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Facultative Anaerobes

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growth with oxygen or with no oxygen

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Plate counts

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  • Count colonies on plates that have 30-300 colonies (CFUs)
  • To ensure the right number of colonies, the original inoculum must be diluted via serial dilution
  • Counts are performed on baceria mixed into a dish with agar (pour plate method) or spread on the surface (spread plate method)
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Physical Requirements for Growth

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  • Temperature
  • pH
  • Osomotic Pressure
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Direct measurements count microbial _____.

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cells

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Bacterial Division

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Increase the number of cells, not cell size. (Binary Fission)

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Optimum growth temperature for Thermophiles

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50-60 degrees C

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Carbon

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  • structural backbone of organic molecules
  • Chemoheterotrophs use organic molecules as energy
  • Autotrophs use CO2 (think of photoautotrophs)
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Microaerophiles

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require oxygen concentration lower than air

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A pure culture contains…

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Only one species or strain

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Dry weight

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Bacteria are filtered, dried, and weighed; used for filamentous organisms

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Streak plate method

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used to isolate pure cultures

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Colony

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A population of cells arising from a single cell or spore or from a group of attached cells

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CFU

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A colony is often called a colony-forming unit (CFU)

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Reducing media

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  • Used for the cultivation of anaerobic bacteria
  • Contain chemicals (sodium thioglycate) that combine O2 to deplete it
  • Heated to drive off O2
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Aerotolerant anaerobes

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tolerate but cannot use oxygen

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Log phase

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Logarithmic or exponential increase in population

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Differential Media

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  • Allow distinguishing of colonies of different microbes on the same plate
  • Some media have both selective and differential characteristics
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Agar

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  • Complex polysaccharide
  • Used as a solidifying agent for culture media in Petri plates, slants, and deeps
  • Generally not metabolized by microbes
  • Liquefies at 100 degrees Celsius
  • Solidifies at ~40 degrees Celsius
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Minimum growth temperature

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BSL-3

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Biosafety cabinets to prevent airborne transmission

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BSL-2

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Lab coat, gloves, eye protection

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Optimum growth temperature for Hyperthermophiles

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Optimum growth temperature >80 degrees C

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Filtration

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  • Solution passed through a filter that collects bacteria
  • Filter is transferred to a petri dish and grows as colonies on the surface
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Biofilms

