AMT MICRO Flashcards
TSA w/sheep blood, diff w/hemolysis, most nonfastidious bacteria
SBA Sheep blood agar
Isolation of Haemophilus and Neisseria, factors X &V, incubated at increased CO2
But best for…
Neisseria gonnerhea better on…
CHOC, chocolate agar
Better for Haemophilus
Best for gonnerhea and meningitis is modified thayer martin
CHOC supplies which factors and is incubated with increased what?
X, V, increased CO2
colistin-nalidixic acid agar, CNA
isolates…
suppresses…
isolates GP
suppresses GN
PEA
isolates for … and …
inhibits
isolates GPC and anaerobic GNR
inhibits enteric GNR
PEA
Phenyl ethyl alcohol agar
CNA
colistin-nalidixic acid agar
EMB
eosin methylene blue
EMB,
isolates…
inhibits….
LF are … To …
E.coli what kind of color…
isolates enteric GNR
inhibits GP
LF are green-black to purple
E.coli have a green metallic sheen
MAC
isolates…
inhibits…
LF color…
isolates enteric GNR
inhibits GP
bile salts and crystal violet that inhibit most GP are in what medium
MAC
SMAC
sorbitol MacConkey isolates…
…doesn’t ferment sorbitol and are colorless
E.coli 0157:H7
4 medias for isolation of salmonella and shigella
SS, HE, XLD, GN
Hektoen enteric (HE)
isolates these two
inhibits
Salmonella and shigella
inhibits normal GI flora
XLD
xylose lysine deoxycholate
Cold loving, optimum temp 15C
psychrophiles
moderate temp, 37C most pathogenic organisms
mesophiles
heat loving, 50-60C
thermophiles
obligate anaerobes are harmed by
O2
Facultative anaerobes can grow…
with or w/out O2
microaerophiles prefer
lower O2
capnophiles prefer
higher CO2
Aerotolerant
do not need O2, and not hurt by it
Typical incubation CO2%
temp/name of ideal temp
humidity
5-10% CO2
35-37C/98.6F/optiumum
50-70% humidity