Microbiology Lab Midterm Troy
University Question and answers
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ubiquitous - correct answers microbes can be found anywhere you look for
them
normal flora - correct answers microbes usually associated with animal body
tissue
nosocomial infections - correct answers infection originate in hospital
environment
colony - correct answers visible cluster of bacteria growing on the surface of
or within a solid medium, presumably cultured from a single cell
colony formation - correct answers when one microbe is deposited on an agar
surface, nutrients are provided to the cell and begins to divide to form a colony
sterile - correct answers free of any living organism
contamination - correct answers introduction of any unwanted microbes
why is the agar plate placed face up? - correct answers if condensation drips
onto the agar gel with the sample, it will cause the bacteria to grow all over the
plate
agar plates are used for - correct answers isolate organism from mixed culture
