bacterial cultures Flashcards
what is chocolate agar used for ?
h influenza
what are the growth requirements for H.influenza ?
NAD factor 5
Hemin factor 10
what is the only condition in which hib can ow on blood agar ?
if staph aureus also grows on the same dish of blood agar
what is used for thee differentiation between different strep species ?
blood agar
through the different modes ooff hemolysis
what are the different types of hemolysis seen on blood agar and what are the species associated with each type ?
beta hemolysis - S.pyogens , S. agalactia
alpha hemolysis - S.pneumonia, S.viridans
gamma hemolysis - enterroccoccus , strep bovis
most strep aree gram what
gram negative
what type of hemolysis is associated with staph aureus ?
beta hemolytic
what type of bacteria is seen using thayer martin media ?
neisseria
what type of media is used too see bordatella pertussis ?
bordet-gengou agar
also called potato agar
what media is used for the identification of diphtheria
and which is used too isolate and differentiate diphtheria ?
loeffler’s media for identification.
tellurite for differentiation
what medium is used to grow mycobacterium ?
lowenstein jensen agar
middlebrook mdium
what medium is used to grow mycoplasma ?
eaton agar
what medium is used for gram negative bacteria ?
mackonkeyy agar
how do we differentiate between lactose and non lactose fermenting gram negative bacteria ?
mackonkey agar
what medium is very close to mackonkey agar ?
eosin methylene blue agar
