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Microbial Growth (Ch 6)
Figure 6.1 Typical growth rates of different types of microorganisms in response to temperature.
Thermophiles
Hyperthermophiles
Mesophiles
Psychrotrophs
Psychrophiles
Applications of Microbiology 6.1 A white microbial biofilm is visible on this deep-sea hydrothermal vent.
Water is being emitted through the ocean floor at temperatures above 100°C.
Figure 6.2 Food preservation temperatures.
Temperatures in this range destroy most microbes,
although lower temperatures take more time.
Very slow bacterial growth.
Danger zone
Rapid growth of bacteria; some may produce toxins.
Many bacteria survive; some may grow.
Refrigerator temperatures; may allow slow growth
of spoilage bacteria, very few pathogens.
No significant growth below freezing.
Figure 6.3 The effect of the amount of food on its cooling rate in a refrigerator and its chance of spoilage.
15 cm (6′′) deep
5 cm (2′′) deep
Refrigerator air
Approximate temperature
range at which Bacillus cereus
multiplies in rice
Figure 6.4 Plasmolysis.
Plasma
membrane
Cell wall
Plasma
membrane
H2O
Cytoplasm
NaCl 0.85%
Cell in isotonic solution.
Cytoplasm
NaCl 10%
Plasmolyzed cell in hypertonic
solution.
Table 6.1 The Effect of Oxygen on the Growth of Various Types of Bacteria
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Table 6.2 A Chemically Defined Medium for Growing a Typical Chemoheterotroph, Such as Escherichia
coli
Table 6.3 Defined Culture Medium for Leuconostoc mesenteroides
Table 6.4 Composition of Nutrient Agar, a Complex Medium for the Growth of Heterotrophic Bacteria
Simmons’ Citrate Agar
Tryptic Soy Broth
Figure 6.6 A jar for cultivating anaerobic bacteria on Petri plates.
Lid with
O-ring gasket
Clamp with
clamp screw
Envelope containing
sodium bicarbonate
and sodium
borohydride
Anaerobic indicator
(methylene blue)
Petri plates
Palladium
catalyst pellets
Figure 6.9 Blood agar, a differential medium containing red blood cells.
Bacterial
colonies
Hemolysis
Figure 6.10 Differential medium.
Uninoculated
Staphylococcus
epidermis
Staphylococcus
aureus
Biosafety levels
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Figure 6.7 An anaerobic chamber.
Air
lock
Arm
ports
Biological Safety Cabinet.
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ports
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Biological Safety Cabinet.
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Biosafety level 3 (BSL-3)
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Figure 6.8 Technicians in a biosafety level 4 (BSL-4) laboratory.
Figure 6.11 The streak plate method for isolating pure bacterial cultures.
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2
3
Colonies
Figure 6.12a Binary fission in bacteria.
Cell elongates and
DNA is replicated.
Cell wall and plasma
membrane begin to constrict.
Cell wall
Plasma
membrane
DNA
(nucleoid)
Cross-wall forms,
completely separating
the two DNA copies.
Cells separate.
(a) A diagram of the sequence of cell division
Figure 6.12b Binary fission in bacteria.
Partially formed cross-wall
DNA (nucleoid)
(b) A thin section of a cell of Bacillus licheniformis
starting to divide
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Cell wall
Figure 6.13a Cell division.
Figure 6.13b Cell division.
Figure 6.14 A growth curve for an exponentially increasing population, plotted logarithmically (dashed
line) and arithmetically (solid line).
Log10 = 4.52
(524,288)
Log10 = 3.01
Log10 = 1.51
(262,144)
(131,072)
(32)
(65,536)
(32,768)
(1024)
Generations
Number of cells
Log10 of number of cells
(1,048,576)
Log10 = 6.02
Figure 6.15 Understanding the Bacterial Growth Curve.
Lag Phase
Log Phase
Stationary Phase
Death Phase
Intense activity
preparing for
population growth,
but no increase in
population.
Logarithmic, or
exponential,
increase in
population.
Period of equilibrium;
microbial deaths
balance production of
new cells.
Population Is
decreasing at a
logarithmic rate.
The logarithmic growth
in the log phase is due to
reproduction by binary
fission (bacteria) or
mitosis (yeast).
Staphylococcus spp.
Figure 6.16 Serial dilutions and plate counts.
1 ml
Original
inoculum
1 ml
1 ml
1 ml
1 ml
9 m broth
in each tube
Dilutions
1:10
1 ml
1:100
1 ml
1:1000
1:10,000
1 ml
1 ml
1:100,000
1 ml
Plating
1:10
(10-1)
1:100
(10-2)
1:1000
(10-3)
1:10,000
(10-4)
1:100,000
(10-5)
Calculation: Number of colonies on plate × reciprocal of dilution of sample = number of bacteria/ml
(For example, if 54 colonies are on a plate of 1:1000 dilution, then the count is 54 × 1000 = 54,000 bacteria/ml in sample.)
Figure 6.17 Methods of preparing plates for plate counts.
The pour plate method
The spread plate method
1.0 or 0.1 ml
Inoculate
empty plate.
0.1 ml
Inoculate plate
containing
solid medium.
Bacterial
dilution
Add melted
nutrient
agar.
Spread inoculum
over surface
evenly.
Swirl to
mix.
Colonies
grow on
and in
solidified
medium.
Colonies grow
only on surface
of medium.
Figure 6.18 Counting bacteria by filtration.
Figure 6.19a The most probable number (MPN) method.
Volume of
Inoculum for
Each Set of
Five Tubes
(a) Most probable number (MPN) dilution series.
Figure 6.19b The most probable number (MPN) method.
(b) MPN table.
Figure 6.20 Direct microscopic count of bacteria with a Petroff-Hausser cell counter.
Grid with 25 large squares
Cover glass
Slide
Bacterial suspension is added here and fills the
shallow volume over the squares by capillary
action.
Bacterial
suspension
Microscopic count: All cells in
several large squares are
counted, and the numbers are
averaged. The large square shown
here has 14 bacterial cells.
Cover glass
Slide
Location of squares
Cross section of a cell counter.
The depth under the cover glass and the area
of the squares are known, so the volume of the
bacterial suspension over the squares can be
calculated (depth × area).
The volume of fluid over the
large square is 1/1,250,000
of a milliliter. If it contains 14 cells,
as shown here, then
there are 14 × 1,250,000 =
17,500,000 cells in a milliliter.
Figure 6.21 Turbidity estimation of bacterial numbers.
Light source
Spectrophotometer
Light
Scattered light
that does not
reach detector
Blank
Bacterial suspension
Light-sensitive
detector
Figure 6.5 Biofilms.
Clumps of bacteria
adhering to surface
Surface
Water currents
Migrating
clump of
bacteria
Applications of Microbiology 3.2 Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilm.
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