Culturing microorganisms

• culturing bacteria refers to the process of growing bacteria in a lab
• Some bacteria can divide as often as every 20 minutes.
• Nutrient broth is a liquid medium containing a variety of nutrients for bacteria growth;
• Agar is a gel-like substance that is used to culture bacteria and other microorganisms.
• A bacteria colony is a visible cluster of bacteria from a single bacterium.
• Aseptic techniques are used to prevent contamination of the specimen during the culturing of microorganisms.
• Incubators are set to a max of 25 degrees when growing bacteria so that harmful pathogens dont grow and so the bacteria dont multiply too quickly.
• A zone of inhibition is the area around a bacteria where no other bacteria can grow due to an antibiotics effect.