What is aseptic technique

Reference no: EM133414420

Answer the following questions:

What is aseptic technique? What procedures in general (i.e. wash hands, disinfect work space, tilt tubes etc.) should be followed to ensure aseptic technique?
Know types of media i.e. broth, slants, plates and their purposes.
What is Streak plate, what is its purpose, in general how is it carried out?
What is a colony? What does colony morphology mean? What are some of the features (i.e. size. shape. color, margin, eleyation) that one examines in order to describe colony morphology and why is it useful? (you do not need to memorize any of the actual colony descriptions i.e. rhizoid etc.).
Understand the principle of dilution in obtaining a pure culture.
Define the following terms: aseptic, contaminant. sterile, inoculate, inoculating loop, inoculating needle, petri plate, broth, turbid, pure culture, miked culture, subculture streak plate technique, bacterial colony, dilution gradient.

Reference no: EM133414420

Questions Cloud

What is single payer healthcare : What is Single Payer Healthcare and how does it work? What is the argument in favor of a Single Payer system?

How was differential survival and reproduction involved : What is the beneficial trait at the end of the 100 year period? How was differential survival and reproduction involved?

Why is it important that scientists share their data : Why is it important that scientists share their data and conclusions with others in the form of peer-review?

Role of epigenetic inactivation of irx1 lung adenocarcinoma : What are the methods and assays (briefly describe) use to investigate the role of epigenetic inactivation of IRX1 in lung adenocarcinoma.

What is aseptic technique : What is aseptic technique? What procedures in general [i.e. wash hands, disinfect work space. tilt tubes etc.) should be followed to ensure aseptic technique?

How mammals were affected by the formation of pangaea : Explain how Mammals were affected by the formation of Pangaea and how they survived the mass extinction caused by its break up.

Does ethylene speed up the ripening of bananas : Many fruits and vegetables release ethylene, a hormone unique to plants, to start the ripening process. Does ethylene speed up the ripening of bananas?

How did natural selection drive the process of evolution : How did natural selection drive the process of evolution that led from single-celled Eukaryotes to Homo sapiens?

Discuss about neuronal integration : Neurons A & B release excitatory neurotransmitters and Neuron C release inhibitory neurotransmitters.

User Account

All Pages