Culture Flashcards
PRINCIPLES OF BACTERIAL CULTIVATION
✓Grow and isolate all bacteria present in a
clinical specimen
✓Determine which of the bacteria that grow
are most likely causing infection and which
are likely contaminants
✓Obtain sufficient growth of clinically relevant
bacteria to allow identification,
characterization, and susceptibility testing
process of growing microorganisms in culture by taking bacteria
from the infection site (in vivo environment) by some means of
specimen collection and growing them in the artificial
environment of the laboratory (in vitro environment)
Cultivation
→nutrient material prepared for the growth of microorganisms in a
laboratory
Culture Medium
composed of mixture of nutrients: Carbon, Nitrogen, Sulfur,
Phosphorus, Hydrogen, Oxygen and Buffer
Culture Medium
Inhibitory agents→ facilitate isolation of desired organism while
suppressing the growth of other organism
Culture Medium
microbes that are introduced into a culture medium to initiate
growth
Inoculum
microbes that grow and multiply in or on a culture
medium
CULTURE
Types of CULTURE
Pure (Axenic) Culture
Mixed Culture
Stock Culture
Composed of only one species
Pure (Axenic) Culture
Composed of more than one species
Mixed Culture
Composed of several species contained in a separate culture medium—one specie per culture medium
Stock Culture
Grown in a large volume of broth and then divided into small freezer vials—lengthen the shelf life of specimen to at least a year
Stock Culture
Sulfated polymer made up of D-galactose, 3,6-anhydro-Lgalactose, and D-glucoronic acid and usually derived from red
algae
Agar
melt at 80°C-90°C (100°C) and solidify at 40°C-50°C
Agar
cooling temperature for distribution of culture
medium into Petri plates
55°C-60°C
Amount of molten agar transferred to a sterile
plates
20-25 ml
CLASSIFICATION OF CULTURE MEDIA
I. According to Physical State or Consistency
II. According to Composition
III. According to the Dispensing or Distribution
Method for the Medium
IV. According to Use
(CULTURE MEDIA)
According to Physical State or Consistency
Liquid Medium
Semi-solid Medium
Solid Medium
does not contain any amount of agar or solidifying
substances
Liquid Medium
allows growth of aerobes, anaerobes and facultative
anaerobes
Liquid Medium
Example of Liquid Medium
✓Nutrient Broth
✓Brain Heart Infusion (BHI)
✓Trypticase Soy Broth (TSB)
✓Thioglycollate (THIO)
contains 0.5% to 1% agar
Semi-solid Medium
observed bacterial motility and detect indole and
sulfide production
Semi-solid Medium
Example of Semi-Solid Medium
Sulfide Indole Motility (SIM) Medium
contains 2% to 3% agar
Solid Medium
(CULTURE MEDIA)
According to Composition
Synthetic or Defined Medium
Non-synthetic or Complex Medium
Tissue Culture Medium
exact chemical composition of the ingredients
is known (commercially prepared culture media)
Synthetic or Defined Medium
used for research purposes as either a liquid or
solid medium
Synthetic or Defined Medium
preferred for the isolation of cyanobacteria and
chemoorganotrophs
Synthetic or Defined Medium
Example of Synthetic or Defined Medium
BG-11 medium
precise composition of some or all of the nutritive
substances used is not known (Peptone, Meat and Yeast Extracts)
Non-synthetic or Complex Medium
useful for the isolation of medically significant bacteria
Non-synthetic or Complex Medium
Example of Non-synthetic or Complex Medium
Nutrient Broth (NB) Medium, TSB and MAC Agar
contains living tissues
Tissue Culture Medium
used for obligate intracellular bacteria—Rickettsia and Chlamydia
Tissue Culture Medium
Example of Tissue Culture Medium
HeLa 229→ human cervical tissue, Chlamydia
McCoy and W 138→ fibroblasts, Chlamydia
Embryonated Egg→ propagation of Rickettsia
(CULTURE MEDIA)
According to the Dispensing or Distribution Method for the Medium
Plated Media
Tubed Media
distributed into sterile petri dish
Plated Media
distributed in sterile test tube
Tubed Media
Types of TUBED MEDIA
- Slant
- Butt-Slant
- But
Example of Tubed Media
TSI, SIM, Simmon’s Citrate Agar (SCA),
Lysine Iron Agar (LIA)
(CULTURE MEDIA)
According to Use
1) Simple Media, Supportive Media or General Purpose Media
2) Enrichment Media
3) Enriched Media
4) Differential Media
5) Selective Media
routinely used in the laboratory and without additional supplement
Simple Media, Supportive Media or General Purpose Media
support growth of most non-fastidious bacteria to grow at natural rates, without providing advantage to any particular bacteria
Simple Media, Supportive Media or General Purpose Media
