UTIs Flashcards
(14 cards)
EMB culture media
selective for Gram - bacteria
purple/black
MacConkey culture media
selective for Gram - bacteria
pink Gram - colonies
Lysozyme function
break down peptidoglycan in bacterial cell walls
Lactoferrin
function
iron-binding protein: prevents Fe from getting to bacteria
Gram + cocci
cocci
catalase +
coagulase +
S. aureus
Gram +
cocci
catalase +
coagulase -
novobiocin resistant
S. saprophyticus
Gram +
cocci
catalse +
coagulase -
novobiocin-sensitive
S. epidermidis
E. coli
hemolysis
gamma-hemolysis
- nitrites
vs
+ nitrites
- nitrites: Gram +
+ nitrites: Gram -
Gram -
urease -
E. coli
Gram -
urease +
Proteus
or
Klebsiella
Gram -
indol -
Klebsiella
Gram -
indol +
E. coli
LPS pathway
in Gram -
LPS recognized by TLR4
NF-kB is master transcriptional regulator
IL-1 and TNF-α released
IL-1 leads to pyrexia