OPENSTAX MICROBIOLOGY CHAPTER
1 AN INVISIBLE WORLD
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microscopesg-gans-
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nygothergtypesgofgspecimensgtoogsmallgtogbegobservedgwithgthegnakedgeye
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petrigdishg-gans-agflat-liddedgdishgthatgisgtypicallyg10-
11gcentimetersg(cm)gingdiametergandg1-
1.5gcmghighgmadegoutgofgeithergplasticgorgglassgandgusedgtogholdggrowthgmed
ia
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cylindricalgplasticgorgglassgtubesgwithgroundedgbottomsgandgopengtops;gusedgto
ggrowgmicrobesgingbroth,gorgsemisolidgorgsolidggrowthgmedia
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agmetalgapparatusgthatgcreatesgagflamegthatgcangbegusedgtogsterilizegpiecesgof
gequipment
microincineratorsg-gans-usedgtogsterilizegpiecesgofgequipment
inoculationgloopg-gans-aghandheldgtoolgthatgendsgingagsmallgwiregloop
taxonomyg-gans-
thegclassification,gdescription,gidentification,gandgnaminggofglivinggorganisms
phylogeniesg-gans-thegevolutionarygrelationships
eukaryotesg-gans-organismsgthatghavegmembrane-boundgnucleigingtheirgcells
1 AN INVISIBLE WORLD
microorganismsgorgmicrobesg-gans-verygsmallgorganisms
microscopesg-gans-
producegmagnifiedgimagesgofgmicroorganisms,ghumangcellsgandgtissues,gandgma
nygothergtypesgofgspecimensgtoogsmallgtogbegobservedgwithgthegnakedgeye
stainsgandgdyesg-gans-
usedgtogaddgcolorgtogmicrobesgsogtheygcangbegbettergobservedgundergagmicro
scope
growthgmediag-gans-usedgtoggrowgmicroorganismsgingaglabgsetting
petrigdishg-gans-agflat-liddedgdishgthatgisgtypicallyg10-
11gcentimetersg(cm)gingdiametergandg1-
1.5gcmghighgmadegoutgofgeithergplasticgorgglassgandgusedgtogholdggrowthgmed
ia
testgtubesg-gans-
cylindricalgplasticgorgglassgtubesgwithgroundedgbottomsgandgopengtops;gusedgto
ggrowgmicrobesgingbroth,gorgsemisolidgorgsolidggrowthgmedia
Bunsengburnerg-gans-
agmetalgapparatusgthatgcreatesgagflamegthatgcangbegusedgtogsterilizegpiecesgof
gequipment
microincineratorsg-gans-usedgtogsterilizegpiecesgofgequipment
inoculationgloopg-gans-aghandheldgtoolgthatgendsgingagsmallgwiregloop
taxonomyg-gans-
thegclassification,gdescription,gidentification,gandgnaminggofglivinggorganisms
phylogeniesg-gans-thegevolutionarygrelationships
eukaryotesg-gans-organismsgthatghavegmembrane-boundgnucleigingtheirgcells