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1
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What is a positive DN’ase test

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Zone of clearance around colonies

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What is a negative DN’ase test

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No zone of clearance around the colonies

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What organisms produce a positive DN’ase result

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S. aureus
M. Catarrhalis

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4
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What organisms produce a negative DN’ase result

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S. epidermidis, S. saprophyticus

N. species e.g. N. meningitidis,

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5
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What is a positive mannitol salt agar test

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Yellow colonies on mannitol agar indicate mannitol fermenter and salt tolerant

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6
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What is a negative mannitol salt agar test

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Red colonies on mannitol salt agar indicate non mannitol fermenter but salt tolerant

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7
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What species are positive on mannitol salt - yellow/pink and growth?

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S. aureus

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What species are negative on mannitol salt - red/pink but growth

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S. epidermidis or S. saprophyticus

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What does it mean if an organism doesn’t grow on mannitol agar

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It is not salt tolerant i.e. its a staphylococcus

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10
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What does pink colonies on SAIDE agar indicate

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Staphylococcus aureus

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11
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What is a negative Staphaurex plus result

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No agglutination

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What is a positive Staphaurex plus result

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Agglutination

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13
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What species will give a positive Staphaurex plus result

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Only S. aureus

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14
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What species of staphylococcus give a negative staphaurex plus result?

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Coag negative staph e.g. S. epidermidis or S. saprophyticus

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15
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What is a positive result for optochin susceptibility?

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Susceptibility -> zone of no growth around optochin disk

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16
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What is a negative result for optochin susceptibilty?

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Resistance -> growth around optochin disk

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17
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What species will give a positive optochin result?

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S. pneumonia (susceptible)

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18
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What species will give a negative optochin result?

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S. viridans (resistant)

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19
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What is a positive Lancefield test?

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Agglutination

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20
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What is a negative Lancefield test?

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No agglutination

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21
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What does a Lancefield group A indicate?

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Streptococcus pyogenes

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22
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What does a Lancefield group B indicate?

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Streptococcus agalactiae

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23
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What does Lancefield group C indicate?

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Streptococcus equi (most probable)

Streptococcus epidemicus

Streptococcus equisimilis

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24
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What does Lancefield group D indicate?

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Streptococcus bovis

Or the more probable Enterococcus -> E. faecalis

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25
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What does Lancefield group F indicate?

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Streptococcus anginosus

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26
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What does Lancefield group G indicate?

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Streptococcus canis

Streptococcus dysgalactiae

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27
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What is a positive bacitracin test?

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Susceptible to bacitracin

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28
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What is a negative bacitracin test?

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Resistant to bacitracin

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29
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What species give a positive bacitracin test?

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Streptococcus pyogenes (susceptible)

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30
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What species give a negative bacitracin test?

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Enterococcus species

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31
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What is a positive result for MacConkey agar?

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Pink colonies

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32
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What is a negative result for MacConkey agar?

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Yellow colonies

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33
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What species will give a positive result on MacConkey?

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Enterococci

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34
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What species will give a negative result on MacConkey?

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Streptococci

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35
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What is a positive bile aesculin test?

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Blackening of the medium

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36
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What is a negative bile aesculin result

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No blackening of the medium

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37
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What species will give a positive result on bile aesculin agar?

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Enterococci

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38
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What species will give a negative result on bile aesculin agar?

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Streptococci

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39
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What TAXO sugars does N. Meningitidis utilise?

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Glucose

Maltose

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40
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What TAXO sugars does N. Gonorrhoeae utilise?

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Glucose

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41
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What TAXO sugars does N. flavescens utilise?

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None

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42
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What TAXO sugars does N. lactamica utilise?

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Glucose

Maltose

Lactose

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43
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What TAXO sugars does N. sicca utilise?

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Glucose

Maltose

Sucrose

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44
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What Neisseria species ferments glucose only?

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Gonorrhoeae

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45
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What Neisseria species ferments none of the TAXO sugars ?

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N. flavescens

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46
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What Neisseria species ferments glucose and maltose?

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N. meningitidis

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47
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What Neisseria species ferments glucose, maltose and lactose?

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N. lactamica

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48
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What Neisseria species ferments glucose, maltose and sucrose?

