Micro bio lab twu Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

(hydrogen) sulfide - in the SIM media because of the FeSo4 which the SIM media contains, it will turn black in the presence of what? a amylase - hydrolyzes starch into the simple sugars glucose and maltose A and B - what are the possible antigens found on RBC's Acid and Oxygen - what are the by products of fermentation acidic - In the PR- Carbohydrate broth if the color is yellow it is what pH? agglutination - Clumping of microorganisms or blood cells, typically due to an antigen-antibody...

Direct methods - Answer count viable cells that reproduce to form colonies colony forming units per milliliter - Answer because a colony may arise from more than one colony, especially with cells that form clusters, pairs or chains, organisms are quantified using _________ indirect methods - Answer counting cells which include turbidity of a liquid sample with a spectrometer, metabolic activity, and dry weight Dilution factor - Answer the ratio of the initial and final solution volumes pou...