Estimate the size of an object in a microscope if you know the diameter of the field.

Example: To determine the field of view for a 40x objective (total magnification 400x) insert the values for the 10x objective (total magnification of 100x)

(100) x (2mm)= (400)x (Y)= 200mm=400Y

200mm/400 = Y

.5=Y

Calculate how to prepare any volume of any culture medium, given the amount of dehydrated power used to prepare one liter.

Describe a colonys shape, size, optical properties, margin, elevation, color

Use a drawing of a petri dish and words to describe how to prepare a streak plate.

1) Aseptically load the loop once

2) streak, using a tight zig zag pattern in the first "quadrant" on SM agar plate

3) flame loop to sterilize it, can use portion of agar to cool loop

4) Reload, overlapping streaks into the 1st section

5)Repeat #3, 4 by overlapping 4-5 times into the second quadrant

6) Repeat #3, 4 by overlapping into the 3rd quadrant

Describe the proper orientation of petri dishes in the incubator and refrigerator.

Incubator: Inverted

why are smears heat fixed?

You heat fix the bacteria to kill it and make it adhear to the slide

What is the difference between simple and differential stains?

Simple stains:

Positive stain: dye with positive charge on colored part attached to cell wall with color. Ex: crystal violet, methylene blue, safranin

Negative Stain: dye with negative charge on colored part leaves cells unstained, background colors Ex: congo red, nigrosin

Differential stains:

Use of 2 or may dyes

After satining, one group of cells are one color; a different type of cell has a different color

Example: Gram += purple; Gram -=pink

Select the proper sequence for making smears from solid and liquid media.

What are the color of gram positive and gram negative organisms?

Gram Positive: Purple

Gram Negative: Pink

What are the reagents, in order of use, in the gram stain?

Gram's Crystal Violet, Grams Iodine, Acetone/alcohol, Gram Safrainin (Come In And Stain)

What are the functions of the reagents?

Gram Crystal Violet- Primary stain

Gram Iodine- a mordant that increases affinity between the dye and cell wall

Acetone/alcohol- decolorizing agent

Gram's safranin- secondary stain

Why do some organisms stain unevenly in terms of gram positiveness?

What are the common genera of the endospore producing bacteria?

Prokaryotic

What are the colors of the spores and cells in the methods (Schaeffer-Fulton & Gram Stain) used to stain endospores forming bacteria?

Spores stain green while the vegetative cells are red.

What is the purpose of using heat during the endospore staining process?

Heat drives the stain into the cells.

What are two advantages of using staining rather than positive staining?

How does negative staining differ from positive staining?

Positive stain: dye with positive charge on colored part attached to cell wall with color. Ex: crystal violet, methylene blue, safranin

Negative Stain: dye with negative charge on colored part leaves cells unstained, background colors Ex: congo red, nigrosin