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  • Microbial communities
  • Form slime or hydrogels that dhere to surfaces
    • Bacteria communicate cell-to-cell via quorum sensing
  • Share nutrients
  • Shell bacteria from harmful environmental factors
  • Found in digestive system and sewage treatment systems (can clog pipes)
  • 10000x resistant to microbicides
  • Involved in 70% of infections
    • Catheters, heart valves, contact lenses, dentail caries
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Biosafety levels
Requirements for handling certain cultures
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Phosphorous
* Used in DNA, RNA, and ATP * Found in membranes * PO4^3- is a source of phosphorus
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Lag phase
Intense activity preparing for population growth but no increase in population yet
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Obligate anaerobes
unable to use oxygen and are harmed by it
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Organic Growth Factors
* Organic compounds obtained from the environment * Vitamins, amino acids, purines, and pyrimidines
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Selective Media
* Suppress unwanted microbes and encourage desired microbes * Contain inhibitors to suppress growth
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Stationary phase
Period of equilibrium, microbial deaths balance production of new cells
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BSL-4
* Sealed, negatibbe pressure; "hot zone" * Exhaust air is filtered twice through HEPA filters
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Maximum growth temperature
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Mesophiles
Moderate-temperature-loving
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What are the phases of growth?
1. Lag phase 2. Log phase 3. Stationary phase 4. Death phase
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Thermophiles
Heat-loving organisms
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Trace Elements
* Inorganic elements required in small amounts * Usually as enzyme cofactors * Include iron, copper, molybdenum, and zinc
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Hypertonic environments (higher in solutes than inside the cell) cause ________ due to high osmotic pressure
plasmolysis
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Methods of direct measurement
1. Plate count 2. Filtration 3. Direct microscopic count
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Optimum growth temperature
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Culture medium
nutrients prepared for microbial growth
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BSL-1
No special precautions; basic teaching labs
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How much time is required for a cell to divide?
20 minutes to 24 hours
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Direct Microscopic Count
* Volume of a bacterial suspension placed on a slide * Average number of bacteria per viewing field is calculated * Uses a special Petroff-Hausser cell counter of bacteria/ml = (# cells counted)/(volume area counted)
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Metabolic activity
Amount of metabolic product is proportional to the number of bacteria
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Inoculum
introduction of microbes into a medium
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Sterile
no living microbes
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Culture
Microbes growing in or on a culture medium
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Psychrophiles
Cold-loving organisms
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Enrichment Cultures
Encourages the growth of a desired microbe by increasing very small numbers of a desired organism to detectable levels Usually a liquid
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Nitrogen
* Component of proteins, DNA, and ATP * Most bacteria decompose protein material for the nitrogen source * A few bacteria use N2 in nitrogen fixation
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Binary fission ______ the number of cells each generation
doubles
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Facultative halophiles tolerate ______ osmostic pressure
high
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Obligate aerobes
require oxygen
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Growth curves are represented \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_
Logarithmically
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Death phase
Population is decreasing at logarithmic rate
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Complex media
Extracts and digests yeasts, meat, or plants; chemical composition varies batch to batch Examples: nutrient broth, nutrient agar
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Total number of cells =
2^number of generations
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pH needs for growth * bacteria * molds and yeasts
* Most bacteria grow between 6.5-7.5 pH * Molds and yeasts grow between 5-6 pH
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Acidophiles
grow in acidic environments
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Chemically defined media
* Exact chemical composition is known * Fastidious organisms are those that require many growth factors provided in chemically defined media
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Chemical Requirements
* Carbon * Nitrogen, sulfur, and phosphorous * Trace elements * Oxygen * Organic growth factors
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Extreme or obligate halophiles require _____ osmotic pressure
high
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Sulfur
* Used in amino acids, thiamine, and biotin * Most bacteria decompose protein for the sulfur source * Some bacteria use SO4^2- or H2S
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Turbidity
Measurement of cloudiness with a spectrophotometer
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What are the physical requirements of growth?
* Temperature * pH * Osmotic pressure
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What are the chemical requirements for growth?
* Carbon * Nitrogen, Sulfur, Phosphorous * Organic growth factors * Oygen * Trace elements
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Microorganisms are classified into what four temperature related categories? What is the preference of each?
* Psychophiles * Cold-loving; grows best around 15ºC, but not above 20ºC * Psychrotroph * Cold-loving; can grow in temperatures from 0ºC to 30ºC * Mesophiles * moderate temperature loving; can grow between 10º-50º C * Thermophiles * high temperature loving; can grow between 50º-60º C * Hyperthermophiles * Survive in very high temperatures; \>80ºC
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What is the best pH for bacterial growth?
A neutral range between 6.5-7.5 pH
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Organisms that can tolerate low pH are called \_\_\_\_\_\_\_.
acidophiles
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When bacteria grow in the medium they produce ______ which can interfere with their own growth. _______ are added in the medium to neutralize the \_\_\_\_\_\_.
acid Buffers acidity
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\_\_\_\_\_, \_\_\_\_\_, and _____ act as buffers.
Phosphate salts Peptones Amino acids
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\_\_\_\_\_ osmotic pressure or a _______ environment can cause ______ in bacteria.
High hypertonic plasmolysis
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Plasmolysis
loss of water from a cell in a hypertonic solution
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Mold and yeasts can grow at pH \_\_\_\_.