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N. sicca

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49
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What is a positive result for the TAXO sugar test?

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Yellow colour -> colour change from red to yellow upon addition of the phenol red indicator

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50
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What is a negative result for the TAXO sugar test

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Red colour -> no colour change upon addition of the phenol red indicator

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51
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What is a positive catarrhalis disc test?

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Blue-green colour development

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52
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What is a negative catarrhalis disc test?

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No colour development within 2 minutes

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53
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What species will give a positive catarrhalis disc test?

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M. catarrhalise

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54
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What species will give a negative catarrhalis disc test?

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Neisseria species

55
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What is a positive lecithinase reaction on PEMBA agar?

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Zone of clearance around colonies

56
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What is a negative lecitihinase reaction on PEMBA agar?

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No zone of clearance around colonies

57
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What is a positive mannitol fermentation reaction on PEMBA agar?

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Yellow colonies

58
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What is a negative mannitol fermentation reaction on PEMBA agar?

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Blue colonies

59
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What bacillus species will grow on PEMBA agar as blue colonies with a zone of clearance?

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B. cereus or B. thuringenesis

60
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What bacillus species will grow on PEMBA agar as blue colonies with a variable narrow zone of clearance?

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B. anthracis

61
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What bacillus species will grow on PEMBA agar as yellow colonies with no zone of clearance?

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B. subtilis

62
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How does B. cerues and B. thuringensis look on PEMBA agar?

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Blue colonies with a zone of clearance

63
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How does B. anthracis look on PEMBA agar?

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Blue colonies with a narrow zone of clearance

64
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How does B. subtilis look on PEMBA agar?

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Yellow colonies with no zone of clearance

65
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What exactly does motility look like?

A

Movement in a definite direction

66
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What species of bacillus are motile

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B. cerues
B. thuringenesis
B. subtilis

67
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What species of bacillus are non motile

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B. anthracis

68
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What is a positive trehalose test

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Yellow colour change

69
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What is a negative trehalose test

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No colour change = pink colour

70
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What is a positive urease test

A

Pink colour change

71
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What is a negative urease test

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No colour change = yello

72
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What species of Corynebacteria will give a positive trehalose and positive urease test?

A

C. ulcerans

73
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What species of Corynebacteria will give a negative trehalose and a negative urease test?

A

C. diptheria

74
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What species of Corynebacteria will give a negative trehalose and positive urease

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C. pseudotuberculosis

Diptheroids

75
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How will C. ulcerans look in the trehalose and urease tests?

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Trehalose = yellow = positive
Urease = pink = positive

76
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How will C. diptheria look in the trehalose and urease tests?

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Trehalose = pink = negative
Urease = yellow = negative

77
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How will C. pseudotuberculosis and the diptheroids look on the trehalose and urease tests?

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Trehalose = pink = negative
Urease = pink = positive

78
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What species will grow on Tinsdale agar?

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Only Corynebacteria will grow on Tinsdale

79
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How does C. diptheriae/C. ulcerans appear on Tinsdale medium?

A

Black colonies with brown halos

80
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How do the diptheroids look on Tinsdale medium

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Dark brown colonies without halos

81
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What species grows on Tinsdale medium with black colonies and no discoloration of the medium?

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Diptheroids such as haemophilus, klebsiella, neisseria, staphylococcus and streptococccus

82
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What species of Corynebacteria grows on Tinsdale medium with black colonies and brown halos/discoloration of medium?

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C. diptheria
C. ulcerans

83
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What is a positive result for lactose fermentation in the lactose-gelatin tubes?

A

Yellow colour

84
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What is a negative result for lactose fermentation in the lacctose-gelatin tubes?

A

Red colour

85
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What is a positive result for gelatinase in the lactose-gelatin tubes?

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Liquid formation

86
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What is a negative result for gelatinase in the lactose-gelatin tubes?

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Gel formation

87
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How does C. perfringens appear in the lactose-gelatin tubes

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Yellow liquid

Lactose fermentation - positive = yellow
Gelatinase - positive = liquid

88
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How does C. tetani/ C. difficile appear in the lactose-gelatin tubes?

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Red gel

Lactose fermentation - negative = red
Gelatinase - negative = gel

89
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How does C. botulinum/ C. sporogenes appear in the lactose-gelatin tubes?

