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type of microscope that use visible light to illuminate specimens

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compound light microscope

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types of light microscopy (4):

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  • bright-field
  • dark-field
  • phase-contrast
  • fluorescence
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type of light microscopy; what we use; image is dark w/ bright background

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bright-field

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how many lenses does a compound microscope require?

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2

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type of lens: focuses the light

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condenser lens

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process of light being refracted (bent) when passing from one medium to another

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refraction

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why does light refract/bend when passing from one medium to another?

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it slows the velocity of the light = bend (towards the normal)

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F =

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focal point

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f =

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focal length

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where light rays converge on the other side of the lens

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focal point (F)

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the ______ the focal length, the stronger the lens

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shorter

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the shorter the focal length, the ______ the magnification

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greater

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magnification has to do solely with the _______

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lenses

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using the bright-field microscope, specimens are visualized because of differences in _______ between the specimen and its surroundings

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contrast (density)

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total magnification =

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magnification of OCULAR lens x magnification of OBJECTIVE lens

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upper limit of magnification =

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2000X

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upper limit of resolution =

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0.2 micrometers

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ability to distinguish two objects as distinct and separate when viewed under a microscope; clarity of an image

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resolution (d)

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T/F: resolution and magnification are the same thing

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false

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d =

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resolution

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you want d, or resolution, to be extremely ________

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small

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formula for d (resolution) =

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0.5 * wavelength / NA

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NA =

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numerical aperture

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measure of light gathering ability

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NA (numerical aperture)

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formula for d (resolution) can ALSO be:
0.5 * wavelength / n (sin θ)
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n =
refractive index
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ways to increase resolution (aka make it smaller - 4):
- decrease wavelength (ex: using blue light instead of white light) - decrease working distance - increase NA - increase n (refractive index)
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_____ working distance to increase resolution
decrease
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higher numerical aperture = _____ resolution
better
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you should shorten the working distance to make θ ______ AND to make NA ______
increase; increase
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how much a light ray bends
refractive index (n)
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if you decrease n (refractive index), you lose _____ _____ and make resolution worse
light rays
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anything thicker than air will have a _____ n
hgiher
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refractive index (n) of air =
1
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refractive index (n) of oil =
1.25
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increasing n (refractive index) results in an increase in _____ which results in a better resolution
NA
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limit of resolution =
0.2 (~0.18) nanometers
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improving contrast in light microscopy (2 main steps):
1) fixation 2) staining
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preserves specimens and fixes them in position; organisms usually killed and firmly attached to microscope slide
fixation
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type of fixation: routine used for bacteria and archaeons; what we usually do; kills them
heat fixation
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type of fixation: use with larger, more delicate organisms
chemical fixation
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make internal and external structures of cell more visible by increasing contrast with background
staining
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2 common features of staining:
1) chromophore groups 2) ability to bind cells
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chemical gropus with conjugated double bonds; gives stain its color
chromophore groups
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stains ability to bind cells usually inovolves what types of bonds?
ionic (most are salts)
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types of stains (2):
- basic stains (dyes) - acidic stains (dyes)
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type of stain: dyes with POSITIVE CHARGES; bind to negatively charged structures; when it ionizes, the chromophore group has a POSITIVE charge; attracted to surface of bacteria (mainly neg.)
basic stains
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type of stain: dyes with NEGATIVE charges; bind to positively charged structures; chromophore group is neg. charged when released/ionized
acidic stains (dyes)
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basic stains are colored _____ and acidic stains are colored ______
bases; acids
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stain the background to stain; negative stain; REPELS bacteria
acidic stain
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bacteria are mainly ____ charged
negatively
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types of staining techniques (2):
1) simple staining 2) differential staining
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type of staining technique: use of a single stain
simple staining
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type of staining technique: use of two contrasting stains separated by a decolorizing agent
differential staining
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purpose of simple staining =
for visualization of morphological shape + arrangement
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purpose of differential staining =
identification + visualization of structure
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examples of IDENTIFICATION differential staining (2):
- Gram stain - Acid fast stain
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examples of VISUALIZATION differential staining (2):
- spore stain - capsule stain
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a stimple stain looks at what 3 things of a cell?
1) size 2) shape 3) arrangement
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differential staining use more than one dye to ______ stain features
preferentially
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differential staining is used to detect the _____ or ______ of structures
presence or absence
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differential stains that divides microorganisms into GROUPS based on their staining properties (3)
- Gram-stain - acid-fast stain - endospore stain
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most widely used differential staining procedure; divides bacteria into two groups based on differences in cell wall structure
gram staining
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when and by who was the Gram Stain discovered?
1884 by Christian Gram
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what was Christian Gram trying to distinguish between when disovering the Gram Stain?
eukaryotic nuclei and bacteria
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Procedure of Gram Staining (and color during steps):
1) flood the heat-fixed smear with crystal violet for 1 min (both purple) 2) add iodine solution for 1 min (both purple) 3) decolorize with alchohol briefly for 20 seconds (pos = purple; neg = colorless) 4) counterstain with safranin for 1-2 minutues (pos = purple; neg = pink)
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both Gram-postive and Gram-negative bacteria are _____ charged on their SURFACE
negatively
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useful for staining members of the genus Mycobacterium (ex: TB, leprisy); high lipid (mycolic acid) content in cell walls is repsonsible for their staining characteristicspi
acid-fast staining
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acid-fast cells stain ____
pink
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non-acid fast cells stain _____
blue
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why are cells like Mycobacterium hard to stain?
bc they have a really high lipid content, known as mycolic acid, in their cell walls
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"acid-fast if you hold on FAST to acidic conditions"
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acid-fast uses _______ and ____ ____ as two of the staining materials
methylene blue and acid-alcohol
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types of stains for SPECIFIC STRUCTURES (3):
- endospore staining - capsule staining - flagella staining
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type of stain for a specific structure: heated, double staining technique; bacterial _____ is one color (GREEN) and vegetative cell is a dif. color (PINK)
endospore staining
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in endospore staining, bacterial endospores are ______ and vegetative cells are _____
green; pink
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type of stain for a specific structure: negative stain; _____ are colorless against a stained background
capsule staining
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in capsule staining, capsules are ______ against a stained background
colorless

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