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Enterics and NF Flashcards

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Non-fermenters reservoirs

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soil, water

human mucous membranes

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Non-fermenters cause disease by

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gaining access to sterile body sites of immunocompromised or debilitated

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Suspect a Non-fermenting GNR/GNCB if

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distinctive colony morphology (not always)
grows NLF on MAC or doesn’t grow at all
oxidase +
AK/NC on KIA or TSI

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oxidase test

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determines if isolate prod. enzyme indophenol oxidase
oxidized enzyme prod. color change from yellow===purple
indophenol oxidase oxidizes phenylenediamine oxidase to form indophenol (purple cmpd)
1. add few drops of reagent to strip of filter paper placed on slide
2. streak loopful of organism of reagent saturated paper
3. positive turns purple w/in 30 sec

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BBL DrySlide oxidase test

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nnnn-tetramethyl-p- phenylenediamine dihydrochloride (aromatic amine)
if organism prod. cytochrome oxidase it will oxidize cytochrome c which oxidizes reagent to form purple cmpd
1. smear organism onto rxn area of BBL DrySlide Oxidase in area of 3-4 mm
2. examine for drk purple color w/in 20 sec

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Embden-Meyerhof pathway

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classical metabolic pthwy used by enteric GNR
generates lactic acid and mixed acids
end prod. (strong acids) drops pH and prod. gas
pyruvic acid==other acids (lactic, propionic, formic, acetic, butyric, etc)

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Entner-Douderoff pathway

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most non-fermenters use
end prod. is weak acids
glucose==pyruvic acid==Krebs cycle

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Hexose Monophosphate pathway

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Warburg-Dickins hexose monophosphate pthwy

glucose==pyruvic acid==either goes to krebs cycle or is end prod. of mixed acids

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Hugh Leifson OF media

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detection of weak acid end products (used instead of KIA for NF)
low peptones, high carbohydrates
tube 1 overlay w/ oil, tube 2 no oil
tube 1 green no glucose fermented, tube 2 yellow glucose oxidized=== non fermenter and oxidizer or glucose
tube 1 green, tube 2 green non oxidizer of glucose===non fermenter and non oxidizer

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Pseudomonas aeruginosa morph

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most common non fermenter
prod. pyocyanin (greenish blue sheen)
grape juice/tortilla chip odor
beta hemolytic
feathered, frosted glass apperance
GNR 
fluorescent
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Pseudomonas aeruginosa key tests

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oxidase +
catalase +
motile
grows @ 42*C
grows on BA and MAC as NLF
LAO =/+/=
OF/O +
OF/F =
some gelatinase +
nitrate +
citrate +
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Pseudomonas aeruginosa pathology

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exopolysaccharide capsule
noscomial infect (catheter, IV, pneumoniae)
opportunistic (Cystic Fibrosis, burns, cancer)
very resistant- always perform AST (antimicrobial susceptibility testing)
swimmers ear

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Fluorescent pseudomonads

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oxidase +
prod. pyoverdine but not pyocyanin 
not grow @ 42*C
gelantinase + (fluorescens)/ = (putida)
septicemia in blood bank
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Pseudomonas stutzeri tests

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yellow wrinkled colonies on BA
NLF on MAC
GNR
oxidase +
motile
grows @ 42*C
LAO =/=/=
oxidizes glucose, lactose (+/=), maltose (+/=), fructose
reduces nitrate to nitrogen gas
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Pseudomonas stutzeri

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disease in immuno.

otitis media, conjunctivitis, endocarditis, meningitis, wounds

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Acintobacter baumannii/calcoaceticus tests

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2nd most common NF
grows MAC faint pink colony 
lactose +
oxidase =
GNCB
catalast +
oxidizes glucose, xylose, lactose
LAO =/=/=
nitrate =
non-motile
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Acinetobacter lwoffi

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nonsacchrolytic (not react)
oxidase =
LAO =/=/=
non motile

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Acintobacter baumannii/calcoaceticus reservoir

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environment

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Acinetobacter baumannii/calcoaceticus pathology

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pneumonia, bronchitis, septicemia, endocarditis, wounds, UTI

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A. lwoffi pathology

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septecemia, gastritis

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Strenotrophomonas maltophilia morph.

