Culture Media Flashcards
Non-fastidous organism, without giving growth advantage
Nutritive or supportive media
Nutrive/Supportive media
Tryptic soy agar or nutrient agar plates
Sabaroud dextrose agar
BAP and CAP
Required growth advantage of PARTICULAR pathogens
Enrichment media
Enrichment media
BCYE agar
Media for Legionella spp.
BCYE agar
supplemental or enrichment broth
Backup broth
Backup broth
Thioglycollate (thio) broth
Brain-heart infusion broth (BHIB)
Tryptic soy broth (TSB)
LIM broth
Gram NEG broth
One or more agents inhibit all organism except those “selected”
Selective media
Selective media
Phenylethyl alcohol (PEA)
Columbia agar with colistin and nalidixic acid (CNA)
MacConkey agar
Phenylethyl alcohol (PEA)
Gram POS bacteria
Columbia agar with colistin and nalidixic acid (CNA)
Gram POS bacteria
MacConkey agar
Gram NEG bacteria
Distinguish from other bacteria
Differential media
Differential Media
MacConkey agar
BAP
MacConkey agar
differentiate lactose fermenter and non lactose fermenter
BAP
determination by hemolytic patterns
Group D strep and enterococci
Bile Esculin Agar (BEA)
vancomycin-resistant Enterococci
Bile Esculin Azide agar with vancomycin
determination of hemolytic reactions
BAP
Bordetella pertussis
Bordet-Gengou agar
Legionella spp
Buffered charcoal yeast extract agar