micro lab test 2 with complete solutions
2024/2025
McFarland Standards - ANSWER-These are a set of determined standards for
antibiotic testing.
Kirby-Bauer Technique - ANSWER-This is a technique used to obtain a bacterial
lawn on a plate by using a cotton swab
Mueller-Hinton Agar (MHA) - ANSWER-for the Kirby-Bauer Technique The
preferred type of plate for antibiotic sensitivity testing is the "____"?
Kirby-Bauer Technique - ANSWER-This agar is poured at a depth of about 4mm
and allows for optimal antibiotic diffusion
The sensitivity of the organism to the agent
The point at which the chemicals minimum inhibitory concentration is reached -
ANSWER-Zone of Inhibition Depends on?
Protozoans - ANSWER-They are unicellular eukaryotic heterotrophic
microorganisms
1. They lack a cell wall
2. They have the ability to move by locomotor organelles or a gliding mechanism
at least during one phase of their life cycle
3. Heterotrophic nutrition
4. Primarily asexual reproduction - ANSWER-The major distinguishing
characteristics of protozoans are:
Sarcomastigophora
2024/2025
McFarland Standards - ANSWER-These are a set of determined standards for
antibiotic testing.
Kirby-Bauer Technique - ANSWER-This is a technique used to obtain a bacterial
lawn on a plate by using a cotton swab
Mueller-Hinton Agar (MHA) - ANSWER-for the Kirby-Bauer Technique The
preferred type of plate for antibiotic sensitivity testing is the "____"?
Kirby-Bauer Technique - ANSWER-This agar is poured at a depth of about 4mm
and allows for optimal antibiotic diffusion
The sensitivity of the organism to the agent
The point at which the chemicals minimum inhibitory concentration is reached -
ANSWER-Zone of Inhibition Depends on?
Protozoans - ANSWER-They are unicellular eukaryotic heterotrophic
microorganisms
1. They lack a cell wall
2. They have the ability to move by locomotor organelles or a gliding mechanism
at least during one phase of their life cycle
3. Heterotrophic nutrition
4. Primarily asexual reproduction - ANSWER-The major distinguishing
characteristics of protozoans are:
Sarcomastigophora
