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Why is it important that the Tryptic Soy Agar slant be inoculated with a pure bacterial culture instead of a mixed culture?
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∙ 11y ago
So that you can be sure that the results are due only to one specific species.
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Blood test that check for bacterial growth?
A blood culture
What is the purpose of quadrant streaking in bacterial cultivation?
The purpose is to isolate a pure culture of bacteria from a mixed culture of bacteria.
What is the material used as a base for bacterial culture media?
The substance is Agar or Agar-Agar
Why is it important to start a bacterial culture with a single isolated colony?
It is important for someone who works with bacteria to have a genetically identical bacterial colony so they can test different things on one type of bacteria. Making observations on that one colony is valuable for visual research and identification of that microorganism.
What is broth culture?
The culture which contain an organism (bacterial colony) which you are required to grow in a broth media that is a media lacking solidifying agent agar. A pure culture should not contain other bacterial or fungal cells in it except the required or cultured one
What are the types of sputum cultures?
Bacterial culture. Fungal culture. Viral culture
What is the disadvantage of using more than 3-day old bacterial culture?
is it accurate to use a 3 day old bacterial culture
What is a bacterial culture containing a single species of organisms referred to as?
A bacterial culture containing a single species of organism is referred to as pure or axenic.
What is the disadvantage of using more than 3 day old bacterial culture?
is it accurate to use a 3 day old bacterial culture
Is a yogurt a virus or a bacteria?
It's a bacterial culture.
Is OLD cheese good for you?
Yes it is. The bacterial culture is the same.
Can you innoculate bacterial culture in a plastic centrifuge tube?
yes.
Blood test that check for bacterial growth?
A blood culture
What type of culture medium would increase the size of a bacterial capsule?
it depends on the bacterial capsule, some grows on glucose, some grow on carbondioxide and low iron(LIM culture).
What does TCID50 value indicate?
the amount of virus required to kill 50% of infected host or to produce cytopathic effect in 50% of inoculated tissue culture cells
What is a broth culture?
The culture which contain an organism (bacterial colony) which you are required to grow in a broth media that is a media lacking solidifying agent agar. A pure culture should not contain other bacterial or fungal cells in it except the required or cultured one
What feature bacterial culture will increase the probability of true motility?
motility
