Microbiology, 5/e

Lansing M Prescott, Augustana College
Donald A Klein, Colorado State University
John P Harley, Eastern Kentucky University

Microbial Nutrition

Chapter Objectives

After reading this chapter you should be able to:

list the ten elements that microorganisms require in large amounts (macronutrients/macroelements) and the six elements that they require in trace amounts (micronutrients)
list the major nutritional categories and give the source of carbon, energy, and hydrogen/electrons for each of the categories
compare the various processes (passive diffusion, facilitated diffusion, active transport, group translocation) by which cells can obtain nutrients from the environment
describe the various types of culture media for microorganisms (synthetic, complex, selective, differential) and tell how each is normally used in the study of microorganisms
describe the techniques used to obtain pure cultures (spread plate, streak plate, pour plate)

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