Class 4 Microbiology Flashcards
(20 cards)
Condensor
Focuses light
Mesophile
Moderate temp
Psychrhile
Cold loving
Thermopile
Heat loving
Optimum pH for Most yeasts?
5-6
Osmotic pressure
Require water for growth
Aerobe
Need oxygen
Anatole
Unable to use oxygen
Sterilization
Killing all
Disinfection
Destroying harmful microbes on a non living surface
Antisepsis
Killing harmful microbes on a live surface
Sanitation
Control aimed at lowering microbio count the safe level avoid disease transmission
Bactericidal
Anabiotic that kill bacteria directly
Bacteriostatic
Antibiotics that prevent bacteria from growing, does not kill the bacteria directly
Antibiotic misuse and overuse contributes to
Antibiotic resistance
Are versus considered living organisms?
No, they are outside the host cell
Capsid
A protein coat that surrounds the nucleus acid
Oncogenic virus
Capable of producing tumors, hepatitis virus, feline leukemia virus
Latent infection
Viruses that can remain in the host for a long time without producing the disease. Herpes and chickenpox
Diaphragm
Controls the amount of light entering the condenser