explain in your own words an introduction to a lab about Control of Microbial Growth - Antimicrobic Sensitivity Testing Kirby-Bauer Method

Q: Which of the following is NOT a chemical method of microbial control? a) refrigeration b) ethyl…

A: In order to stop the spread of infections and diseases, microbes must be under control. Thereby…

Q: Compare 2 applications of autoclaving and pasteurization with regard to antimicrobial control .

A: Microbial control is a way of controlling the growth or killing of Microbes and is done by…

Q: Agar is a solidifying agent used in media preparation. What makes it ideal for cultivation of…

A: Agar is a natural polysaccharide. It is mostly used in the lab and acts as a solidified agent. It…

Q: Please answer it correctly for an Upvote. Thank you. •Explain why cfu/unit analyzed is being used to…

A: CFU stands for colony forming unit and is a measurement unit for estimating the concentration of…

Q: Describe the advantages and disadvantages of aldehyde agents in microbial control.

A: The general formula of aldehydes is R-CHO. Several low molecular weight aldehydes are antimicrobial.…

Q: explain the Kirby Bauer method of antimicrobic sensitivity testing in your own words

A: Introduction:- The Kirby bauer method of antimicrobic sensitivity testing determines the…

Q: Suppose you are checking the microbial quality of a raw material using agar culture media. After…

A: Unwanted microbial growth occurs when no proper care is taken while tranferring the culture on the…

Q: Indicate the correct way of inoculating the following media. Plate Media For sensitivity testing…

A: Introduction A growth media, also known as a culture medium, is a solid, liquid, or semi-solid…

Q: The following media are used to grow bacteria for various purposes. Match the examples of media that…

A: MacConkey Agar: - Selective Growth Medium Malt Extract Agar:- Complex Medium

Q: List the two main types of culture media and how each differs and the types of microbes which grow…

A: Culture media contains all the elements which the bacteria needs for growth and is not selective in…

Q: What are the physical methods of microbial control

A: Control of microorganisms is fundamental to forestall the transmission of illnesses and disease,…

Q: In product testing, microbial growth is found.| Interpretation:  Rationale:

A: Microbiology is the branch of biology that deals with study of organisms that are too small to be…

Q: You inoculate a species of bacteria on a MacConkey agar which normally shows positive growth and the…

A: MacConkey Agar (MAC) is selective and differential agar that is used to isolate non-fastidious…

Q: why it is useful to plot the microbial growth from a growing microbial culture?

A: The term microbial growth refers to the growth of a population of microbe, it is an increase in the…

Q: Describe how each of the following would appear when grown on EMB agar: a. Escherichia coli b.…

A: EMB stands for Eosin Methylene Blue. This media is used as a seletive stain for the gram negative…

Q: The Allium Test is a common test in environmental science. What are some disadvantages to this test?

A: Biotechnology is technology that utilizes biological systems to develop or create different…

Q: Explain how antimicrobial agents A through D in the fol-lowing diagram compare in effectiveness…

A: Microorganisms are organisms that cannot be viewed by unaided eyes and require a microscope for…

Q: a) Microbial products can be classified in three major categories which related to the microorganism…

A: Microbial metabolism defines all the internal bio-chemical pathways, through which microbes obtain…

Q: Laboratories spend millions of dollars and person-hours to identify microbes from clinical samples.…

A: Flagella are organelles that are characterised by their function rather than their appearance. The…

Q: Describe the step by step method of preparing culture media in microbiology.

A: Culture media are the media or the substrate used to grow microorganisms.  There are different types…

Q: Enumerate the various Types of Microbial Control, identify the Principles Involved and give 3…

A: Controlling microbial growth is a crucial factor in pharmaceutical, biotechnology, medicine and food…

Q: Name and explain the culture media that can be used for cultivating non-specific and specific…

A: a) nutrient agar & tryptic soy agar, & brain heart infusion agar are culture media that can…

Q: Compare and contrast moist and dry heat methods of microbe control and give 2 examples of each.

A: The growth of microbes in an inanimate object can lead to the contamination of the particular…

Q: In a short paragraph explain which is more effective at killing microbes: autoclaving  or freezing.

