Gross Colony Char Flashcards

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Smooth, glistening and clay like

A. S. aureus
B. N-elongata
C. Nocardia spp

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B. N-elongata

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Buttery and creamy yellow
A. S. aureus
B. N-elongata
C. Nocardia spp

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S. Aureus

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Brittle, crumbly, wrinkled
A. S. aureus
B. N-elongata
C. Nocardia spp

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Nocardia

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fried egg on BAP
A. Mycoplasma
B.b. pertusis

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A. my coplasma

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Shiny Half pearls on BAP
COLONIES appearing like “Mercury droplets

A. P. Aeroginosa
B. B. Pertusis

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B. Pertusi s

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Greenish metallic Sheen on Bap

A. E.coli
B.p.aeruginosa

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p-aeruginosa

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Serrated confluent growth on Cetrimide

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p. aeruginosa

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Swarming on SBA /choc Agar
Gram neg

A. C. tetani and C. Septicum
B .Proteus

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B. Proteus spp

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fastidious

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S. pneumoniae

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young - colonies of S. pneumoniae 24 hrs)

A) coin with raised rim or Flat with penny edge
B.) domed shaped
c.)head appearing, checker appearanced

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B

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Semi-opaque colonies -“bull’s eye” appearing, gram(+)

A. S. agalactiae
B. M. catarrhalis
C. B. anthracis
D. C. diphtheriae

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A.

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Tenacious colonies with beaten egg white consistency
Colonies with “swirling projections” appearing like MEDUSA HEAD, LION HEAD, Colonies with comet tail appearance

A. S. agalactiae
B. M. catarrhalis
C. B. anthracis
D. C. diphtheriae

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C. B. anthracis

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HOCKEY PUCK COLONIES

Colonies remaining intact when pushed across the plate using inoculating loop; colonies with WAGON WHEEL APPEARANCE

A. S. agalactiae
B. M. catarrhalis
C. B. anthracis
D. C. diphtheriae

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B. M. Catarhallis

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Gray to black on CTBA and
Black colonies with Brown halo on Tinsdale

A. S. agalactiae
B. M. catarrhalis
C. B. anthracis
D. C. diphtheriae

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D. C. diphtheriae

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Cauli flower like growth
A. Rhodococcus egui
B. M. tuberculosis
C. M. Xenopi
D. M. bovis

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B. M. Tuberculosis

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Salmon pink pigmentation on BAP
A. Rhodococcus egui
B. M. tuberculosis
C. M. Xenopi
D. M. bovis

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A. Rhodococcus equi

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Bird’s nest appearing colonies on Corn meal agar

A. Rhodococcus egui
B. M. tuberculosis
C. M. Xenopi
D. M. bovis

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C. M. Xenopi

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Water droplet appearing colonies
A. Rhodococcus egui
B. M. tuberculosis
C. M. Xenopi
D. M. bovis

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D. M. Bovis

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oxidase( -)
Bull’s eye appearing colonies on CIN
Gram(-)

A. Aeromonas spp.
B. Y enterolitica

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A. Aeromonas spp.

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oxidase(+)
Bull’s eye appearing colonies on CIN
Gram(-)

A. Aeromonas spp.
B. Y enterolitica

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A. Aeromonas spp.

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Hammered copper colonies on BAP

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y. Pestis

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Non Fermenter wrinkled Colonies

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P. Stutscri

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Non-fermenter - Wrinkled colonies with earthy Odor
A. B. pseudomallaei
B. H. influenzae
C. Actinomyces israeli
D. Clostridium septicum
E. F. nucleatum

A

A. B. pseudomallaei

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Molar tooth - appearly colonies

