Microbiology Puzzle 3 Crossword Puzzle

QUESTIONS LIST:

• disinfection: process of killing, inhibiting or the removal of microorganisms that may cause disease, usually for the treatment of inanimate objects
• tetrads: four cells
• aerotolerant: _ anaerobes that grow equally well whether oxygen is present.
• staphlo: clusters of bacterial cells
• ethanol: decolorizer in gram stain
• acidophile: a microorganism that grows at acidic phs below 4
• handwashing: best method for preventing the transfer of microorganisms
• gram +: thick peptidoglycan cell wall
• malachite: _ green, is the reagent used in an endospore stain
• zone: _ of inhibition, area of no bacterial growth around an antimicrobial agent in the disk-diffusion method
• capsule: _ stain used to distinguish cells with capsules from those without
• red: acid fast bacteria appear _ in color, while non acid fast appear blue.
• smear: _ preparation technique consists of spreading a small volume of sample on a slide
• aerobe: organisms that grow in the presence of oxygen
• gram -: bacteria classified as _ have thin cells walls with outer/inner membrane.
• aerosols: particles from potentially infectious material that may be released into the air