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Microorgansisms that are able to live only in the presence of oxygen?
aerobes
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Microorganisms able to survive with out oxygen?
anaerobes
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The propagation of microorganisms or of living tissue cells in special media that are conducive to their growth, and/or the process y which organisms are grown on media and identified.
cultures
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Self-contained culturing packet system- disposable plastic tube containing cotton-tipped applicator?
Culturette
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The science that deals with the formation, structure, and function of cells?
cytology
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Evacuation of the bowels. Also referred to as stool.
feces
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The cultuer of bacteria on a gelatin meduim, such as agar?
gelatin culture
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The study of the microscopic structure of tissue?
histology
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Period of cluture development?
incubation
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To inject or transfer a microorganism, serum, or toxic material into the body, culture, medium, or slide.
inoculate
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A substance on which microorganisms may grow; most commonly broth, agar, and gelatin?
media
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The scientific study of microorganisms?
microbiology
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Small organisms including bacteria, protozoa, algae, fungus, and defined viruses?
microbes
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Minute living organisms such as bacteria, virus, protozoa, and fungus that are not visible to the human eye without a microscope?
microorganisms
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Visible only by using a microscope?
microscopic
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Culture that fails to reveal the suspected organism?
Negative culture
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Disease producing microorganisms?
pathogens
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Culture that reveals the suspected organism?
Positive culture
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Cuture of a single form of microorganism uncontaminated by other organisms?
Pure culture
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Pertianing to the study of the serum component of the blood?
serologic
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Bacteria spread on a surface, as a microscopic slide or a culture medium
smear
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Holding or fastening a bacterial specimen to a slide; adhering a smear to a glass slide by fixative or heat?
smear fixation
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a part of something intended to show the kind and quality of the whole, as a specimen of urine?
zero specimen
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The substance expelled by coughing or clearing the bronchi?
sputum
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Evactuation of the bowels; waste matter used as a specimen for culturing to discover possible diseases?
stool
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Spreading of the bacteria by drawing a wire containing the inoculum across the surface of the medium?
streak culture
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Cotton or gauze tipped stick?
swab
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Capable of living?
viable
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