Specimen collection must be done using
sterile technique.
Using a small amount of specimen for growth is
inoculation.
Microbial food is
media (medium).
The cultivation or growth of organisms is
culturing.
The growth of microorganisms under ideal conditions is
incubation.
Broths, milks, and infusions are examples of
liquid media.
To measure motility, you must use
semisolid media.
Isolation requires _____ to form individual colonies.
solid media
Media where all components are known is
chemically defined (synthetic).
Media that is comprised of unknown composition is
complex.
Media that allows one species to grow but prohibits the growth of others is
selective.
Media that allows all species to grow but they appear uniquely is
differential.
The complete rupture of red blood cells is measured as
beta-hemolysis.
The incomplete rupture of red blood cells is
alpha-hemolysis.
A discrete mound of one species of cell on a solid surface is a
colony.
