Microbe ID Flashcards
H. influenzae Media
Chocolate agar (factors V and X)
N. gonorrheae Media
Thayer-Martin
M. tuberculosis Media
Lowenstein-Jensen Agar
Lactose-fermenting enterics Media
Pink on MacConkey’s
Legionella Media
Charcoal yeast extract agar
Fungi Media
Sabouraud’s Agar
G- Cocci Differentiate
Nisseria meningitides ferments maltose and glucose, N. gonorrhea only glucose
Quellung Reaction (test and 4 possible species)
Capsule presence: S. pneumo, H. influenzae, N. meningitides, K. pnemo
India Ink
For Cryptococcus, ink excluded from capsule
Giemsa Stain
For parasites: plasmodium, trypanosome, chlamydia, borrelia
Silver Stain
Mainly fungi (black), and PCP and legionella
3 Pigmented Bacteria
SA (gold)
P. aeruginosa (green)
Serratia marcesens (pink)