Microbio Lab Cards

What do we culture bacteria on?

Growth medium

“state” of a medium

A medium can be a solid, liquid, or somewhere in between

Has no solidifying components

broth

solid media can be used in….

tubes or petri/agar dishes

semi-solid media are prepared as..

plates or deeps (they usually aren’t rigid enough to maintain a slant)

agar =

solid

broth=

liquid

medium=

somewhere in between solid and liquid

inoculation

put organisms into a medium (purposefully; as opposed to contamination)

incubation

leave alone under consistent set of conditions

evaluation

something we do with the microorganisms

sterilization- autoclave

very high pressure sterilizer to render something as sterile