4.3.1.1 Acinetobacter Flashcards
What is the microscopical characteristic of this?
Coccobacilli
What is the saccharolytic in Acinetobacter?
A. baumanii
What is the asaccharolytic in Acinetobacter?
Acinobacter lwoffi
Is Acinetobacter Oxidase? pos or neg
Neg
Temp requirement for Acinetobacter?
30 - 35 C
pH requirement for Acinetobacter?
5.5 - 6
Acinetobacter is __ most commonly isolated non fermenter?
2nd
Acinetobacter is associated with?
Ventilator
humidifiers
Catheters
Moist areas
Acinetobacter is _______ of all nosocomial infection
1-3%
Species in Acinetobacter that has the only Beta hemolytic strain?
A. haemolyticus
Exhibit purplish color in MAC and blue-grey in EMB?
A. baumanii
TSI = K/K
Motility (-)
Oxidase (-)
Catalase (+)
LDC (+)
Acinetobacter
TSI = K/K
Motility (+)
Oxidase (+)
Catalase (+)
LDC (-)
Pseudomonas