usually composed of meat and soybean extracts
Simple Media, Supportive Media or General Purpose Media
Example if Simple Media, Supportive Media or General Purpose
Media
✓Nutrient Agar
✓Nutrient Broth
✓TSB
enhance the growth of particular organisms (pathogens) and
suppress the growth of normal flora present in specimen
Enrichment Media
contain specific nutrients and without additional supplements
Enrichment Media
incubated for a certain period and then subcultured to
isolate the desired organism
Enrichment Media
can also be used as a supplement to agar plates to detect
aerobes, anaerobes and microaerophlies (THIOGLYCOLLATE)
Enrichment Media
Example of Enrichment Media
✓Alkaline Peptone Water (APW)
✓Selenite F
✓Thioglycollate
✓Tetrathionate
✓Gram-Negative Broth
✓Lim Broth (Todd Hewitt with CNA)
→promote growth of Vibrio spp. before inoculation
into Thiosulfate-Citrate-Bile-Salts(TCBS) Agar
→adjusted to pH 8.5
Alkaline Peptone Water (APW)
isolation of Salmonella from feces, urine and water sample
Selenite F
general support enrichment medium that promotes the
growth of almost all non-fastidious bacteria
Thioglycollate
Components of Thioglycollate:
▪ Dextrose, Vitamin K1, and Hemin have been used to
modify the basic thioglycollate formula
▪ 0.075% agar
▪ Resazurin→ oxidation-reduction indicator
▪ Thioglycolic Acid→ reducing agent
-Selective enrichment broth for the isolation of
Salmonella and Proteus
-Bile Salt and Thiosulfate→ suppresses the growth of
other coliform bacilli
Tetrathionate
Bile Salt and Thiosulfate
suppresses the growth of
other coliform bacilli
solation of Salmonella and Shigella
Gram-Negative Broth
Enrichment and Selective medium
Gram-Negative Broth
→ inhibit gram-positive organisms
Sodium Citrate and Sodium Desoxycholate (a
bile salt)
→ primary carbon source
Mannitol
Gram-Negative Broth
Sodium Citrate and Sodium Desoxycholate (a
bile salt)
Mannitol
Group B Streptococci
Lim Broth (Todd Hewitt with CNA)
→media with additional supplements necessary
for growth of fastidious organisms
Enriched Media
Supplements: Blood, Vitamins, Serum, Peptone
and Yeast Extract
Enriched Media
solid type media
Enriched Media
Example of Enriched Media
✓Blood Agar Plate (BAP)
contains 5% defibrinated blood
Blood Agar Plate (BAP)
Differentiate haemolytic pattern of
bacteria
Blood Agar Plate (BAP)
Choices of blood in Blood Agar Plate
Sheep, Horse, Rabbit
→blood has been chemically-treated or heat-treated
(80°C) to lyse the RBC
✓Chocolate Agar Plate
isolation of fastidious microorganisms:
***Neisseria gonorrhoeae and Haemophilus spp.
✓Chocolate Agar Plate
(Chocolate Agar Plate)
isolation of fastidious microorganisms:
_______
Neisseria gonorrhoeae and Haemophilus spp.
“X” factor
Hemin
“V” factor
Nicotinamide Adenine Dinucleotide (NAD)
allow the visualization of metabolic differences
between groups of bacteria
Differential Media
distinguishes organisms growing together by their
diffrences in cultural characeristics
Differential Media
allow grouping of microbes based on different
characteristics demonstrated on the medium
Differential Media
Example of Differential Media
BAP
Eosin Methylene Blue (EMB)
Hektoen Enteric Agar (HEA)
→Lactose and Sucrose
→Eosin and Methylene Blue
Eosin Methylene Blue (EMB)
→differentiate Lactose Fermenter (pink colonies)
from Non-Lactose Fermenter (colorless colonies)
MacConkey Agar
Components of MacConkey Agar
▪ Lactose
▪ Bile Salts
▪ Crystal Violet→ inhibit gram-positive bacteria and
fungi
▪ Neutral Red→ pH indicator
(MacConkey Medium)
pH indicator
Neutral Red
(MacConkey Agar)
inhibit gram-positive bacteria and
fungi
Crystal Violet
support the growth of one type or group of microbes but not
another
Selective Media
contain inhibitory substances such as antimicrobials, dyes, or
alcohol which inhibit the growth of other organisms while
promoting the growth of the desired organism
Selective Media
INHIBITORY AGENTS
1) Inhibit growth of Gram-Positive Microorganism
2)Inhibit growth of Gram-Negative Microorganisms
3) Prevent Swarming of Proteus
Inhibit growth of Gram-Positive Microorganism
✓Crystal or Gentian Violet
✓Basic or Carbol Fuchsin
✓Bile Salts
✓Sodium Desoxycholate
Inhibit growth of Gram-Negative Microorganisms
✓Potassium Tellurite
✓Sodium Azide
Prevent Swarming of Proteus
✓Alcohol
✓Chloral Hydrate
Examples of Selective Media
✓HEA
✓MAC
✓Xylose Lysine Deoxycholate (XLD)
✓Bismuth Sulfite Agar (BSA)
✓Mannitol Salt Agar (MSA)
✓Thayer Martin Agar (TMA)
✓Salmonella-Shigella Agar (SSA)
✓TCBS
→ Salmonella spp. and Shigella spp.
