This printable crossword puzzle on the topic of Microbiology has 20 clues. Answers range from 5 to 27 letters long. This crossword is also available to download as a Microsoft Word document or a PDF.
the sample needed to determine etiology
the rapid method to identify the presence of bacteria or fungi
Gram stain this stain smear is a rapid method to ID specific types of bacteria based on cell wall components Gram
Used to prevent the sample from washing off and preserves cell
Bacteria will retain crystal violet-iodine color.
Bacteria will lose violet stain and color stain of red-pink.
Bacteria sample will stain both positive and negative.
Used to determine if gram-positive or negative with either a sticky or no strand of mucoid mass formation.
the preferred method used for streaking a culture plate.
Betahemolysis, the complete hemolysis that creates a clear halo around a
The agar that turns media bright pink in the presence of lactose fermenting organisms.
determined by diffuse growth-producing turbidity in the media.
a gram-negative bacteria testing the media will turn pink for positive or stay yellow for negative bacteria.
Testing to determine susceptibility or resistance of bacteria to antimicrobial drugs.
circles will form around disc where drug concentration is too low to inhibit bacteria growth.
There is no growth of bacteria around a disc of inhibition.
Bacteria grow up to disc in a zone of inhibition.
CrossResistance, resistant to other drugs within the same class.
When two bacteria fuse together to exchange information.
A "Cow side" test of the somatic cell count of milk.