Agar Flashcards

learn what organisms look like and what the agar content is

1
Q

MSA contents

A

Mannitol Salt Agar
~mannitol fermented by SAUR - yellow
~ salt used bc SAUR halophilic

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MSA target organism

A

SAUR - yellow cols

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CCDA contents and incubation settings

A

Charcoal cefoperazone deoxycholate, no blood

microaerophilic conditions, 41C

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4
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CCDA target organism

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Campylobacter

metallic grey/green appearance

C coli and C jejuni isolated better at 41C

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5
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CLED contents

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Cysteine- supports some colis
Lactose - differentiate LFs
Electrolyte deficient - reduce proteus swarms

indicator is bromomethyl blue

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6
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XLD contents

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Xylose - shigella = non-fermentor

Lysine - Salmonella ferment xylose quick and move onto lysine

Deoxycholate - reduce Gram pos orgs

Sodium thiosulphate and ferric = H2S production

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7
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XLD - appearance of shigella

A

clear colonies

no Xylose fermentation so NO YELLOW

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XLD - appearance of Salmonella

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NO YELLOW - ferments xylose and lysine which reverts pH

usually black centres due to H2S production

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GVPC contents + incubation conditions

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Glycine
Vancomycin
Polymixin
Cyclohexamide

Charcoal to neutralise toxins
10 day incubation, moist env

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10
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GVPC target organism

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Legionella

ground glass grey colonies

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BCEP contents

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peptones and sugars to support Burk’s
crystal violet, polymixin B, gentamicin, ticarcillin - SELECTIVE agents

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12
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BCEP target organism

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Burkholderia species

Pink colour

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13
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CAP contents

A

Colistin - reduce GNB
Aztreonam - reduce proteus

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14
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PCFC contents

A

Pseudomonas selective agar with
Cetrimide
Fusidic Acid
Cefaloridine

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15
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PCFC target organism

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Pseudomonas - green

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16
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CIN contents

A

Cefsulodin
Igasin
Novobiocin

Mannitol

17
Q

CIN target organism

A

Yersinia enterocolitica

Bullseye with pink centres - mannitol fermentation

18
Q

TCBS contents

A

Thiosulphate Citrate
Bile Salts
Sucrose

19
Q

TCBS target organisms

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Vibrio cholera - yellow large cols (ferment sucrose)

V parahaemoliticus - green large cols

20
Q

CT - SMAC contents

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Cefixime - reduce proteus
Tellurite - reduce colis
Sorbitol Maconkey Agar

21
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CT-SMAC target organisms

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VTEC/STEC are MOSTLY non-sorbitol fermenters and produce clear cols

22
Q

SAB pH effect

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acidic pH reduces bacterial growth