Growth Media Reproduction Flashcards
1
Q
What are the four growth requirements for bacteria
A
Temperature
Gas o2
Oh 6.5-7.5 buffers
Nutriential
2
Q
What dies the thermal death point do
A
Destroys all bacteria
3
Q
Optimium
A
The temperature at which growth is best suited
4
Q
Psychrophilic
A
Cold loving
5
Q
Mesophilic
A
Medium temperature loving
6
Q
Thermophilic
A
Heat loving
7
Q
Halophilic
A
Salt loving bacteria
8
Q
Aerobes
A
Oxygen loving bacteria (aerobic)
9
Q
Anaerobes
A
Co2 loving anaerobic
10
Q
Obligate
A
Strict or only
11
Q
Facultative
A
Tolerating the gas
12
Q
Obligate aerobe
A
Grow only in O2
13
Q
Obligate anerobe
A
Grow only in co2
14
Q
Facultative aerobe
A
Fundamentally an anaerobe but can grow in o2
15
Q
Facultative anerobe
A
Can grow in O2