A. Actinomyces israeli
B. Clostridium septicum
C. F. nucleatum

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A. Actinomyces

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Shows Sattelitism - luxuriant growth near the source of the incorporated V factor A. H. influenzae B. Actinomyces israeli C, Clostridium septicum
A. H. influenzae
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Colonies with rhizoid margins appearing like "medusa head" (+) swarming A. H. influenzae B. Actinomyces israeli C,Clostridium septicum D. F. Nucleatum
C, Clostridium septicum
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colony types Speckled and smooth Bread crumb like salt Grains Greening on agar on exposure to air A. H. influenzae B. Actinomyces israeli C,Clostridium septicum D. F. Nucleatum
D. F. Nucleatum
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Sweet, fetid odor A. Peptostreptococcus anaerobius B.Fusobacterium varium
A. Peptostreptococcus anaerobius
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Colonies appearing like "fried egg" A. Leptotrichia B. Fusobacterium varium
B. Fusobacterium varium
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Raspberry Like colonies, Brick Red A.Prevotella, Porphyromonas B. Lepto trichia C.C. ureolyticus
B. Lepto trichia
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Anaerobes showing red fluorescence A.Prevotella, Porphyromonas B. Lepto trichia C.C. ureolyticus
A-Prevotella , porphyromonas
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Pits and corrode agar with typical bleach like odor A. C. ureolyticus B.Eikenella Corrodense C. S. Areus
B.Eikenella Corrodense
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Colonies with an odor similar to an OLD SOCK on MSA A. C. ureolyticus B.Eikenella Corrodense C. S. Areus
C. S. Areus
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Inverted Fir tree or inverted pine tree appearance on Gelatin media A.C. difficile B. B. anthracis C. S. Areus
B. B. anthracis
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on BAP - it fluoresces CHARTREUSE on CCFA- Horse stable or barn yard odor A.C. difficile B. B. anthracis C. S. Areus
A.C. difficile
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Umbrella Like growth on agar surface
L. monocytogenes
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Bottle brush like/ test tube brush like/ pipe cleaner pattern of growth A.E. rhusiopathiae B.L. monocytogenes
A.E. rhusiopathiae
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Burnt chocolate or Burnt Gun powder odor
Proteus spp
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Gram (-) yellow pigment that intensifies at RT A. C. Violaceum B. p. aeruginosa C. C.Sakazaki
C. Sakazaki
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Colonies with dirty, musty odor like potatoes
Serratia odorifera
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Produces Prodigiosin - Brick Red Pigment A.Serratia marcescens & Serratia Rubidea B.L. monocytogenes C.Serratia Rubidea
A.Serratia marcescens & Serratia Rubidea
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Colonies with an odor similar to overripe grapes
P. aeruginosa
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Produces violet pigment- VIOLACEIN, colony odor: ammonium cyanide odor
C. violaceum
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Brown black pigmentation A. Kluyvera. B. Prevotella melaninogenica C. p. mirabilis d. Nocardia e Legionella
B. Prevotella melaninogenica
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Blue A. Kluyvera. B. Prevotella melaninogenica C. p. mirabilis d. Nocardia e Legionella
A. Kluyvera.
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Putrid A. p. mirabilis d. Nocardia e. Legionella
P.mirabilis
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Freshly plowed field odor
Nocardia
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Ground glass appearance
Legionella
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Non culturable but can be maintained alive using mice foot pads or foot pads of Armadillo
M. Leprae
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Non cultivable but viability can be maintained using testicular chance of rabbits
T. pallidium
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Breadcrumbs Puff bans/Fluff balls growth on broth A. F. Nucleatum B. Y. Pestis C. S. Angionosus D. S. Moniliformis
s.moniliforms
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Speckled colonies A. F. Nucleatum B. Y. Pestis C. S. Angionosus D. S. Moniliformis
A. F nucleatum
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stalactite growth on Broth/Flocculent Broth B. Y. Pestis C. S. Angionosus D. S. Moniliformis
.B. Y. Pestis
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colonies with Butter Scotch Odor B. P. Aeruginosa C. S. Angionosus D. S. Moniliformis
C. S. Angionosus
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pyocyanin and pyoverdin positive B. P. Aeruginosa C. S. Angionosus D. S. Moniliformis
B. P. Aeruginosa