Microbiology Questions
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What two medically important genera of bacteria form endospores?
What are two important diseases caused by acid-fast bacteria?
What is the slimy outer layer secreted by some bacteria?
What decolorizer is used for endospore staining?
Moving bacteria from a stock culture to a sterile medium is called?
T/F? Endospores can survive thousands of years.
The counterstain used in the Ziehl-Neelsen acid-fast technique is:
T/F? When exposed to favorable conditions, spores can germinate into a vegetative cell within 30 minutes?
What is the normally-growing cell that forms the endospore called?
T/F? Because of their tough protein coats made of Keratin, spores are highly resistant to normal staining procedures.
What is the counterstain used in endospore staining?
T/F? Spores are resistant to heat, desiccation, chemicals, and radiation?
What are two medically-important genera that are acid-fast?
What is the primary stain in the endospore staining procedure?
Do viruses vary in size/structure
What are the two different types of bacteria - how do you distinguish between them
f an organism can breakdown carbohydrates by oxidation or fermentation....
To avoid this damage, aerobesproduce the .....
Criteria Doe establishing a causative link between an ifectous agent and a disease
Which of the following is considered macroscopic?Select an AnswerA.The bacterium Haemophilus influenzaeB.The protozoan StentorC.The fruit fly DrosophilaD.The Herpes simplex virus