What is the purpose of inverting inoculated plates during incubation? Define or

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What is the purpose of inverting inoculated plates during incubation? Define or explain: i) Aseptic Technique ii) Axenic Culture iii) Complex or Nutrient media iv) Anaerobic v) Defined synthetic media. What is the purpose of oil immersion with the microscope that you use in your class? What can't you view viruses with your microscope? What is the total magnification of your microscope if the ocular has 10X, the objective lens is 43X and the condenser lens is 20X. Why is it required to fix the bacterial smear on the slide, what is the advantage or disadvantage to "Heat fix" or "Air dry" bacterial smears. What may happen during staining if the smear is not fixed? A mixed smear of Staph epidermidis and Ecoli is Gram stained. Describe how the smear will stain under the following conditions i) smears stained for 24-hour old culture ii) smears stained from 7-day old culture Why should controls be used with each experimental procedures?

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Ans 1: The purpose of inverting plates during inoculation is to prevent the condensed liquid from dropping into the plate and therefore interfering with the growth of microbes.

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