Microbial Growth
Growth phase with the fastest division
What is the log (exponential) phase?
First step in glucose breakdown
What is glycolysis?
Regenerates NAD+ so glycolysis can continue in the absence of oxygen
What is fermentation?
Microbe that does not need oxygen but tolerates it
What is an aerotolerant anaerobe?
Kills all microbes including endospores
What is sterilization?
Microbe that grows in the fridge
What is a psychrophile?
The final e- acceptor in aerobic respiration
What is oxygen?
Scientific name of a microbe that performs alcohol fermentation
What is Saccharomyces cerevisiae?
What a thermophile loves
What is heat?
Used on living tissue to remove microbes
What is an antiseptic?
Microbe that thrives in low pH
What is an acidophile?
# of net ATP made in glycolysis
What is 2 ATP?
Two products of alcohol fermentation reaction
What are alcohol and CO2?
What basophile means
What is: prefers basic (high pH) conditions?
Cleaning lab glassware with bleach
What is disinfection?
Term for salt-loving microbes
What is a halophile?
Product of lactic acid fermentation
What is lactic acid?
Two food products made using microbial fermentation
What are yogurt, kimchi, cheese, kombucha, bread, etc?
Term for low-oxygen-loving microbes
What is microaerophile?
What is degerming?
Growth phase when cells are least susceptible to antibiotics
What is the stationary phase?
Where the electron transport chain occurs in prokaryotes
What is the plasma membrane?
Fermentation pathway used by muscle cells
What is lactic acid fermentation?
What happens to cells in hypertonic solutions
What is plasmolysis or cell shrinkage?
Best way to sterilize heat-sensitive materials in a lab, especially liquids
What is filtration?