5-6
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Some organisms can grow well in high concentration of salt are called \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_.
halophiles
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Hypertonic environments or high osmotic pressure is used to _____ \_\_\_\_\_\_ such as salted fish, james and pickles.
preserve food
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Carbon is required for ______ of _______ in cell.
synthesis structures
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Chemoautotrophs and photoautotrophs use ______ \_\_\_\_\_\_ for making sugars.
carbon dioxide
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Protein synthesis needs ______ and \_\_\_\_\_.
nitrogen sulfur
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Chemoheterotrophs use ______ \_\_\_\_\_ to obtain sugars.
organic materials
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DNA and RNA need _____ and \_\_\_\_\_\_.
nitrogen phosphorous
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Phosphorous is present in the ATP and the phospholipids of the ____ \_\_\_\_\_\_.
cell membrane
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Trace elements like iron, copper, molybdenum and zinc are required in minute amount of _______ for \_\_\_\_\_\_\_.
cofactor enzymes
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What are the 4 differences between aerobes and anaerobes?
**(not final--need to update)** 1. Anaerobes 1. Do not use oxygen 2. Makes lactic acid 3. Makes ethanol 2. Aerobes 1. Uses oxygen 2. Uses citric acid cycle 3. Uses oxidative phosphorylation
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What are biofilms?
* Microbial communities * Form slime or hydrogels that adhere to surfaces * Bacteria communicate cell-to-cell via quorum sensing * Share nutrients * Shelter bacteria from harmful environmental factors * Found in digestive system and sewage treatment systems; can clog pipes * 1000x resistance to microbicides * Involved in 70% of infections * Catheters, heart valves, contact lenses, dental caries
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Inside biofilms, cell to cell communication is called _____ \_\_\_\_\_ which allows them to coordinate their activities.
quorum sensing
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What are the benefits of growing inside the biofilm to the bacteria?
The biofilm could protect the microbes from environmental factors; these are not good for humans as they resist antiseptics
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What is a culture medium and what is inoculum?
Culture medium: nutrients prepared for microbial growth Inoculum: introduction of microbes into a medium
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Why agar is used for preparing growth medium?
Agars have complex polysaccharides which provide nutrients, and are used as a solidifying agent for culture media in petri lates/slants/deeps. Generally not metabolised by microbes. (liquifies at 100º C and solidifies at 40º C)
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Define chemically defined medium and complex medium.
Chemically defined medium: exact chemical composition is known Complex medium: Extracts and digests yeasts, meats, or plants; chemical composition varies batch to batch (examples include nutrient broth and nutrient agar)
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For the growth of anaerobic organism special media containing _____ \_\_\_\_ (e.g. sodium thioglycolate) is used. The reducing agent reacts with the pxygen and removes it.
reducing agent
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BSL 1 precautions
Basic lab safety protocol, basic teaching labs
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BSL 2 precautions
Lab coat, gloves, goggles
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BSL 3 precautions
biosafety cabinets to prevent airborne transmission
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BSL 4 precautions
sealed, negative pressure, "hot zone" (exhaust air is filtered twice through HEPA filters)
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How do you preserve bacteria culture? 2 ways
Deep-freezing (-50ºC - -95ºC) Lyophilization (freeze-drying): frozen -54ºC to -72ºC) and dehydrated in a vacuum
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Selective media
Suppress unwanted microbes and encourage desired microbes Contain inhibitors to suppress growth
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Which method is most common for bacterial growth?
Binary fission
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Differential Media
Allow distinguishing colonies of different microbes on the same plate
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Enrichment culture
Encourages the growth of a desired microbe by increasing very small numbers of a desired organism to detectable levels Usually a liquid
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The time required for the bacteria to divide is called a _________ \_\_\_\_\_\_.
generation time. [Think of her example of logarithmic growth from generation 1 (1 cell) to generation 21 (~2 million)] 2number of generations
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What are the four phases of growth?
Lag phase Log phase Stationary phase Death phase
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Lag phase
Different proteins and enzymes are being made during this time to prepare for the division/Log phase. The bacterial cells are adjusting to the environment around them.
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Draw a diagram of microbial growth phases and describe each phase
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What is the advantage of plate count?
It measures the number of viable cells. Each live bacterium makes a colony called Colony forming unit or CFU \< 30 we do not count \> 300 we do not count You get aerobic mcirobes
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What is serial dilution? Can you provide an example?
When the original inoculum is diluted to ensure the correct number of CFUs.
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What are the direct methods of counting the microbial cells?
1. Filtration 2. Plate count 3. Direct microscopic count
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Filtration
Solution passed through afilter that collects bacteria Filter is transferred to a Petri dish and grows as colonies on the surface
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Direct Microscopic Count
Volume of bacterial suspension placed on a slide Average numbber of bacteria per viewing field is calculated Uses a special Petroff-Hausser cell counter Niumber of bacter/ml: **Number of cells counted** **divided by** **Volume of area counted**
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What are two disadvantages to using direct microscopic count?
Might count dead cells Microbes which are motile might be counted twice
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What is used for indirect method of counting?
**Turbidity:** measurement of cloudiness with a spectrophotometer **Metabolic activity:** amount of metabolic product is proportional to the number of bacteria **Dry weight:** bacteria are filtered, dried, and weighed; used for filamentous organisms
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Turbidity
Measurement of cloudiness with a spectrophotometer
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Indirect method of counting microbes: metabolic activity
Amount of metabolic oroduct is proportional to the number of bacteria
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Dry Weight
Bacteria are filtered, dried, and weighted; used for filamentous organisms
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