Addtl Readings Flashcards
All of the following are beta hemolytic on BAP except?
A. S. agalactiae
B. S. pyogenes
C. S. pneumoniae
D. None of these
C. S. pneumoniae
Pigment production is an inherent characteristic of a specific
organism, choose the incorrect pair between species and pigment
A. C. violaceum - violet
B. S. rubideae - brick red
C. Kluyvera spp. - blue
D. None of these
D. None of these
Bacterial species that develops colonies with an old sock odor on
Mannitol Salt agar would most likely be
S. aureus
Surface scum at the sides of thioglycolate may be produced by which
of the following species?
Pseudomonas
Small “fuzzy edge” umbonate center colony on chocolate agar may
be produced by which of the following species?
Eikenella
Colonies on visual examination on SBA are described as “medusa
heads”, this may be indicative of which of the following species?
B. anthracis
Which of the following media can be used for primary plating and
subculturing of fastidious organism like haemophilus and neisseria?
CAP
Antibiotics in Modified Thayer Martin
1. Vancomycin 2. Nystatin 3. Trimetophrim 4. Amphotericin B
1 and 3
For primary plating of fungi, which of the following media can be
used?
SBA
Alpha hemolysis results in
A. A partial lysis on of RBCs in SBA
B. Green discoloration of the medium
C. Both a and b
D. None of these
C. Both a and b
A moderate growth of heaped, dry appearing white colony is isolated
from a patient with thrush. The colony has tiny projections extending out
along the edge outfits margin.
Candida albicans
“Bull’s eye” appearing colonies on SBA may likely be
A. S pneumoniae
B. S pyogenes
C. S agalactiae
D. none of these
C. S agalactiae
The fermentable carbohydrate in MacConkey agar
A. Sucrose
B. Lactose
C. Salicin
D. Glucose
B. Lactose
which is not a component of Hektoen Agar?
A. Sucrose
B. Lactose
C. Salicin
D. Glucose
D. Glucose
TSI and KIA are biochemical test media used to detect fermentation.
What carbohydrate is absent in KIA?
A. Glucose
B. Sucrose
C. Lactose
D. None of these
B. Sucrose