3.4.1 Gram negative bacilli Flashcards
1
Q
Virulence factor?
A
Polysaccharide capsules
Adherence factors
2
Q
Spectrum of disease?
A
Found in mixed infections
Brain abscess
Peritoneal infections
3
Q
In Bacteroides fragilis, what is used to observed large gray black colonies?
A
Bacteroides Bile Esculin agar (BBE)
4
Q
Percentage of bile can Bacteroides fragilis grow on?
A
20%
5
Q
Bacteroides fragilis is Saccharolytic?
A
TRUE
6
Q
What media is used to detect black pigment for Prevotella spp.?
A
Kanamycin-Vancomycin Laked blood agar (KVLB)
7
Q
In fusobacterium nucleatum, characteristics internal flecking referred to as?
A
Crystalline internal structures
8
Q
Gram negative bacilli that is Resistant on Vancomycin, Kanamycin, and colistin?
A
B. fragilis