→bile salts and dyes (bromthymol
blue and acid fuchsin)
Hektoen Enteric (HE) Agar
Hektoen Enteric (HE) Agar
pH indicator
Bromthymol Blue
(Hektoen Enteric (HE) Agar)
→ H2S indicator
Salmonella→ black precipitate
Ferric Ammonium Citrate
Shigella spp. and Salmonella spp.
Xylose-Lysine-Desoxycholate (XLD) Agar
Components Xylose-Lysine-Desoxycholate (XLD) Agar
▪Lysine, Lactose, Xylose and Sucrose
▪0.25% Sodium Desoxycholate
→ inhibits gram-positive
bacteria
▪Phenol Red→ pH indicator
Ferric Ammonium Citrate→ H2S indicator
(Xylose-Lysine-Desoxycholate (XLD) Agar)
inhibits gram-positive
bacteria
▪0.25% Sodium Desoxycholate
(Xylose-Lysine-Desoxycholate (XLD) Agar)
pH indicator
Phenol Red
(Xylose-Lysine-Desoxycholate (XLD) Agar)
H2S indicator
Ferric Ammonium Citrate
colonies are red with
black center
Salmonella
MEDIA FOR GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIA
1) Columbia CNA with Blood
2) Phenylethyl Alcohol (PEA) Agar
three peptone sources and 5% defibrinated
sheep blood
Columbia CNA with Blood
suppress the growth of most gram-negative
organisms
Colistin (C) and Nalidixic Acid (NA)
sheep blood agar supplemented with
phenylethyl alcohol to inhibit the growth of
gram-negative bacteria
Phenylethyl Alcohol (PEA) Agar
Culture Media for Neisseria spp.
1) THAYER-MARTIN
2) MODIFIED THAYER-MARTIN AGAR
3) TRANGROW MEDIUM
4) MARTIN-LEWIS AGAR
5) NEW YORK CITY MEDIUM
enriched Chocolate Agar with supplement B or
Isovitale X
THAYER-MARTIN
Antibiotic Components:
▪ Colistin
▪ Vancomycin
▪ Nystatin
(MODIFIED THAYER-MARTIN AGAR & THAYER-MARTIN)
Antibiotic Component that
inhibit gram-negative bacteria
Colistin
(MODIFIED THAYER-MARTIN AGAR & THAYER-MARTIN)
Antibiotic Component that inhibit gram-positive bacteria
Vancomycin
(MODIFIED THAYER-MARTIN AGAR & THAYER-MARTIN)
Antibiotic Component that inhibit yeast
Nystatin
→Neisseria gonorrhoeae and Neisseria meningitides
→chocolatized blood + antibiotics
MODIFIED THAYER-MARTIN AGAR
Antibiotic components
▪ Colistin
▪ Vancomycin
▪ Nystatin
▪ Trimethoprim Lactate
(MODIFIED THAYER-MARTIN AGAR)
Antibiotic component that inhibit Proteus spp
Trimethoprim Lactate
Thayer-Martin with glucose, 2% agar,
Trimethoprim Lactate and CO2
incorporated in bottle
TRANGROW MEDIUM
substitute Anisomycin*** for Nystatin and
higher concentration of vancomycin
MARTIN-LEWIS AGAR
Modified Thayer-Martin with substitution of
Amphotericin B*** for Nystatin
NEW YORK CITY MEDIUM
OTHER SELECTIVE MEDIA
Gentamicin Blood Agar
Bacitracin Chocolate Agar
Blood Agar Plate with Ampicillin
Gentamicin Blood Agar
Streptococcus
Bacitracin Chocolate Agar
Haemophilus
Blood Agar Plate with Ampicillin
Aeromonas