Agar and Organism Flashcards

1
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Bile esculin agar

A

Enterococcus

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2
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Blood agar: α-hemolytic

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Strep. Pneumo, Viridans Strep, Enterococcus

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3
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Blood agar: β-hemolytic

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Ton’s of things: S. aureus, S. pyogenes, S. agalactia, Staph lugdunensis(coagulase negative and B-hemolytic makes it unique)

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4
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Blood agar: γ-hemolytic

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Enterococcus

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5
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Blood agar: CAMP positive

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Strep. Agalactiae, Listeria

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6
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Bordet-Gengou agar

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B. pertussis

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7
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Buffered charcoal yeast extract agar

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Legionella

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8
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Chocolate agar – with factors V and X

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H. influenza

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9
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Chocolate agar – with factors X only

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H. ducreyi

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10
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Lowenstein-Jensen agar

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M. tuberculosis

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11
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MacConkey agar

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E. coli and K. pneumonia

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12
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Regan-Lowe media

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B. pertussis

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13
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Sabouraud dextrose agar

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Fungi

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14
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Sorbitol MacConkey agar

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All E.coli, except EHEC can’t ferment sorbitol

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15
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Thayer-Martin agar

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N. gonorrhoeae or meningitides

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16
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Thiosulfate citrate bile salts sucrose agar

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Vibrio

17
Q

Eaton medium

A

M. pneumonia

18
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Egg yolk agar

A

Clostridium

19
Q

Eosin Methylene Blue (EMB) agar

A

E. coli – grows metallic green colonies

20
Q

Hektoen enteric agar

A

Salmonella and Shigella

21
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Loeffler media

A

C. diphtheria

22
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Mannitol salt agar

A

S. aureus

23
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Tellurite media

A

C. diphtheria

24
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Thioglycolate broth

A

Depends on where the growth in the broth takes place. If only at top = aerobe. Only at bottom = anaerobe. If there is growth diffusely throughout the tube = facultative anaerobe

25
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Triple Sugar Iron (TSI) agar

A

If the organism produces hydrogen sulfide (Salmonella or Proteus) then agar turns black

26
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Xylose-Lysine-Deoxycholate (XLD) agar

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Colonies with black centers = Salmonella.

Shigella colonies are red.