Basics
This is the term for the colored compound deposited to the cell for staining.
Chromogen
This specific media would differentiate between Staph strains.
Mannitol Salts Agar
This is a term for a bacteria that loves to grow in a low pH.
Acidophile
Color of a positive test using Kovac’s reagent.
Red
Streptomycin uses this mechanism of action.
Mis-reading codons in the ribosome
This is the first step in isolating a bacteria culture.
Streak for Singles (quad streak)
This media shows a person’s susceptibility to dental caries (cavities).
Snyder agar
This plate tests for lipid hydrolysis.
Tributyrin Agar
Color of a negative urease test.
light pink
The serial dilution equation.
Colonies x Dilution Factor x 1/mL plated
You would use this stain to identify a Mycobacterium.
Acid-Fast stain
This is a term for a fungal infection that only affects people with compromised immune systems.
Opportunistic mycoses
In fermentation, glucose is converted into this product.
Pyruvic Acid
This is the enzyme that removes the carboxyl group from an amino acid.
Lysine Decarboxylase
This growth curve phase is used to find the doubling rate of bacteria.
log phase
List the 4 stain steps for Gram Staining.
CV, Iodine, Acetone/Alcohol, Safrinin
This type of bacteria likes oxygen in very small amounts.
Microaerophiles
This type of microbe could grow in the cold of Antarctica.
Psychrophile
This is the indicator in the Simmons Citrate tube.
Bromothymol
The area of no growth around a filter circle or bacteria colony.
zone of inhibition
This is the term for a cluster of spherical shaped bacteria.
Staphylococcus
This is the term for a flexible, helical bacteria
Spirochetes
If a microbe grows in a carbohydrate tube but doesn’t ferment the carbohydrate, then it’s carbon source must be: ……………
Peptones/ Amino Acids
The Gram Stain of K. pneumoniae is…….
Gram negative
Test using diffusion and filter paper to test antibiotic susceptibility.
Kirby-Bauer Test