microbiology lab 1

Question 1

what bacteria is present in disease anthrax?

Answer 1

bacillus anthracis
gm+ and rod shaped

Question 2

what bacteria is present in disease chlamydia?

Answer 2

chlamydia trachomatis
coccus and gm-

Question 3

what bacteria is present in disease food poisoning or gas

Answer 3

clostridium perfringens
bacillus and gm+

Question 4

what bacteria is present in disease tetanus ?

Answer 4

clostridium tetani
rod and gm+

Question 5

what is part of normal flora but can cause food posiening or uti

Answer 5

escherichia coli
bacillus and gm-

Question 6

what diseases causes tuberculosis?

Answer 6

mycobacterium tuberculosis

Question 7

what bacteria can infect burn wounds, lungs, and gi tract?

Answer 7

pseudomonas aeruginosa
bacillus and gm-

Question 8

what bacteria can cause skin infection, toxic shock syndrome

Answer 8

staphylococcus aureus
coccus and gm+

Question 9

what bacteria can cause scarlet fever?

Answer 9

streptococcus pyogenes
coccus and gm+

Question 10

what is HIV?

Answer 10

weakend immune system and aids

Question 11

what is varicella zoster virus

Answer 11

chickenpox, shingles

Question 12

what is paramyxovirus?

Answer 12

mumps, measles

Question 13

what is rubella virus?

Answer 13

german measles

Question 14

what is herpes simplex?

Answer 14

cold sores, genial herpes

Question 15

what is rhinovirus?

Answer 15

common cold

Question 16

what is influenza virus?

Answer 16

flu

Question 17

what is epstein-barr virus?

Answer 17

infectious mononucleus

Question 18

what is human papillomavirus?

Answer 18

genital warts, cervical cancer, cancers of vulva, penis, anus, oropharynx

Question 19

what is variola virus?

Answer 19

small pox

Question 20

what is norovirus

Answer 20

gastrointestinal or stomach flu

Question 21

what is the purpose of preparing streak plates?

Answer 21

isolate the bacteria from a mixed population to a pure culture

Question 22

why are petri plates stored upside down?

Answer 22

so condensation does not drip down and distrupt bacteria

Question 23

what is a antibiotic?

Answer 23

a treatment used to inhibit the grow of bacteria or kill them

Question 24

what is an antiseptic?

Answer 24

a substance the inhibits the growth of bacteria

Question 25

what is an disinfectant?

Answer 25

clean with chemical to destroy bacteria used on surfaces

Question 26

what is aseptic?

Answer 26

free from harmful bacteria, viruses, and other harmful microrganisms

Question 27

what is bactericidal?

Answer 27

chemical that kills bacteria

Question 28

what is bacteriostatic

Answer 28

chemical that stops bacteria from reproducing

Question 29

what is incubation?

Answer 29

to keep cells and bacteria at a suitable temperature in order to develop

Question 30

what is normal flora?

Answer 30

bacteria that are normally beneficial that live on/in another organisms

Question 31

what is nasocomial?

Answer 31

type of hospital inquired infection

Question 32

what is a HAI?

Answer 32

an infection that developed in the hosptial

Question 33

what is ubiquity of micro-organisms?

Answer 33

bacteria are found EVERYWHERE