I make sure I flame my loop before and after using it ensuring I perform this technique.
What is aseptic technique.
100
This is the microbiology word for a rod-shaped bacterium.
What is bacillus.
200
500 uL are this many mL.
What is .5.
200
This type of light is used in sterile tissue culture hoods to sterilize the hood. It is harmful to microorganisms just like it is to humans!
What is UV light.
200
This is the word for small circular bacteria morphology.
What is cocci.
300
0.30 mL is this many microliters.
What is 300.
300
This aseptic technique prevents our test tubes from being contaminated while we are working with them.
What is flaming the top of the test tube.
300
I grow my Pseudomonas culture in a thioglycollate tube and it grows only at the top, as indicated by a band of turbidity. What type of oxygen requirement does Pseudomonas demonstrate?
What is aerobe.
400
I am trying to figure out the CFU/mL of my bacterial culture. I plate 100 uL from my 10^-4 dilution tube. What is the dilution of the plate?
What is 10^-5.
400
This mollusc-friendly way of opening our petri plates prevents dust and our spit from contaminating them.
What is clam-shell.
400
Clostridium is grown in a thioglycollate agar tube and growth is observed only at the bottom of the tube. Clostridium demonstrates this oxygen requirement?
What is anaerobe.
500
My 10^-6 dilution plate has 248 colonies. What is the CFU/mL of this sample?
What is 2.48x10^8.
500
This is the general term for the resident bacteria on our skin, part of the reason we contaminate everything we touch.
What is normal flora.
500
This organism grows at mesophilic temperatures during yogurt production, fermenting any remaining lactose, giving yogurt its flavor.