Quick Review on Veterinary Microbiology
TERMINOLOGY A disinfectant: It is used to destroy micro-organisms off of any surface usually used in living tissue Aero tolerant anaerobes: Ignore oxygen, grow equally well with or without An antiseptic: It is used to destroy micro-organisms off of the skin usually used on non-living things which are also much stronger and are too toxic to be used on living tissue Facultative anaerobes: grow with or without oxygen, grow better in oxygen (respire) Hygiene: Any regulation or remedy which is intended to produce beneficial effects by gradual operation Mesophyllic: optimum from 20-450C minimum around 15-200C (Most pathogenic) Microaerophiles: won't grow at normal atmospheric oxygen (20%), requ...
