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Ch7: Plating Media. Flashcards

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  1. Bile esculin agar (BEA).
A

Differential isolation and
presumptive identification of
group D streptococci and enterococci.

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  1. Bile esculin azide agar with vancomycin.
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Selective and differential for cultivation of vancomycin-resistant enterococci from clinical and surveillance specimens.

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  1. Blood agar.
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Cultivation of
nonfastidious microorganisms,
Determination of hemolytic reactions.

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  1. Bordet-Gengou agar.
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Isolation of Bordetella pertussis and Bordetella parapertussis.

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  1. Brain heart infusion

agar or broth.

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Cultivation of

fastidious organisms.

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6. Buffered charcoal-yeast 
extract agar (BCYE).
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Enrichment for Legionella spp.
Supports the growth of
Francisella and Nocardia spp.

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  1. Buffered charcoal-yeast extract (BYCE) agar with antibiotics.
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Enrichment and selection for Legionella spp.

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  1. Burkholderia cepacia selective agar.
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For recovery of B. Cepacia from cystic fibrosis patients.

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  1. Campy-blood agar.
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Selective for

Campylobacter spp.

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  1. Campylobacter thioglycollate broth.
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Selective holding medium for recovery of Campylobacter spp.

Incubated at 4oC for cold-enrichment.

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  1. CDC anaerobe

5% sheep blood agar.

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Improved growth of obligate, slow-growing anaerobes.

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  1. Cefoperazone, vancomycin, amphotericin (CVA) medium.
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Selective medium for isolation of Campylobacter spp.

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  1. Cefsulodin-irgasan-novobiocin (CIN) agar.
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Selective for Yersinia spp.;

may be useful for isolation of Aeromonas spp.

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  1. Chocolate agar.
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Cultivation of fastidioius microorganisms such as Haemophilus spp., Brucella spp. and pathogenic Neisseria spp.

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  1. Chromogenic media.
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Designed to optimize growth and differentiate a specific type of organism. Chromagars are routinely used in the identification of yeasts, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), and a variety of other organisms.

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  1. Columbia colistin-nalidixic acd (CNA) AGAR.
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Selective isolation of

gram-positive cocci.

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  1. Cystine-tellurite blood agar.
A

Isolation of C. diphtheriae.

17
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  1. Eosin methylene blue (EMB) agar (Levine).
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Isolation and differentiation of lactose-fermenting and non-lactose-fermenting enteric bacilli.

18
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  1. Gram-negative broth (GN)
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Selective (enrichment) liquid medium for enteric pathogens.

19
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  1. Hektoen enteric (HE) agar.
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Differential, selective medium for the isolatino and differentiation of Salmonella and Shigella spp. from other gram-negarive enteric bacilli.

20
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  1. Loeffler’s medium
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Isolation and growth of Corynebacterium.

21
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  1. MacConkey agar.
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Isolation and differentiation of lactose fermenting and non-lactose-fermenting enteric bacilli.

22
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  1. MacConckey sorbitol agar.
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For the selection and differentiation of E. coli 0157:H7 in stool specimens.

23
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  1. Mannitol salt agar.
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Selective differentiation of staphylococci.

24
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  1. Nyw York City (NYC) agar.
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Selective for Neisseria gonorrhoeae;

supports the growth of Ureaplasma urealyticum and some Mycoplasma spp.

25
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  1. Phenylethyl alcohol (PEA) agar?
A

Selective isolation of aerobic gram-positive cocci and bacilli and anaerobic gram-positive cocci and negative bacilli.

26
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  1. Regan Lowe?
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Enrichment and selective medium for isolation of Bordetella pertussis.

27
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  1. Salmonella-Shigella (SS) agar?
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Selective for Salmonella and some Shigella spp.

28
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  1. Schaedler agar?
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Nonselective medium for recovery of anaerobes and aerobes.

Selective for Campylobacter and Helicobacter spp.

29
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  1. Selenite broth?
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Enrichment of isolation of Salmonella spp.

30
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  1. Skirrow agar?
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Selective for Campylobacter spp.

31
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  1. Streptococcal selective agar (SSA)?
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Selective for Streptococcus pyogenes and Streptococcus agalactiae.

32
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  1. Tetrathionate broth?
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Selective for Salmonella and Shigella spp. except S. typhi.

33
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  1. Thayer-Martin agar (modified Thayer Martin)?
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Selective for N. gonorrhoeae and N. meningitidis.

Supports growth of Francisella and Brucella spp.

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  1. Thioglycollate broth?
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Supports growth of anaerobes, aerobes, microaerophilic, and fastidious microorganisms,

35
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  1. Thiosulfate citrate-bile salts (TCBS) agar?
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Selective and differential for Vibrio spp.

36
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  1. Todd-Hewitt broth supplemented with antibiotics (LIM)?
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Selection and enrichment for Streptococcus agalactiae in female genital specimens.

37
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  1. Trypticase soy broth (TSB)?
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Enrichment broth used for subculturing various bacteria from primary agar plates?

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  1. Xylose lysine desoxycholate (XLD) agar?
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Isolation and differentiation of Salmonella and Shigella spp. from other gram-negative enteric bacilli.

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