Enterococci Flashcards

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Isolate on

A

Blood Agar
MacConkey
Bile aesculin
Chromogenic agar

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MacConkey

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Selective- High bile salts
Differential- Lactose
Pink for lactose fermenting

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Bile aesculin

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Selective= bile salts
Differential= Aesculin
Organism ferments dextrose and breaks down aesculin to aesculitin. Aesculitin combines ferric ions to produce a black complex

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4
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Confirmatory Tests

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Lancefield
Bile Aesculin
Maldi tof
Vitek

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