Microbiology Lab Review Flashcards

Vocabulary flashcards covering microbiology laboratory safety, metrics, microscopy, specimen identification, and staining techniques.

BSA Levels

Biosafety levels used to categorize safety considerations and containment requirements in the microbiology laboratory.

Metric System Practice

The application of unit conversion specifically for volume and mass data analysis.

Molarity

A chemical calculation used to determine the concentration of a solute in a solution.

pH

A measure of the acidity or basicity of a solution.

Total Magnification

The calculated value determined by multiplying the magnification of the objective lens by the ocular lens.

Trypanosoma

A specimen identified within the survey of protists.

Euglena

A specific protist identified during the lab survey.

Plasmodium

A protist specimen examined in laboratory slides.

Aspergillus

A fungus identified by its specific spore types.

Penicillium

A genus of fungi characterized by specific spore types during slide identification.

Rhizopus

A type of fungus characterized by specific spore types as shown in lab manual pictures.

Ascaris

A type of round worm identified during the survey of parasitic worms.

Broth

A liquid medium type used for the cultivation of microorganisms.

Slant

A solid media type in a tube with an angled surface for growth.

Deep

A type of solid media in a tube used for inoculation techniques.

Plate

A flat media type used for culturing microorganisms.

Inoculation Needle

A material used to inoculate specific media types like deeps.

Inoculation Loop

A tool used to transfer microorganisms during aseptic and pure culture techniques.

Gram Positive

A classification of bacteria identified through the Gram staining procedure.

Gram Negative

A classification of bacteria differentiated during the Gram staining procedure.

Rod

A cylindrical bacterial shape differentiated from coccus during staining.

Coccus

A spherical bacterial shape identified during microscopy and Gram staining.

Api20E System

A standardized system and procedure used for the identification of specific bacteria.