Bacte/Histopath MRXUH Exam Flashcards
Quellung test is used to identify which strep spp.
a. S. pyogenes
b. S. agalactiae
c. S. sanguis
d. S. pneumoniae
d. S. pneumoniae
The salt tolerance test (6.5%) is used for presumptive identify:
a. Group D Non-enterococci
b. Enterococci
c. Viridans
d. S. Pneumoniae
b. Enterococci
The dye used to stain Mycobacterium
A. Methylene Blue
B. Carbol Fuschin
C. Crystal Violet
D. Iodine
B. Carbol Fuschin
The symptoms of scarlet fever are due to
A. Streptolysin
B. Coagulase
C. Erythrogenic toxin
D. Alpha toxin
C. Erythrogenic toxin
The Schultz-Charlton phenomenon refers to a lab test for suspected cases of
A. Pneumonia
B. Scarlet fever
C. Diphtheria
D. Erysipelas
B. Scarlet fever
Which of the following would differentiate S. Aureus and S. Epidermidis
A. Mannitol fermentation
B. Catalase
C. Novobiocin
D. OF test
A. Mannitol fermentation
Which of the following would differentiate N. Meningitidis and N. Gonorrhea
A. Glucose fermentation
B. Sucrose fermentation
C. Maltose fermentation
D. AOTA
D. AOTA
Which of the following is destroyed by oxygen
A. Botulism
B. Streptolysin O
C. Catalase
D. Coagulase
B. Streptolysin O
Neisseria meningitidis degrades which of the following sugars?
A. Glucose
B. Maltose
C. Lactose
D. A & b
D. A & b
What is the indicator in Simmons citrate agar?
A. Phenol red
B. Bromthymol blue
C. Bromcresol purple
D. Neutral red
B. Bromthymol blue
Green metallic sheen on EMB
Yersinia enterocolitica
Mucoidal colonies on EMB
Yersinia pestis
Fish eye colonies on EMB
Campylobacter
Bull’s eye colonies on CIN
Escherichia coli
Creamy whiten opaque on BAP
Haemophilus ducreyi
Pinpoint on BAP
Klebsiella
Safety pin appearance
Bordetella pertusis
School fish appearance
Eikenella corrodens
Seagull wings
Enterobacter
Mercury droplets
Clostridium perfringens
Pitting/corroding
Bacillus anthracis
Medusa head
Staphylococcus
Boxcar
Capnocytophaga
Gilding motility
Thermophile
Heat loving bacteria
Streptococcus
Ziehl-Neelseen AFB stain whole procedure with interpretation
- Carbol fuchsin - primary
- Heat - allow penetration
- Acid alcohol - decolorizer
- Methylene Blue - counterstain
Interpretation
Positive - red
Negative - blue