ANAEROBES Flashcards
Alternative for safranin when staining anaerobes
0.5% aq. basic fuschin
Anaerobe chambers contain
5% O2
10% hydrogen
85% Nitrogen
Palladium catalyst
Removes O2 by catalysis with hydrogen to produce water
Palladium catalyst
Indicators for anaerobiasis
Methylene blue
Resazurin
Gram (+) anaerobes
CAPALG
Clostridium
Propionibacterium (Cutibacterium)
Actinomyces
Lactobacillus
Gardnerella
Arcanobacterium
Gram (-) anaerobes
Bacteroides
Fusobacterium
Tack head bacillus
Clostridium tetani
Terminal Spores
Clostridium tetani
Subterminal spores
Clostridium botulinum
Clostridium perfringens
Non-motile, Gram (+), Anaerobe
Clostridium perfringens
Canned food bacillus
Clostridium botulinum
Double zone of hemolysis, anaerobe
Clostridium perfringens
Box-shaped bacilli
Clostridium perfringens
Gas gangrene
Clostridium perfringens
MCC antibiotic-associated diarrhea and pseudomembranous colitis
Clostridium difficile