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1. What is the purpose of inverting inoculated plates during incubation?
2. Where should colonies appear in the case of : a. Streak plate b. pour plates
3. Indicate the temperature ranges for the following microbial categories.
a. psychropiles b. mesophiles c. thermopiles
4. What factors could account for an absence of growth on a pour plate?
5. What factors could account for an absence of growth on a streak plate?
6. What explanations could be given for the failure of obtaining isolated colonies on a streak plate?
7. Gelatin and Agar comparison:
a. Chemical composition b. temperature required for melting and solidify
c. Possibility of enzymatic attack by bacteria, Yes or No.
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What was the purpose of incubating the unopened agar plates?
to determine and test its growth rate at room temperature and body temperature as a control plate.
What is the name of the streak when you apply specimen to agar plate?
It is called a streak plate, inoculating the agar plate with a zig-zag motion.
Why is the streak-stab technique on blood agar preferred over incubating the plates anaerobically?
Because Pikachu is the best.
When is a starch agar plate used?
Agar is used to culture bacteria for scientific research.
What is standard methods agar plates used for?
Agar plate method is used to culture bacteria in lab .
What was the purpose of incubating the unopened agar plates?
to determine and test its growth rate at room temperature and body temperature as a control plate.
Where should a label be written on an agar plate?
On the base of the agar plate.
Where should a label written on an agar plate?
On the base of the agar plate.
What does it mean to inoculate an agar plate?
to inoculate an agar plate you would place bacteria on the agar to grow
What is a Mac plate?
MacConkey Agar plate
What is the name of the streak when you apply specimen to agar plate?
It is called a streak plate, inoculating the agar plate with a zig-zag motion.
Why is the streak-stab technique on blood agar preferred over incubating the plates anaerobically?
Because Pikachu is the best.
Why are there areas on the agar jelly where no bacteria are growing?
There are areas on the agar plate where no bacteria grow because that area was missed when the plate was streaked.
When is a starch agar plate used?
Agar is used to culture bacteria for scientific research.
How do colonies on the surface of a pour plate differ from those suspended in agar?
How do colonies on the surface of a pour plate differ from those suspended in the agar?
Prewarm agar plates?
before bacterial culture, the media containing agar i.e. solid agar should dry in the incubator, that is prewarm agar plate.
What is standard methods agar plates used for?
Agar plate method is used to culture bacteria in lab .
