2. BACTERAIL NUTRITONS AND THE DESIGN OF CULTURE MEDIA
. Based on bacterial Metabolism*
. Culture pH
. Culture Oxidation-reduction Potential
. Gaseous Requirements
. Oxygen, Carbon dioxide and other gases
3. OXYGEN CONCENTRATIONS
Aerobs
Anaerobs (do not require Oxygen)
Obligate Anaerobs (die in the presence of Oxygne)
Facultative anaerobs (E.coli)
Microaerophilic Bacterial
4. PURPOSE OF CULTURING
Isolation
Properties of bacteria
To create antigens for laboratory use
Typing with Bacteriophages and Bacteriocins
Susceptibility
To test for Antibiotic sensitivity
Estimate viable counts
Maintain stock cultures
5. METHODS OF ISOLATIONS OF PURE CULTURE
WITH
SURFACE PLATING
ENRICHMENT MEDIUM
SELECTIVE MEDIUM
INDICATOR MEDIUM
11. How do you count bacteria ?
Comparing Bacteria Counts of Water Samples.
Put a drop of water of well water on a sterile plate of
TGY or other agar.
Spread it uniformly over the surface of the agar with any
non-absorbent sterile tool. ...
Incubate the plate at 30C or room temperature (r.t.).
Examine the plate as often as you like. ...
Count the colonies.
12. What is a cell counter?
A counting chamber,(also known as hemocytometer), is a
microscope slide that is especially designed to enable cell
counting. The slide has a sink in its middle; the area of the sink
is marked with a grid. A drop of a cell culture is placed in the
sink
13. What is a serial Dilution in Microbiology?
We can dilute once, then dilute this dilution, only to dilute this dilution,
and so on until we get to the appropriate concentration of cells. This is
called a serial dilution. A serial dilution is a series of
sequential dilutions used to reduce a dense culture of cells to a more
usable concentration.
14. How do you calculate viable cell count?
Take the average cell count from each of the sets of 16 corner squares.
Multiply by 10,000 (104).
Multiply by 5 to correct for the 1:5 dilution from the Trypan Blue addition.