1-4 PL Quiz Flashcards
1
Q
a microbial culture consisting of two or more species is
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mixed culture
2
Q
this contains only a single species
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pure culture
3
Q
what is a commonly used isolation technique
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streak plate
4
Q
what occurs in a streak plate method
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a bacterial sample is streaked over the surface of a plated agar medium
5
Q
what is the more correct term of the colony origin
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colony forming unit (CFU)
6
Q
what is used with samples suspected of high cell density
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quadrant streak(T streak)
7
Q
this is used for samples containing lower densities
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simple zigzag(continuous streak)
8
Q
the identification of an unknown microbe relies on what
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obtaining a pure culture of that organism
