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Biochemical Activities of Bacteria Flashcards

1
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Sum of all chemical reaction that occur within a living cell

A

Metabolism

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2
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Metabolic activity of bacteria in the presence of enzymes

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Endoenzymes and exoenzymes

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3
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Energy-producing reactions of bacteria

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Oxidative process and fermen

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4
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Biochemical activities

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Carbohydrate fermentation, Organic Nitrogen Metabolism, Electron Transport

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5
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The substrate formed from the metabolism of carbohydrate is either glucose or lactose

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Carbohydrate Fermentation

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6
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Glucose in Carbohydrate Fermentation

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acid, alcohol, gas, organic molecule

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7
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Culture Media used in Fermentation in Broth Medium

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Lactose Broth

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8
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(Fermentation in Broth Medium) From RED to RED

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inability to utilize carbohydrates (negative result)

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9
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(Fermentation in Broth Medium) from RED to RED (cloudy)

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Turbidity indicates growth in the medium, color unchanged indicates other possible sources of energy such as peptone (negative result)

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10
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(Fermentation in Broth Medium) from RED to YELLOW

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Ability to use carbohydrates and produce organic acid (positive result)

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11
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(Fermentation in Broth Medium) from RED to YELLOW with bubble in Durham tube

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Ability to use carbohydrate and produce organic acids and gas (positive result)

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12
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Culture Media used in Fermentation in Solid Medium?

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TSI Agar Deep Slant Tube

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13
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(Fermentation in Solid Medium) indicated acid production

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RED-YELLOW

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14
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(Fermentation in Solid Medium) indicates hydrogen sulfide gas

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BLACK

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15
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(Fermentation in Solid Medium) YELLOW deep and RED slant

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POSITIVE (glucose fermentation)

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16
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(Fermentation in Solid Medium) YELLOW deep and YELLOW slant

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POSITIVE (indicates glucose, lactose, and sucrose fermentation)

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17
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(Fermentation in Solid Medium) RED deep and RED slant

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NEGATIVE (no sugar was fermented)

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18
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Culture Media used with the Methyl Red Test and Voges-Proskauer Test??

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Methyl Red-Voges Proskauer Broth (MRVP)

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19
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(Methyl Red Test) pH of Glucose acid?

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4.4 and below

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20
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(Methyl Red Test) pH indicator?

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Methyl red

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21
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(Methyl Red Test) yellow at what pH?

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6.2

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22
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(Voges-Proskauer Test) Glucose —>

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Acetoin (Acetyl Methyl Carbinol) through Butanediol fermentation

23
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Barritt’s A (alpha-napthol) in ethanol

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12 gtts

24
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Barritt’s B (40% KOH)

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6 gtts

25
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Used to differentiate between organisms that produce large amounts of acid and organisms that only produce neutral content (acetoin)

A

MRVP Test

26
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Culture Media used in Citrate Utilization Test

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Simmons Citrate Agar (SCA) Slants

27
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Indicator used in Citrate Utilization Test?

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Bromythol blue

28
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Alkaline pH in Citrine Utilization Test?

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blue

29
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Neutral pH in Citrate Utilization Test

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green

30
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Culture Media Used in Indole Production Test

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Sulfide Indole Motility (SIM)

31
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Culture Media used in Lysine Decarboxylase Test

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Lysine Iron Agar (LIA) Slants

32
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(Lysine Decarboxylase Test) lysine —->

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cadaverine and CO2 through decarboxylase

33
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(Lysine Decarboxylase Test) Indicator used?

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Bromcresol purple

34
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(Lysine Decarboxylase Test) Alkaline pH

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Purple (positive result)

35
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(Lysine Decarboxylase Test) Acidic pH

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Yellow

36
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(Lysine Decarboxylase Test) H2S production

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Black

37
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Culture Media used for Phenylalanine Deamination

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Phenylalanine Agar Slants

38
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(Phenylalanine Deamination) Phenylalanine ——>

A

phenyl pyruvic acid through phenylalanine deaminase

39
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(Phenylalanine Deamination) Reagent contains…

A

FeCl3

40
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(Phenylalanine Deamination) id acid is present it turns the medium

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Green

41
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(Phenylalanine Deamination) if there is negative acid present it turns the medium

A

Yellow

42
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Culture Media used for Urease Test

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Urea Broth

43
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(Urease Test) a byproduct of metabolism

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Urea

44
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(Urease Test) Production of ammonia results in the _____ of the pH of the medium

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Increase

45
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(Urease Test) Indicator used?

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Phenol red

46
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(Urease Test) pH<6.8

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orange-yellow

47
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(Urease Test) pH >8.1

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bright pinkish-red

48
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(Catalase Test) one of the by-products of oxidation-reduction in the presence of oxygen

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Hydrogen peroxide

49
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(Catalase Test) H2O2 —–>

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water and oxygen through catalase

50
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(Functions of Catalase) protects bacteria from…

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Toxic hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) accumulation which can occur during aerobic metabolism

51
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Anaerobic respiration involves reduction to inorganic compounds other than O2 act as final electron acceptors

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Nitrogen Reduction Test

52
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(Nitrate Reduction Test) used to determine a bacterium’s ability to reduce nitrates

A

Nitrate broth

53
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(Nitrate Reduction Test Reagent) dimethyl-alpha-napthylamine

A

Nitrate Reagent A

54
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(Nitrate Reduction Test Reagent) sulfanilic acid

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Nitrate Reagent B

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