A

Red liquid

Lactose fermentation - negative = red
Gelatinase - positive = liquid

90
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Which species will appear as a yellow gel in the lactose-gelatin tubes?

91
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Which species will appear as a yellow liquid in the lactose-gelatin tubes?

A

C. perfringens

92
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Which species will appear as a red gel in the lactose gelatin tubes

A

C. tetani
C. difficile

93
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Which species will appear as a red liquid in the lactose gelatin tubes?

A

C. botulinum and C. sporogenes

94
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What is a positive lecithinase result for the egg yolk agar

A

opaque diffuse zone

95
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What is a negative lecithinase result for the egg yolk agar

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No opaque diffuse zone

96
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What is a positive lipase result for the egg yolk agar?

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Pearly/shiny layer

97
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What is a negative lipase result for the egg yolk agar?

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Absence of pearly/shiny layer

98
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Which species will give a positive lecithinase but a negative lipase result on egg yolk agar?

A

C. perfringens

99
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Which species will give a negative lecithinase and negative lipase result on egg yolk agar?

A

C. tetani
C. difficile

100
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Which species will give a variable amount of lecithinase activity and a positive lipase result on egg yolk agar?

A

C. botulinum

101
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Which species will give a negative lecithinase and a positive lipase result on egg yolk agar?

A

C. sporogenes

102
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What is a positive Naglar test result

A

Disappearance of opacity

103
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What is a negative Naglar test result

A

No disappearance of opacity

104
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How does B. fragilis appear on the MID8 mastring test?

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Erythromycin = Occassionally susceptible
Rifampicin = Susceptible
Colistin sulphate = Ocassionally resistant
Penicillin = Resistant
Kanamycin = Resistant
Vancomycin = Resistant

105
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What growth factors does H. influenzae need?

A

X factor and V factor

106
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What growth factors does H. parainfluenzae need?

A

V factor only

107
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What growth factors does H.ducreyi need?

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X factor only

108
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What growth factors does H. aegyptius need?

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X factor and V factor

109
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What growth factors does H. aphrophilus need?

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Variable growth with X only

110
Q

What haemophilus species need both X and V factors to grow

A

H. influenzae
H. aegyptius

111
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What haemophilus species need V factor only to grow

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H. parainfluenzae

112
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What haemophilus species need X factor only to grow

A

H. ducreyi
H. aphrophilus (variable growth with X only)

113
Q

What is a positive result for King’s A Medium

A

P. aeruginosa grows at 37 degrees with green fluorescence

114
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What is a negative result for King’s A Medium

A

P. fluorescence will grow but won’t be fluorescent green

E.Coli will not grow at all

115
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What does pink/red on Brilliance chromagar suggest?

116
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What does turquoise/blue-green indicate on brilliance chromagar?

A

Enterococcus species

117
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What does dark blue/purple indicate on brilliance chromagar

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Colliforms -> enterobacteroides

118
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What does brown halos indicate on brilliance chromagar

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Proteus
Morganella
Providencia

119
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What does brown/green translucent indicate on brilliance chromagar

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Pseudomonas

120
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What does non pigmented indicate on brilliance chromagar

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Staphylococci
Streptococci

121
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What does pink indicate on brilliance chromagar

A

S. saprophyticus

122
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What is a positive citrate test

A

Colour change from green to blue

123
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What is a negative citrate test

A

No colour change - green colour

124
Q

What is a positive indole test?

A

Cherry red colour development after addition of 8 drops kovaks reagent

125
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What is a negative indole test?

A

No colour development after addition of Kovaks reagent

126
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What is a positive MR test?

A

Maintenance of red colour following addition of MR solution

127
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What is a negative MR test?

A

A yellow colour persists following addition of MR solution

128
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What is a positive VP test?

A

Red colour development after addition of the VP reagent 1 and 2

129
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What is a negative VP test?

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No red colour development after addition of the VP reagents 1 and 2

130
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What is a positive dulcitol test?

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Colour change from pink to yellow

131
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What is a negative dulcitol test?

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No colour change -> pink colour

132
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What is a positive decarboxylase test?

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Purple colour

133
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What is a negative decarboxylase test?

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Yellow colour

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