Clinical Microbiology Exam 3 Flashcards
5 characteristics of all enterobacterales
oxidase -
GNB or coccobacilli
glucose fermenting
nitrate reducing
faculcative anaerobes
what is TSI and what sugars are included
sugar fermenter, gas, h2s
glucose, sucrose, lactose
urea pos
proteus, kleb, provid, morganella
Plesimonas shigelloides
GS: GNB
Strings test: neg
vibriostatic agent 0/129: susceptible
enterobacterales is normal flora where?
GI tract
motility neg
kleb, shigella
morph on Xylose-Lysine Deoxycholate
salmonella, shigella: black H2S production
Serratia
MAC: red
ONPG: pos
DNase: pos (distinctly pos for Serratia)
phenylalanine deaminase pos
proteus, provid, morganella
Escherichia coli identification
MAC: flat, dark pink
IMViC: ++–
Virulence Factor: pili for GI attachment
what reagents are added to nitrate reduction
reagent A (sulfanilic acid)
reagent B (alpha naphthylamine)
zinc dust
dnase pos
seratia
Enterotoxigenic E coli
traveller’s diarrhea
where are oxidase pos glucose fermenters found
water, coasts, salt water
Capsular antigen
K
yersinia
infections: plague
GS: safety pin, gram neg
unique incubation: room temp
primary pathogens from enterobacterales
shigella spp, salmonella enteritica, yersinia spp
what reagents are added methyl red
glucose fermentation, add methyl red