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What is a coliform? Which organisms belong to this group?

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Lac+ Enterobacteriaceae E. coli, Klebsiella, Enterobacter, Citrobacter, Serratia

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All gram - fermenters can ferment:

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Glucose

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Name 4 gram - fermenters

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Enterobactericeae, Campylobacter, Aeromonas

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Endocarditis in IV drug user

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Pseudomonas

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Idole -, Methyl Red -, Voges-Proskauer +, Citrate +

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Klebsiella or Enterobacter

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Name 2 opportunistic gram - non-fermenters

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Pseudomonas, Actinomyces

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Describe tube 0 and give a Ddx

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Slant and butt are red = no fermentation

Pseudomonas, Actinomyces (gram - nonfermenters)

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Describe tube 1 and give a Ddx

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Butt is yellow = glucose fermented; slant is red = lactose NOT fermented

Shigella

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Describe tube D and give a DDx

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Butt is black = H2S formed; Slant is red = lactose NOT fermented; cracks = gas/H2 produced

Proteus, Salmonella, Citrobacter

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Describe tube E and give a DDx

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Slant is yellow = ferments lactose; butt is yellow = ferments glucose; cracks = gas/H2 formed

Klebsiella, E. coli, Enterobacter

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Which could be Shigella?

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Middle tube

(Yellow butt + red slant + no cracks = ferments glucose only)

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Which could be Salmonella?

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Last tube

(Black butt + gas = H2S and H2 formed)

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Contamination of burns

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Pseudomonas + S. aureus

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Which organisms could produce the KAI finding in tube 1?

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E. coli, Klebsiella, Enterobacter

(Yellow slant + butt + gas = lactose fermented)

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Which could be Proteus?

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Second to last tube

(Black = H2S formed; cracks = gas/H2 formed)

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What would E. coli show on an IMViC test? Why would we do this?

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Idole +, Methyl Red +, Voges-Proskauer -, Citrate -

Test for fecal contamination of water = must differentiate E. coli from Klebsiella and Enterobacter which can naturally grow in water so don’t necessarily mean fecal contamination if present

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17
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Corneal infections when abraded by contacts

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Pseudomonas

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A glucose-only fermenter, like ____, would produce which tube?

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Shigella

Tube 1

(Red slant + yellow butt = only ferments glucose)

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External ear infections (swimmer’s ear)

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Pseudomonas

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Which could be Pseudomonas?

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Tube 2

(Red slant + red butt = no fermentation)

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Idole +, Methyl Red +, Voges-Proskauer -, Citrate -

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E. coli

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Which would be Enterobacter? Citrobacter?

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Enterobacter = tube 4 (yellow butt + slant + cracks = lactose fermenter)

Citrobacter = tube 4 (black + cracks = H2S and H2 formed)

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Indole test converts ___ to ___ + ____

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Tryptophan to indole + ammonia

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Dx?

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Shigella, E. coli

(Red layer on top = indole +)

