize, inanimate objects (reusable medical devices)
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A physical control method of drying out bacteria is a process called what?
Desiccation
After a single cell completes one round of cell division, how many cells are present?
Two
Some bacteria use carbon dioxide for carbon (inorganic) but get energy from other chemicals, what are they called?
Chemoautotrophs
Which 2 genera of bacteria cannot be effectively controlled with detergents?
Clostridium and Bacillus
Common type of anti-fungal medication
Azoles
What microbial form has the highest resistance to physical methods of microbial control?
Bacterial endospores
Halophile, mesophile, facultative anaerobe
What metabolic category does cyanobacteria fall under
Photoautotrophs
Which term means the absence of bacterial infection within a living organism?
Asepsis
Beta-Lactam ring is a unique feature that prevents peptidoglycan from cross-linking in gram-positive bacteria. Name the most common antibiotic that uses this technology.
Penicillin
Name the 5 targets for microbial drugs
Cell Wall, plasma membrane, protein synthesis, nutrient synthesis (folic acid), nucleic acid synthesis