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Inoculation

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The implantation of microorganisms into or upon culture media.

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Incubation

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To isolate a sample culture in a temperature-controlled environment to encourage growth.

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Isolation

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The separation of microbial cells by serial dilution or mechanical dispersion on solid media to create discrete colonies.

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Pure culture

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A container growing a single species of microbe whose identity is known.

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Microscopy

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Science that studies structure, magnification, lenses, and techniques related to use of a microscope.

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Magnification

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The ability to make objects appear enlarged.

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Resolution

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The capacity of a microscope lens system to accurately distinguish between two separate entities that lie close to each other

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Condenser

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A special lens that converges or focuses the rays of light to a single point on the object.

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Numerical aperture (NA)

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In Microscopy, a measure of the light passing from the object and into the objective to maximize optical clarity and resolution.

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Wet mount

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It consists of a drop or two of the culture placed on a slide and overlaid with a cover glass.

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Positive stain

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Technique in which dye affixes to a specimen and imparts color to it. It takes advantage of the ready binding of bacterial cells to dyes.

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Negative stain

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A staining technique that renders the background opaque or colored and leaves the object unstained so that it is outlined as a colorless area.

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Simple stain

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Type of positive staining technique that uses a single dye to add color to cells so that they are easier to see. This technique tends to color all cells the same color.

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Differential stain

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A technique that utilizes two dyes to distinguish between different microbial groups or cell parts by color reaction.

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Hans Christian Gram

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He discovered a staining technique that could be used to make bacteria in infectious specimens more visible.

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Gram-positive

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A color reaction of the cells which stained purple.

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Gram-negative

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A color reaction of the cells which stained red.

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Acid-fast stain

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It is another commonly used differential stain. This stain originated as a specific method to detect Mycobacterium tuberculosis in specimens

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capsule stain

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It is a method of observing the microbial capsule, an unstructured protective layer surrounding the cells of some bacteria and fungi.

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Culture

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The visible accumulation of microorganisms in or on a nutrient medium. Also, the propagation of microorganisms with various media.

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Subculture

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To make a second-generation culture from a well-established colony of organisms.

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Medium/media

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A nutrient used to grow organisms outside of their natural habitats.

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Colony

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A growth of bacteria cell on a surface.

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Morphology

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The study of organismic structure.

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Streak plate

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Cells are spread over separate areas on the surface so that they can form individual colonies.

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Spread plate

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A small volume of liquid from the diluted sample is pipetted onto the surface of the medium and spread around evenly by a Sterile spreading tool.

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Serial dilution

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Mechanical dispersion on solid media to create discrete colonies.

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General media

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They are designed to grow a broad spectrum of microbes that do not have special growth requirements.

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Selective media

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It contains one or more agents that inhibit the growth of a certain microbe or microbes.

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Differential media

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A single substrate that discriminates between groups of microorganisms on the basis of differences in their appearance due to different chemical reactions.

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Enrichment media

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A nutrient medium supplemented with blood, serum, or some growth factor to promote the multiplication of fastidious microorganisms.

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Growth factors

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An organic compound such as a vitamin or amino acid that must be provided in the diet to facilitate growth. An essential nutrient.

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Fastidious

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An organism that will only grow when specific nutrients are included in its diet that are included in its culture.

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