Differential Tests Flashcards
Oxidative/Fermentive Test – Medium
O/F Media
Oxidative/Fermentive Test – Reagent
glucose
Oxidative/Fermentive Test – Enzymes
glucose metabolic enzymes
Oxidative/Fermentive Test – Indicator
brom thymol blue
Oxidative/Fermentive Test – Positive or Negative Result
(+) color change yellow
Purple Broth – Media
purple broth base plus carbs
Purple Broth – Reagent
glucose, lactose, or sucrose
Purple Broth – Product
acid and/or gas
Purple Broth – Indicator
brom cresol purple and durham tube
Purple Broth – Positive/Negative Result
(+) yellow + bubbles
(-) no color change, no bubbles
Methyl Red/Voges-Proskauer Test – Media
MRVP broth
Methyl Red/Voges-Proskauer Test – Reagent
glucose
Methyl Red/Voges-Proskauer Test – Enzyme
glucose metabolic enzymes
Methyl Red/Voges-Proskauer Test – Positive/Negative Result
VP+ red in 60min
MR+ red immediately
Nitrate Reductase Test – Media
nitrate broth
Nitrate Reductase Test – Reagent
potassium nitrate
Nitrate Reductase Test – Products
nitrite and nitrogen gas
Nitrate Reductase Test – Enzyme
nitrate reductase
Nitrate Reductase Test – Positive/Negative Result
(+) gas and blue color change
Citrate Test – Media
Simmon’s Citrate Agar
Citrate Test – Reagent
sodium citrate
Citrate Test – Enzymes
citrate permease and citrase
Citrate Test – Indicator
brom thymol blue
Citrate Test – Positive/Negative Result
(+) blue and growth
(-) green
Catalase Test - Products
gas
Catalase Test – Enzymes
catalase
Catalase Test – Positive/Negative Result
(+) bubbles
Oxidase Test – Positive/Negative Result
(+) bubbles
Phenylalanine Deaminase Test – Media
phenylalanine agar slant
Phenylalanine Deaminase Test – Reagents
phenylalanine
Phenylalanine Deaminase Test – Product
phenyl pyruvic acid
Phenylalanine Deaminase Test – Enzyme
phenylalanine deaminase
Phenylalanine Deaminase Test – Indicator
ferric chloride
Phenylalanine Deaminase Test – PositiveNegative Result
(+) green
Starch Hydrolysis Test – Media
starch agar
Starch Hydrolysis Test – Reagent
starch
Starch Hydrolysis Test – Enzyme
amylase
Starch Hydrolysis Test – Indicator
iodine
Starch Hydrolysis Test – Positive/Negative Result
(+) clear zone around growth
Urea Hydrolysis Test – Media
urease test broth
Urea Hydrolysis Test – Reagent
urea
Urea Hydrolysis Test – Product
NH3
Urea Hydrolysis Test – Enzyme
urease
Urea Hydrolysis Test – Indicator
phenol red
Urea Hydrolysis Test – Positive/Negative Result
(+) red
(-) yellow
Gelatin Hydrolysis Test – Media
gelatin agar plate
Gelatin Hydrolysis Test – Reagent
gelatin
Gelatin Hydrolysis Test – Enzyme
gelatinase
Gelatin Hydrolysis Test – Positive/Negative Result
(+) clear zone around growth
Sulfur-Indole-Motility Test – Media
SIM media
Sulfur-Indole-Motility Test – Reagents
tryptophan
Sulfur-Indole-Motility Test – Product
indole
Sulfur-Indole-Motility Test – Indicator
Kovac’s Reagent
Sulfur-Indole-Motility Test – Positive/Negative Result
(+) cherry red
Sulfur-Indole-Motility Test – Enzyme
tryptophanase
Kligler’s Iron Agar – Media
Kligler’s Iron Agar Slant
Kligler’s Iron Agar – Reagents
glucose and lactose
Kligler’s Iron Agar – Product
acid
Kligler’s Iron Agar – Indicator
phenol red
Kligler’s Iron Agar – Positive/Negative Result
(+) yello
Thiosulfate Reductase Test – Media
Kligler’s Iron Agar slant
Thiosulfate Reductase Test – Reagent
sodium thiosulfate
Thiosulfate Reductase Test – Product
H2S
Thiosulfate Reductase Test – Enzyme
thiosulfate reductase
Thiosulfate Reductase Test – Indicator
ferrous sulfate
Thiosulfate Reductase Test – Positive/Negative Result
(+) black
Pseudosel Agar Test – Media
Pseudosel Agar slant
Pseudosel Test – Positive/Negative Result
(+) Neon green/yellow
Pseudosel Test – what compounds make the green and yellow colors?
green = pyocyanin yellow = flourescine
Inoculating from broth = ____
loop
Inoculating from slant = ___
needle