Micro 260 - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

What is the study of fungi Mycology Which of the following is not a domain in the three-domain system? bacteria animalia archea Eukarya Animalia A unicellular organism which lives in a hot sulfur vent on the ocean floor and lacks peptidoglycan in it's cell wall would belong to the domain Archaea Who was credited with first describing living microorganisms Anton Van Leeunwenhoek Some bacteria stain Gram-positive and others stain Gram-negative due to differences in the structure of their cell...

MICRO 260, LCC-Microbiology Final Exam (100% Verified and Correct Answers)

Staphylococcus aureus - Impetigo TSS food poisoning-gastroenteritis heat stable enterotoxin Streptococcus pyogenes (group A beta-hemolytic streptococci) - Necrotizing fasciitis pharyngitis Rheumatic fever Streptococcus pneumoniae - pneumonia otitis media sepsis and meningitis in babies not prevented by HIB vaccine

Quiz 1-# 1[True or False?] It is acceptable to pick up a test tube by its cap. - FALSE Some caps are VERY loose. If you pick up a test tube by its cap, and the cap is loose, the entire glass test tube can fall to the floor and shatter. This would result in glass shards flying as well as a potentially bio-hazardous situation (if there was a culture in the tube). Quiz 1-# 2[True or False?] Food and drinks are NEVER allowed in the laboratory. - True Quiz 1-# 3[True or False?] True Sandals or o...

Which of the following is a correct way to express a measurement that has two significant digests? a. 0.030 b. .030 c.. 0.03 d. .03 - 0.030 Which of the following is the correct way to express the number 67001 in scientific notation a. 6.7 x 10^-4 b. 6.7001 x 10^-4 c. 6.7 x 10 ^4 d. 6.7001 x 10^4 - 6.7001 x 10^4 A patient's vaginal area has become infected such her secretions are now basic. This means the pH has? a. Must be below 3 b. Must be above 9 c. Increased d. Decreased e...

Signs of disease - Objective and measurable; can be directly observed Symptoms of disease - Subjective; felt or experienced by the patient Infectious disease - is caused by direct effect of a pathogen ex. meningitis Communicable infectious disease - infectious disease that can be spread from person to person example: Neisseria gonorrhoeae Contagious infectious disease - infectious, communicable disease that spread easily

What is the study of fungi - Mycology Which of the following is not a domain in the three-domain system? bacteria animalia archea Eukarya - Animalia A unicellular organism which lives in a hot sulfur vent on the ocean floor and lacks peptidoglycan in it's cell wall would belong to the domain - Archaea Who was credited with first describing living microorganisms - Anton Van Leeunwenhoek Some bacteria stain Gram-positive and others stain Gram-negative due to differences in the structur...

What type of plate did we use for the ubiquity lab? - Trypticase Soy Agar (TSA) Rich medium that will support the growth of many diverse organisms What organisms can you expect to grow at 37oC, at room temperature (25oC) - Organisms associated with warm-blooded animals like to grow around 37 because its approximately the body temperature of most animals. Organisms growing on associated with soil prefer room temperature. Why might organisms not grow on a TSA plate? - 1. May be obligate anae...