Cultures Of Enterobacteriaceae Flashcards
Salmonella on BSA
Green with black centers
Salmonella in BGA ( Bordet-Gengou Agar)
Pink-white opaque surrounded by a brilliant red medium
Salmonella on Mac and EMB ( Eosin Methylene Blue)
Colorless colonies
Shigella on HEA (Hektoen Enteric Agar)
Green or blue green colonies
EMB on hafnia
Lavender or colorless
XLD (Xylose Lysine Decarboxylase) in Escherichia
Yellow colonies
Salmonella on HEA
Green colonies with or without black centers
SSA (Shigella Salmonella Agar) on klebsiella
Pink colonies
Shigella on BGA and BSA
Usually no growth
XLD on Hafnia
Red, yellow, colorless colonies with or without black centers
Shigella on GN broth
Best enrichment medium
EMB on Escherichia
Greenish metallic sheen
Salmonella on SSA
Colorless colonies with or without black centers
HEA and SSA on Hafnia
Colorless
Mac on Escherichia
Dry pink mucoid colonies due to LF
Mac on Klebsiella
Large pink and mucoid colonies
Mac on Hafnia
Colorless on the 1st 24 hr and then slightly pink after 48 hrs.
Selenite F broth on Salmonella
Enrichment medium for salmonella
Salmonella on XLD
Pink to red colonies
EMB on Klebsiella
Purple colonies
XLD on Klebsiella
Yellow colonies
SSA on Escherichia
Pink colonies