MICP

• In Vitro


  Events that occur outside the body
• In Vivo


  Events that occur inside the body
• Nutrients


  Various chemical compounds that organisms use to sustain life
• Optimum Growth Temperature


  The temperature at which the organisms grow best
• Minimum Growth Temperature


  A temperature BELOW optimum on which organism ceases to grow
• Maximum Growth Temperature


  A temperature ABOVE optimum which an organism dies
• Desiccation


  The complete drying process or removal of moisture
• Mesophiles


  • Microbes that grow best at moderate temperatures
• Psychrophiles


  • Organisms that "love" cold temperatures
• Thermophiles


  • Organisms that "love" high temperatures
• Psychrotrophs


  A group of psychrophiles
• Moisture


  The presence of slight to moderate amount of liquid, especially water
• pH

  The hydrogen ion concentration of the solution and thus the acidity or alkalinity of a solution
• Psychroduric Organisms


  • Microorganisms that prefer warmer temperatures but can tolerate or endure very cold temperatures and can be preserved in the frozen state
• Acidophiles


  • They prefer acidic environments, whereas alkaliphiles prefer environments that are alkaline
• Vibrio cholerae is the only human pathogen that grows well above pH 8
• Alkaliphiles


  • Microbes that prefer an alkaline environment
• Osmotic Pressure


  A physical method that inhibits growth by limiting availability of water for metabolic activity
• Hypertonic


  When the concentration of solutes in the environment outside of a cell is greater than the concentration of solutes inside the cell
• Osmosis


  The movement of a solvent (e.g.,water), through a permeable membrane, from a solution having a lower concentration of solute to a solution having a higher concentration of solute
• Crenation


  Shrinkage of cells
• Hypotonic

  When the concentration of the solutes outside the cell is less than the concentration of the solutes inside the cell
• Plasmolysis


  The condition when the cell membrane and cytoplasm shrink away from the cell wall
• Hemolysis


  The bursting of cells
• Plasmoptysis


  The escape of cytoplasm from the cell due to great pressure and the cell ruptures
• Isotonic


  When the concentration of solutes outside a cell equals the concentration of solutes inside the cell
• Halophiles


  • Microorganisms that prefer salty environments
• Haloduric Organisms


  • Organisms that do not prefer to live in a salty environment but capable of surviving there
• Piezophiles


  • Microorganisms that thrive is an environment with extremely high atmospheric pressure
• Fungi are cellular eukaryotic microorganisms that prefer acidic environments
• Barometric Pressure


  The pressure within the atmosphere of the Earth
• Microaerophiles


  • Microorganisms that live in environments containing reduced concentrations of oxygen (around 5% oxygen)
• Capnophiles


  • Microorganisms that grow best in environments rich in carbon dioxide
• Bacterial Growth


  The proliferation or multiplication of bacteria
• Generation Time


  The time it takes for one cell to become two cells by binary fission
• Fastidious Organisms


  • Microorganisms that are difficult to grow in the laboratory
• In Vitro


  Events that occur outside the body
• In Vivo


  Events that occur inside the body
• Nutrients


  Various chemical compounds that organisms use to sustain life
• Optimum Growth Temperature


  Temperature at which organisms grow best