COLONY MORPHOLOGY Flashcards
trans/ppt base
SBA
serum bactericidal antibody assay
SDA is helpful in presumptive identification especially in
streptococci and enterococci
example of beta hemolysis
streptococcus pyogenes
example of alpha hemolysis
streptococcus pneumoniae
double zone of hemolysis is found in
clostridium perfringens
swarming of colonies
proteus spp.
medusa head colonies
bacillus anthracis
rough colonies
diphtheroid
stars
yeast
serrated
pseudomonas aeruginosa
molar tooth colonies
actinomyces israelli
umbilicate
streptococcus pneumoniae
umbonate
viridans
flat
beta hemolysis streptococci
shiny like a half pear on blood containing bacteria
bordetella pertussis
white
cons
usually gray
enterococcus
buff colored
diphtheroid
blue green
pseudomonas aeruginosa
red
serratia marcescens
blue
kluyvera
violet
chromobacterium violaceum
brown-black
provotella malaninogenica
fish-like
vibrio cholerae
bleach-like
haemophilus influenzae
pungent
serratia odorifera
musty
serratia odorifera
grape-like, fruity and corn tortilla
pseudomonas aeruginosa
freshly cut powder
alcoligenes faecalis
burnt gun powder
proteus spp.
dirty sneakers
staphylococcus
mousy, musty basement
haemophilus influenzae
fish eye
enterobacter
pitted
moraxella
comma-shaped, round glass
vibrio cholerae
golden yellow and pinhead
staphylococcus areus
coalescent and mucoid
klebsiella
safety pin
yersinia pestis
chinese letters/picket fence
corynebacterium diphtheriae
pearl-like. mercury droplets
bordetella pertussis
ground-glass
bacillus subtilis
lollipop. drumstick. tennis racket
clostridium tetoni
school of fish
haemophilus ducreyl