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1
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this media looks to see if cells secrete amylase to create glucose from starch

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starch hydrolysis plate

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flooding the starch plate with iodine & seeing a clearing on the media means the organism utilizes

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starch

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glycosidic bond has to be broken to turn starch into

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glucose

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tributyrin agar tests bacteria that can break down

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fats

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an organism that can do lipid hydrolysis will break down _____ into fatty acids

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triglycerides

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the break down of triglyceride is done by breaking an ______ bond

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ester

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positive tributyrin test is a _____ around growth

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clearing

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casein test looks to see if bacteria can break down peptides into ___ ___ by secreting _____

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amino acids; protease

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break down casein requires breaking _____ bond

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peptide

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gelatin hydrolysis also looks for organisms that can break a ____ bond

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peptide

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cells that secrete ______ will break down gelatin into amino acids

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gelatinase

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positive result for gelatinase is when media does not _____

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solidify

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DNAse agar contains _____ as an indicator

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methyl green

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DNAse cleaves ____ bond

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phosphodiester

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biooxidations in which molecular oxygen can serve as final electron acceptor

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aerobic cell respiration

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biooxidations in which inorganic ions can serve as a final electron acceptor

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anaerobic cell respiration

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phenol red is _____ when acidic

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yellow

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phenol red is ____ when alkaline

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fuschia

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a biooxidative process not requiring oxygen in which organic substrate serves as final elector receptor

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fermentation

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the durham tube looks to see what bacteria can make ____ products

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acidic

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dextrose is ____

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glucose

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E. coli should be ____ for fermentation of glucose and lactose

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positive

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pseudomonas should be _____ for fermentation of glucose and lactose

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negative

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CO2 can be captured in durham tube which is production of ____ ____ accompanied by gas

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organic acids

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yellow color in Durham tube is ____ for production of acetic acids
positive
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IMViC is used to distinguish ____
enterics
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what is used to see if tryptophan can be degraded into indole?
sulfide indole motility (SIM) agar
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listeria is a disease caused by _____ _____ that is commonly talked about in food safety (dangerous to pregnant women)
listeria monocytogenes
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gram -, nonspore forming, rod-shaped "enteric" bacteria (gut microbiome)
bacteriodetes
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gram + rods or cocci; includes bacillus, clostridium, staph and lactobacillus (gut microbiome)
firmicutes
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more bacteriodetes in comparison to fermicutes can lead to
obesity
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more fermicutes in comparison to bacteriodetes can lead to
IBD
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kefir is plated on an _____ agar which is selective for what (partially selective; low pH for lactobacilli. (5.5))
LBS, lactobacilli
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glucose is a major sugar and _____ source
carbon
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on LBS agar, lactobacilli appear as medium sized to large _____ _____
white colonies
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kefir dilution plates are kept at
37C
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kefir says their probiotics have _____
41.6 x 10^6 CFU/mL
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urease is helpful in the identification of _____ _____
proteus vulgaris (will turn pink)
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_____ converts urea into ammonia
urease
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urea broth contains urea and pH indicator ____ ____
phenol red
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a positive test for urease in a bacteria will be a deep pink color in an _____ environment
alkaline
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staph and micrococcus are catalase _____
+
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strep and enterococcus are catalase ____
-
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_______ differentiate mostly among Enterobacteriaceae
decarboxylation
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decarboxylation is characterized by remove of _____ under aerobic conditions
carboxyl
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what reaction yields amine (cadaverine) and CO2 products
decarboxylation
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_____ _____ _____ has glucose supplemented with - lysine; a layer of glycerol is added as well, why?
moellers decarboxylase broth; to exclude oxygen (anaerobic)
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the decarboxylase test indicator is ____ ____ ____
brom cresol purple
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brom cresol purple is _____ at neutral and _____ but when acid (<5.2)
purple; yellow
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decarboxylases are inducible enzymes, which means what?
the microbe must first use the glucose to cause the pH to become acidic
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decarboxylase + test will change from what color to what color
purple to yellow (incubated at 37C for 24 hours)
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once the decarboxylase medium has been acidified and glucose has been used up what is induced (an additional 24 hours is required to allow microbe to use this)
lysine
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for the decarboxylase test after 48 hours a color change from ____ to _____ indicates a positive test for lysine decarboxylase
purple to yellow
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phenylalanine slant phenylalanine is deaminated to ____ ____ and ammonia
keto acid
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ferric chloride (FeCl3) is a chelating agent used to detect phenylpyruvic acid (keto acid) which turns what color
green
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beta galactosidase (ONPG) in bacteria normally converts ______ to galactose and alpha nitrophenol
lactose
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beta - galactosidase is an inducible enzyme apart of the ____ ____ encoded by lacz gene
lac operon
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alpha-nitrophenol turns ____
yellow
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the SIM medium will be tested using kovacs reagent (24 hours after incubation), a positive result is what color
red layer at the top
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a positive result for SIM indicates the presence of what
tryptophanase and subsequently production of indole
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within the MRVP broth a methyl red test will show a positive result which is
red color after addition of methyl red (production of organic acids)
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a positive VP test is development of ____ color after the addition of barritts A & B reagents
red-brown color (production of neutral non-acidic products)
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the methyl red test looks to see if microbe can ferment _____ with the production of high concentration of acid end products
glucose
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the VP test looks to see if microbe can ferment ____ with the production of neutral end products such as
glucose; acetoin and 2,3-butanediol
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barritt's solution is made up of
alpha-naphthol & KOH
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(simmons citrate agar) the citrate media contains ____ ____ as the sole carbon source
sodium citrate
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(simmons citrate agar) the citrate media uses ____ ____ as the sole nitrogen source
ammonium salts
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simmons citrate the positive result bacteria metabolize _____ back to pyruvate for ATP production
citrate
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the products of simmons citrate are
CO2 and sodium carbonate
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the indicator in citrate agar is ___ ____
bromthymol blue (from green to blue at alkaline pH)
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enzymes brings citrate into the cell
citrate permease
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what enzyme breaks down lysine into CO2 and cada something
lysinase
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what enzyme breaks down H2O2
catalase
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which media tests for anerobic capabilities
thioglycolate
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substrate needed for lipase to act on media
tributryn
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what is the fat source in LBS agar
polysorbate 80
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3 carbon sources for fermentation broth
lactose, glucose and sucrose
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organisms that only grow above 70C
extreme (obligate) thermophile
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an organism that can live in arctic ice
psychrophile (-10 to 25)
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will grow at 37C, with optimum of 45C to 60C
facultative thermophiles
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bacteria that can survive at stomach pH of two
E. coli, Lactobacillus, and Helicobacter pylori
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7 is the pH optimum for
neutrophile
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grow well at pH above 9
alkalophile
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pH optimum 1-5 are called
acidophile
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what temperatures were used for zenwise, s. wholesome, E. coli, and S. marcescens
4, 20, 37, 60
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serratia marcescens pigment shows up at what temperature
20
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what are barritts A & B reagents
KOH & Alpha-naphthol
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what enzyme turns phenylalanine into phenylpyruvic acid + ammonia
phenylalanine deaminase
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what is the CFU/mL equation
colonies counted/amount plated (mL) x diultion
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what is the thermophile we used in class
bacillus stearothermophilus
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what is mineral oil in decarboxylase and lysine test used for
allow anerobic respiration

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