Flashcards in Kirby Bauer Deck (16)
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Natural antimicrobial agents produced by microorganisms to kill other bacteria.
Antibiotics
2
A tool used for measuring the effectiveness of antimicrobials against pathogenic microbes.
Kirby-Bauer test
3
When creating a culture to be used for a Kirby Bauer test what inoculation technique do you use?
The bacterial lawn technique
4
What type of agar is used in the Kirby Bauer test?
Mueller Hinton Agar
5
This Clear zone will appear around the disk where growth has been inhibited
Zone of inhibition
6
If bacteria are able to grow in the presence of the antibiotic they are said to be
Resistant
7
If bacteria are inhibited from growing in the presence of the antibiotic they are said to be
Susceptible
8
The zone of inhibition should be measured in
Millimeters
9
An adaptive response in which microorganisms begin to tolerate an amount of drug that would normally be inhibitory
Drug resistance
10
Prevents peptide bond formation during translation.
Chloramphenicol
11
Interferes with DNA replication
Ciprofloxacin
12
Inhibits cross-linking of the cell wall’s peptidoglycan.
Penicillin
13
Interferes with translation via interaction with ribosome (interferes with tRNA attachment)
Tetracycline
14
Inhibits purine and pyrimidine synthesis
(ultimately affecting the production of folic acid synthesis)
Trimethoprim
15
Interferes with 30s ribosomal subunit during translation.
Streptomycin
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