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1
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refers to microorganism that require elevated concentrated of CO2

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capnophiles

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2
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the oxygen needed for microaerophiles

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2-10%

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3
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clostridium are spore-formers which known to produce ___toxins

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neurotoxins

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4
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causative of:
- gas gangrene
- eating expired bloated canned goods

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c. perfringens

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5
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c. tetani is the causative agent of ___

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tetanus or lockjaw

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6
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c. botulinum is the causative agent of?

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botulism

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7
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c. difficile is the causative agent of ___

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pseudomembranous colitis

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8
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clostridium are known to produce terminal spores specifically refer as the ___-shaped

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drumstick or tennis racquet shaped

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9
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c. perfringes can cause what diseases?

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  • cellulitis
  • fasciitis
  • myonecrosis
  • necrotizing enteritis
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10
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referred to as gas formation in the soft tissue which is caused by c. perfringes

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cellulitis

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11
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this disease is also known as the suppurative myositis which is the accumulation of gas in the muscle planes

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fasciitis

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12
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gas gangrene is also known as ____

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myonecrosis

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13
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necrotizing enteritis is also known as ___ which is a fatal disease in children in New Guinea

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pigbel

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14
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what toxin of c. perfringes that is associated with the pigbel?

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beta-toxin

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15
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this microorganism occur in patient with tumors

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c. bacteremia

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16
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anaerobes tend to produce ___ on skin surface.

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bubbles

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17
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c. perfringens are known to cause ___ in milk acidity test noted by clot torn by gas in ___ hours

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storming fermentation in milk acidity test noted by clot torn by gas in 24 hours

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18
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c. perfringens is the most common isolated which is found in the ___ as part of normal flora

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gastrointestinal tract

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19
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biochemical characteristics of c. perfringes

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  • lipase negative
  • indole negative
  • lecithinase positive
  • reverse CAMP positive
  • Nagler test positive
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20
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most clostridium infection is associated with __

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gas bubbles

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21
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lethal toxin type of isolate that causes most human infection

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type A

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22
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c. perfringens type of hemolysis

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double zone of beta hemolysis

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23
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botulism is associated with the production of what type of neurotoxin?

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botulin neurotoxin

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24
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patient with botulism will experience __

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spasm

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25
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c. tetani appears as thin bacilli with terminal spores appearing as ___

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snowshoe or tennis racquet

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26
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toxin produced responsible for the manifestation of tetanus

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tetanospasmin

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27
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biochemical characteristics of clostridium tetani

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  • lecithinase negative
  • urease negative
  • lipase weak positive
  • indole variable
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28
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this specie is an oxygen sensitive which more or less it is not cultured

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c. tetani

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29
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the condition is associated with lockjaw which also called as __

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devil’s grin

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30
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this organism is associated with antibiotic-associated diarrhea and pseudomembranous enterocolitis

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c. difficile

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31
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antibiotics associated with diarrhea caused by c. difficile

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  • cephalosporin
  • ampicilin
  • clindamycin
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32
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gram morphology of c. difficile and the associated odor

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in chains
“horse-stable odor”

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33
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this is the one that is cultured because there is a selective media for this specie

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c. difficile

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34
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c. difficile produces a ___ colony on CCFA

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yellow ground-glass colony

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35
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c. difficile is demonstrated as ___ when exposed to UV light

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chartreus flourescence

36
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in c. difficile, the Nagler reaction will test for the production of __

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alpha-toxin

37
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these anaerobes are bile-resistant

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bacteriodes fragilis

38
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what is bile-resistant?

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grow in broth with 20% bile

39
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colony characteristics of b. fragilis on bacteriodes bile esculin agar

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black colonies because they hydrolyzes esculin

40
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Cycloserine Cefoxitin Fructose Agar purpose

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to facilitate the isolation of C. difficile from fecal specimens

41
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This transport system usually has a tube with a rubber septum.

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anaerobic transport system

42
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ideal specimen for anaerobes

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fluid specimens drawn via syringe with rubber septum

43
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t or f: swab specimens is also applicable for anaerobes

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true
after the specimen has been collected, the swab is inserted back into the inner tube. Agar on the bottom of the outer tube contains an oxygen tension indicator.

44
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specimen of choice for anaerobes

a. swabs
b. tissue
b. fluid
c. both a and b
d. aotc

A

D.
all of them can be utilized as long as it is in the proper anaerobic transport system

45
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for tissue specimens, tissue is placed on a small amount of ___ to keep it moist.