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Which is the positive reaction? Which organisms can produce such reaction?
Left = agglutination Salmonella and shigella (Positive serological testing = agglutination)
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On this MacConkey agar medium, name 5 enteric bacteria that could be grown on the left and 7 that could be grown on the right.
Red = lac+ = E. coli, Klebsiella, Enterobacter, Citrobacter, Serratia White = lac- = Shigella, Salmonella, Proteus, Morganella, Yersinia, Edwardsiella, Hafnia
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Cystic fibrosis patients are prone to lung infections with:
Pseudomonas
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What causes infection in infants and intoxication in adults?
C. botulinum
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Describe the basis for serological testing? For which organisms is this method used, albeit uncommonly?
Antiserum w/ antibodies + suspension of organisms --\> antigen present --\> antibodies bind bacteria --\> agglutination of bacterial cells Shigella and Salmonella
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\_\_\_\_ and ____ are non-motile
Shigella and Klebsiella
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This finding was revealed during surgery after an 11 year old boy presented with fever, RLQ pain, and diarrhea with cramping. Bug?
Yersinia (Acute mesenteric lymphadenitis)
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Oxidase +
Pseudomonas
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Neonatal meningitis
E. coli
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What would Klebsiella or Enterobacter show on IMViC testing? When would we do this test?
Idole -, Methyl Red -, Voges-Proskauer +, Citrate + ## Footnote Test for fecal contamination of water = must differentiate E. coli from Klebsiella and Enterobacter which can naturally grow in water so don't necessarily mean fecal contamination if present
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This organism was grown on MacConkey agar with sorbitol instead of lactose. Dx?
EHEC (Can't ferment sorbitol = white)
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Red pigmentation
Serratia
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Non-lactose fermenters
Shigella (gluc only) Salmonella, Proteus, Morganella Yersinia, Edwardsiella, Hafnia
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3 ways in which Pseudomonas can be distinguished from enterobacteriaceae species
1. Pseudomonas is oxidase + 2. Pseudomonas is a non-fermenter = red slant + red butt 3. Pseudomonas grows blue-green, fruity-smelling colonies on BAP
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How can one tell a water supply has fecal contamination?
MacConkey plating of water will show E. coli
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One must distinguish ____ from ____ and ___ to determine fecal contamination of water because \_\_\_\_\_. How is this done?
E. coli from Klebsiella and Enterobacter Klebsiella and Enterobacter can grow in water, so their presence doesn't always mean fecal contamination IMViC test
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What does IMViC stand for? What does each test test for?
Indole (conversion of tryptophan to indole) Methyl red (production of acid from glucose) Voges-Proskauer (conversion of glucose to acetylmethylcarbinol) Citrate (utilization)
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Contents of MacConkey agar
Bile salts, lactose, pH indicator, crystal violet
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What is the purpose of the bile salts in MacConkey agar?
Kills off G+ bugs
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What is the purpose of the lactose and pH indicator in MacConkey agar?
Differentiates lac+ (red) from lac- (white) enterics (i.e. E. coli from Shigella and Salmonella)
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Which organism could produce the result on the right?
Pseudomonas
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On special MacConkey agar medium, lactose can be replaced with ____ to help ID \_\_\_\_
Sorbitol EHEC (EHEC can't ferment sorbitol like the rest of the E. coli so it would be white on sorbitol MacConkey agar)
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Which 3 enteric flora cause GI disease? Describe the disease(s) caused by each.
1. C. perfringens - food-borne diarrhea, Abx-assc enterocolitis 2. C. diff - Abx-assc pseudomembranous colitis, water diarrhea + vomiting 3. C. botulinum - descending flaccid paralysis
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Why would you incubate feces in a microaerobic environment?
To grow Campylobacter (Microaerobic = low O2 tension; H. pylori also grows in microaerobic environment)
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Why must urine be stored at 4 degrees before culture?
Prevent growth of bacteria and false +
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An EMB agar contains ___ and \_\_\_, which serve what function?
Eosin and methylene blue, which inhibit G+ bacteria
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Dx based on this EMB agar?
E. coli (Green with metallic sheen due to acid precipitation of methylene blue by lac+ organisms)
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Dx based on this EMB agar?
Klebsiella (Weakly fermentating bacteria show up as purple)
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Dx based on this EMB agar?
Salmonella (Non-fermenters are white)
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Salmonella Shigella agar contains ____ which functions to \_\_\_\_.
High concetration of bile salts Inhibits most coliforms (lac+ enterics) and all G+ bacteria so Shigella and Salmonella grow
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ID each bacteria grown on these Salmonella Shigella plates.
Top/white = Shigella (non-lactose fermenter) Bottom left/black = Salmonella (H2S production) Bottom right/red = E. coli (lactose fermenter; not inhibited by bile salts)
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We use Salmonella Shigella agar to differentiate between the lac - bacteria. However, we do not usually differentiate between the lac+ bacteria. Explain.
The only lac+ enteric that causes pathology is E. coli Lac- enterics can grow to some degree in enteric media, so we have to distinguish Salmonella from Shigella
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\_\_\_\_ will only show motility at the top of an agar because:
Pseudomonas It's a strict aerobe and this is where oxygen is plentiful
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Some species of ____ are only motile at room temp
Yersinia
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What is swarming? Which organisms do it?
High motility Proteus and Morganella
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List two ways in which to differentiate Salmonella and Shigella
SS agar (Sal = black; Shig = white) Serological testing (will also give you subgroup)
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Descending paralysis + bilateral facial nerve palsy
Botulism

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