Lab Final: tests to study Flashcards

1
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Selective

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inhibits the growth of certain organisms and thus selects for growth of another

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2
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Differential

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distinguishes one microbe from another, usually by color

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3
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What plate is differential only?

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BAP BLOOD AGAR PLATES

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4
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What plate is selective only?

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PEA PHENY ETHYL ALCOHOL

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5
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What plate is both selective and differential?

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MSA MANNITOL SALTS AGAR
D. MAC MacCONKEY AGAR
E. EMB EOSINE METHYLENE BLUE

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6
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What does BAP look for?

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Hemolysis

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7
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Types of Hemolysis on a BAP?

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Beta hemolysis = clear zone surrounding perimeter (see through)
Alpha hemolysis = olive green or brown colored zone
Gamma = no zone or no-hemolysis (non-hemolytic).

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8
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What makes PEA selective only?

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Only Gram Positive bacteria grow on it
Examples:
Gram negative bacteria is prohibited by ETHYL ALCOHOL
STAPHYLOCCOCCI AND BACILLUS

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9
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What makes MSA selective and differential?

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Selective: Salt (NaCl), Staphylococcus species (halophiles) will grow on this agar
Colonies= halophile (Staph species)
Differential: Mannitol sugars, Staph aureus ferments mannitol and turns the agar yellow
Yellow= mannitol fermenter

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10
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What makes MAC selective and differential?

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Selective: only for Gram negatives organisms, gram positive inhibited by bile salts, crystal violet dye, and neutral red dye
Colonies = gram negative organisms
Differential: Lactose bonded to a pink dye
Pink colonies = lactose fermenters

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11
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What makes EMB differential and selective?

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Selective: only for Gram negatives, gram positives are inhibited by Eosin Methyl Blue dye
Colonies = gram negative organisms
Differential: Lactose bonded to a pink dye
Purple color = lactose fermenter

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12
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What organism makes a green shine on and EMB plate?

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E. coli, Citrobacter freundii, and Klebsiella oxytoca

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13
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What is in a TSIA tube?

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Slant = Sucrose and Lactose
Butt = glucose

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14
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What makes H2S present in TSIA?

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Iron

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15
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What does an SIM tube test?

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Sulfide, Indole, motility

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16
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What is the proper transport medium?

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Stuart’s Transport Medium

17
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How much urine does a calibrated loop hold?

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.001 mL or 1 microliter

18
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Urine specimen classification

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0-9 = insignificant
10-99 = infection
>100= acute infection

19
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What do you multiply the colonies of a urine sample by?

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1,000

20
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What reagent is used for a catalase test?

A

Hydrogen peroxide

21
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What is catalase test used for?

A

Identifies the Gram (+) cocci genus Staphylococcus (any species) from the Gram (+) cocci genus Streptococcus (any species).

22
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Catalase test results

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Bubbling is a (+) reaction =All Staphylococcus species
No bubbling is a (-) reactive = All Streptococcus species

23
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What is used in a coagulase test?

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Rabbit plasma

24
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What is a coagulase test used for?

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identifies Staphylococcus aureus from Staphylococcus epidermidis

25
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Coagulase test results

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The presence of clotting is a positive reaction.(+) = S. aureus
The absence of clotting is a negative reaction. (-) = S. epidermidis

26
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What is the bacitracin test used for?

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Gram-positive cocci is Catalase (-), it is a species of Streptococcus
specifically identifies Streptococcus pyogenes = Strep group A

27
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Bacitracin results

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Zone of inhibition around bacitracin disk is positive for S. pyogenes
No Zone of inhibition means

28
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What is the CAMP test used for?

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when the Bacitracin Test is (-) and the Streptococcus species is not S. pyogenes
test confirms Streptococcus agalactiae = Strep group B

29
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CAMP test result

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Arrowhead clearing is (+) for the CAMP test. The pathogen is S. agalactiae
A negative CAMP test means that the Streptococcus is yet another Streptococcus species and not S. agalactiae

30
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What is the Oxidase test used for?

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differentiate Gram-Negative rods of the Family Enterobacteriaceae from those organisms that are Non-Enterobacteriaceae

31
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Oxidase test results

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Purple color = positive test = Pseudomonas and Acinetobacter
No color = negative test = Family Enterobacteriaceae

32
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METHYL RED (MR) TEST results:

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A red color is a positive (+) test result = acid was produced.
A yellow color indicates a negative (-) reaction

33
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What reagent is needed in a MR test?

A

Methyl Red Reagent

34
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VOGES PROSKAUER (VP) TEST

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The cherry red color is Positive (+) = presence of acetoin, the product of the reaction from glucose fermentation .
A yellow color indicates a negative (-) reaction

35
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NUTRIENT GELATIN TEST: result

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Gelatin is a liquid = Positive (+) for gelatinase

Gelatin is a solid = Gelatinase is absent (-)

36
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VOGES PROSKAUER (VP) TEST: reagents

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Alpha-Naphthol Reagent, followed by KOH (Potassium Hydroxide) Reagent