M1 Flashcards
(90 cards)
First Microscope
Antonie van Leewenhoek
Robert Koch
Koch-Postulates
Spontaneous generation & Pasteurization (+ rabies)
Louis Pasteur
Chloride Lime hand washing
Ignaz Semmelweis
Prevention of Cholera
Jon Snow
Smallpox / Cowpox Vaccine
Edward Jenner
Penicillin Inv.
Sir Alexander Fleming
Which is a obligate component Nucleoid or Plasmid?
Nucleoid
Facultative cell components
- Capsule
- Flagellum
- Fibriae (pili)
- Plasmid
- Endospore
What is peptidoglycan made up of?
NAG & NAM
Gram-positive cell wall
Thick peptidoglycan layer
Gram-negative cell wall
- Thin peptidoglycan
- Outer membrane with lipopolysaccharides (LPS/endotoxin)
Transformation
Acquisition of Gene from Environment
Transduction
Infection of bacteriophage carrying the Gene
Conjugation
Genetic exchange with another bacterium through sex pili
Bacteria Size
0.3 - 3 μm
When do we use Dark-field microscopy?
For Thin bacteria
Native smears
Unstained, live bacteria
(e.g wet mount + vital stain)
Gram stain used for what type of smears
Only fixed smears
Gram stain colors
- Gram positive: Purple
- Gram negative: Pink
Gram stain technique
1) Stain with Crystal Violet 2 mins + rinse
2) Stain with Iodine 1 min + rinse
3) 96% Alcohol + rinse
4) Safranin / Carbol-fuchsin 2 mins
5) Rinse & Dry with filter paper
Neisser-stain & Albert-stain
Corynebecterium
Ziehl-Neelsen stain (acid fast)
For staining of thick rigid structures (endospore, myobacterium, nocardia)
Tokfestés (negative stain)
Bacterial Capsule