A: The mechanism of killing microbes is known as sterilization.  The sterilization is an important…

Q: Which of the following are antimicrobial halogens? Select all that apply. a. iodophores b. bromine…

A: Halogens are a group of elements in a periodic table which also act as compounds. Examples are…

Q: Outline the different physical and chemical methods of sterilization. Briefly describe how each…

A: Sterilization is the process that eliminates all forms of life either by deactivating, killing, or…

Q: distinguish between antiseptics and disinfectants. Are the terms interchangeable?   explain…

A: Disinfectants and antiseptic are used in living and non-living environments. Disinfectants and…

Q: Design a concept map on microbial growth that would contain the key features of the following…

A: Controlling microbial growth is essential in many practical situations, and research in this area of…

Q: Give a brief but critical discussion about microbial growth in natural environments and how it…

A: Living creatures reproduce and grow. Microbes become metabolically active and proliferate when they…

Q: Please label the figure to demonstrate your understanding of selective and differential media.…

A: A culture media or growth media is a liquid, gel or solid designed that support the growth of…

Q: Write short notes on dry heat as a physical antimicrobial control method.

A: Drying can be used to control the growth of microorganisms because when water is removed from cells,…

Q: Defi ne radiation and assess the use of irradiation as a method of microbial control.

A: Physical and chemical agents are commonly used to keep microorganisms under control. Radiation…

Q: You inoculate a species of bacteria on a MacConkey agar. It normally shows positive for growth and…

A: MacConkey agar is a selective differential indicator to isolate gram-negative and enteric bacteria.…

Q: Considering microbial identification methods, to which category would the following method belong…

A: Bacteria are identified routinely by morphological and biochemical tests, supplemented as needed by…

Q: microbial motility.

A: Motility test is used to determine if organisms are motile or not. It is the ability of an organism…

Q: You inoculate a species of bacteria on a MacConkey agar which normally shows positive for growth and…

A: MacConkey agar is a selective and differential medium. It contains bile salts and crystal violet…

Q: Do all the microbes are cultivable in lab? Explain different techniques to study the microbial…

A: Microorganism: These are too small organism which is impossible to see by naked eyes. They exist in…

Q: If you streak a sample from your nose onto a Mannitol salt agar plate and the medium turns yellow,…

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Q: Explain the concept of and apply the aseptic technique

A: Bacteria, viruses, and fungi are the microorganism that is present everywhere. Some of them cause…

Q: What is the goal of aseptic techniques O To prevent contamination To allow contamination all of the…

A: Aseptic techniques are those techniques that are used in the field of medical. They are a kind of…

Q: what do the colors in the kirby bauer plate represent black/dark area =  tan/yellow are small…

A: KIRBY BAUER METHOD- Antibiotic sensitivity test is performed by using the agar diffusion method in…

Q: Please explain the differences between freeze drying,drum drying and air drying and which give a…

A: Freeze drying, drum drying, and air drying are dring methods to remove water content from the cell…

Q: Write a note on the measurement of growth of microorganisms, factors influence microbial growth and…

A: Microbial growth can be defined as the growth of a population or an increase in the number of cells,…

Q: You are testing for Escherichia coli in the sample. What media would you use? and Describe typical…

A: A medium in microbiology is defined as a solid or liquid substance used to culture the…

Q: List 5 other methods of sterilization and describe the principle/s and when each method is used.

A: (Please note that, you provided more than one question, I can only answer one question at a time,…

Q: Define radiation and assess the use of irradiation as a method ofmicrobial control.

A: The phenomenon of microbial growth deals with the control or inhibition of the growth of…

Q: Considering microbial identification methods, to which category would the following method belong…

A: Introductin   The existence of catalase, an enzyme that catalyses the release of oxygen from…

Q: Explain why desiccation and cold are not reliable methods of disinfectionbut how they can still be…

A: Sterilization is a technique that removes, kills, or deactivates all forms of life and other…

Q: which of the following is not a chemical method of microbial control

A: Answer is option c - Filteration Filteration is not a chemical method of Microbial control.