46
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self-contained atmosphere- generating anaerobic bag for transportation

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GasPak pouch

47
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enumerate the common anaerobic media

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  • Anaerobic blood agar
  • Bacteriodes bile esculin
  • Laked kanamycin-vancomycin
  • Anaerobic phenylethyl alcohol agar
  • Egg yolk agar
  • Cycloserine cefoxitine fructose agar
  • Cooked meat broth
  • Peptone-yeast extract glucose broth
  • Thioglycollate broth
48
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to determine anaerobes (Gram staining and subculture in BAP and CHOC):
if gram positive cocci, add __

A

nitrite and SPS

49
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to determine anaerobes (Gram staining and subculture in BAP and CHOC):
if gram positive bacilli, add __

50
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to determine anaerobes (Gram staining and subculture in BAP and CHOC):
if gram negative, add __

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  • kanomycin
  • vancomycin
  • colistin disk in 1st quadrant
  • nitrite disk in 2nd quadrant
51
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to determine anaerobes: after gram staining and subculture, incubate it anaerobically at ___ for __ hrs

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incubate it anaerobically at 37C for 24-48 hrs

52
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gram - cocci anaerobe

A

veillonella

53
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gram + bacilli anaerobe

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clostridium

54
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enumerate the antibiotic disks

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  • nitrate disk
  • isodium polyanethol sulfonate (SPS) disk
  • bile disk
55
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this disk may be placed on the second quadrant for subsequent determination of nitrate reduction

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nitrate disk

56
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disk placed near colistin for rapid presumptive identification of peptostreptococcus anaerobius

A

Isodium Polyanethol Sulfonate (SPS) Disk

57
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This disk may be added to the second quadrant to detect bile inhibition if gram-negative rods are seen on gram staining.

58
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there could be positive gram stain but a negative culture, this could be because __

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  • poor transport methods (exposed to oxygen)
  • excessive exposure to air during specimen processing
  • failure of the system to achieve anaerobic
    atmosphere
  • inadequate types of media or old media used
  • microorganisms have been killed by antimicrobial
    therapy
59
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odor produced by c. difficile in brucella blood agar and will fluoresce ___ under UV light

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  • barnyard odor
  • fluoresce chartreuse under UV light
60
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this specie exhibit swarming on brucella blood agar

61
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production apperance of lecithinase in egg yolk for the growth of clostridia

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opaque white precipitate

62
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this is used to differentiate among clostridium spp., and to identify some fusobacterium spp.,

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iridescent sheen on the surface of colony

63
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positive color nitrate disk test

64
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reagents used in nitrate disk test

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  • sulfanilic acid
  • alpha-naphthylamine
65
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test for presence of tryptophanase

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spot indole disk test

66
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this will indicate a positive indole

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greenish-blue color

67
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used to help differentiate among some fusobacterium, proprionibacterium, porphyromonas, prevotella, peptostreptococcus

68
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spot indole test: after the disk has become moist (5 mins), a drop of ___ is placed on the disk

A

paradimethylaminocinnamaldehyde

69
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the only anaerobic gram + coccus that is inhibited by SPS

A

peptostreptococcus anaerobius

70
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b. fragilis grow best on what agar?

A

brucella blood agar

71
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this specie will fluoresce brick red under UV light on brucella blood agar

A

Prevotella melaninogenica

72
Q

referred to as anaerobic diphtherioids

A

Proprionibacterium acnes

73
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colony appearance of F. nucleatum on BBE agar

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dry, white, breadcrumblike

74
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this species fluoresce red under UV light on an anaerobic blood agar

A

porphydromonas

75
Q

enumerate the gram + clostridium

A
  • P. anaerobius
  • Actinomyces israelii
  • Proprionibacterium acnes
76
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short rods; may appear “spidery” club-shaped pleomorphic diphtheroid-like

77
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colony appearance of A. israelii

A

white; opaque “molar tooth”

78
Q

what specie is associated?

this can be seen in:
- post cataract surgery
- ventricular shunt infection
- infrequent cause of endocariditis, osteomyelitis

79
Q

most common cause genital, pulmonary, abdominal actinomycosis

A

A. israelii

80
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enumerate the gram - rods

A
  • Bacteriodes urealyticus
  • Porphyromonas asaccharolyticus
  • Prevotella disiens and P. bivia
  • F. nucleatum
  • F. necrophorum
  • F. mortiferum
81
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normal flora and can be involved in pelvic abscesses

A

Prevotella disiens and P. bivia

82
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  • round and often “bizarre” forms seen
  • bile susceptible
  • indole +
  • lipase +
A

F. necrophorum

83
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associated with Lemierre’s syndrome

A

F. necrophorum

84
Q

indole posi gram + bacilli

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P. asaccharolyticus

85
Q

B. fragilis kanamycin, vancomycin, colistin result

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KVC resistant

86
Q

catalase and indole + anaerobic gram-posi bacilli

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