1- GRAM POSITIVE NON-SPORE-FORMING-BACILLUS CATALASE NEGATIVE Flashcards
associated with individuals employed in occupations such as fish handlers, farmers, food preparation workers, slaughter house workers and veterinarians
Erysipelothrix rhuesiopathiae
rough colonies of E. rhuesiopathiae
slender, filamentous gram-positive rod
smooth colonies of E. rhuesiopathiae
small, and slender
smooth colonies of E. rhuesiopathiae
small, and slender
Cultivation result in Gelatin media, and TSI media
TSI: produces H2S
Gelatin media : test tube brush appearance
are frequently associated with dental carriers
-important in maintaining the proper pH balance in vaginal secretions
-does not cause vaginosis
Lactobacillus acidophilus
natural inhabitant of human vagina; causes bacterial vaginosis
-inhibited by SPS
Gardnerella vaginalis
positive result for whiff test/ sniff test
Positive: fishy amine odor