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3rd most common NF
BAP- lavendar-green colonies
smells like ammonia
MAC pinpoint colonies
GNR
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Stenotrophomonas maltophilia tests

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oxidase =
ONPG +
oxidizes glucose and maltose
catalase +
DNase +
Geletinase +
hydrolyzes esculin
motile
LAO +/=/=
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Stenotrophomonas maltophilia pathology

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nosocomial infec.
wound
endocarditis
bacteremia
rare UTI
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Alcaligenes faecalis morph.

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normal BA (wt @ 48 hrs, green discoloration)/ MAC
green apple odor
GNR tiny
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Alcaligenes faecalis tests

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nonsaccharolytic
oxidase +
catalase+
motile
reduces nitrite but not nitrate to nitrogen gas
LAO =/=/=
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Alcaligenes faecalis pathology

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noscomial from water source

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Achromobacter xylosoxidans morph.

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grows on BA and MAC
green discoloration of agar
GNR

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Achromobacer xylosoxidans tests

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oxidase +
catalase +
motile
oxidizes glucose/ xylose
nitrate +
LAO =/=/=
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Achromobacter xylosoxidans pathology

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rarely isolated from blood, CSF, resp., urine, wounds

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Burkholderia pseudomallei morph.

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wrinkled, yellow-brown colonies on BA
NLF on MAC (turns pink w/ age due to lactose oxidation)
oxidizes xylose, mannitol, maltose
GNR may have bipolar staining

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Burkholderia pseudomallei tests

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oxidase +
motile
nitrate +
LAO =/+/=
grow @ 42*C
R to polymixin
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Burkholderia pseudomallei reservoir

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water/ soil southeast Asia, N. Australia, Mexico

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Burkholderia pseudomallei pathology

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melioidosis from inhalation/ cut- disseminated abscess formation with skin pustules, septic arthritis, osteomyelitis, spleen, liver, kidneys, and prostate
known as Vietnam time bomb
considered potential bioterrorist agent

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Burkholderia cepaia morph.

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BA: yellow pigment (or yellow-green)
mucoid in cystic fibrosis
sweet earthy odor
tiny colonies @ 24hr

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Burkholderia cepacia tests

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oxidase + (weak and slow)
motile
glucose and lactose oxidizer
LAO +/=/=
ONPG +
36
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Burkholderia cepacia pathology

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opportunistic of lungs in cystic fibrosis patients or with chronic granulomatous disease (CGD)
[phagocytes not prod. bactericidal anions so get B. cepacia]

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Elizabethkingia meningosepticum morph.

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yellow colony w/ green/lavendar discoloration on BA
grows on MAC
fruity odor

38
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Elizabethkingia meningosepticum tests

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oxidase +
catalase +
LAO =/=/=
indole +
DNase +
esculin+
H2S +
ONPG +
39
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Elizabethkingia meningosepticum pathology

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newborns: meningitis or septicemia
adults: pneumonia, endocarditis, bacteremia, meningitis

40
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Chryseomonas and Flovimonas characteristics

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rarely cause path.
oxidase =
motile
yellow coloines dry wrinkled
grow on MAC
Chryseomonas- yellow, deep yellow, orange
Pseudomonas (Flavimonas) oryzihabitans
41
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Moraxella spp.

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rarely cause path.
GNCB
pinpoint colonies on BA
poor to no growth on MAC
oxidase +
catalase +
non motile
not oxidize glucose: asaccharolytic (incapable of breaking down carbs for E)
Id not performed
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Oligella

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from urinary tract
O. ureolytic: urea +, motile, nitrate +
O. urethralis: urea =, non motile, nitrate = but nitrite +
no oxidize glucose (asacchrolytic)
oxidase +
catalast =
PDA +
43
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Shewanella (Pseudomonas) putrefaciens

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yellow-brown-orange color
oxidase+
motile
H2S+ on TSI/KIA
nitrate +
LAO =/=/+
GNR big rods
44
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Chromobacterium violaceum reservoir

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fresh water/ soil in tropics/subtropics
SE USA
trans. by ingest contam. water/ thru broken skin
in immuno.

45
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Chromobacerium violaceum charact.

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grow BA, CHOC, MAC
violet pigment (violacein) @ room temp
ammonium cyanide odor (almonds)
pigment iterfere w/ testing
grow anaerobically no pigment
oxidase - (v)
no grow in high NaCl
46
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Nitrate test

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determine if bacteria reduce nitrate
nitrate a (0.8% sulfanilic acid in 5N acetic acid) and nitrate b (0.6% nn-dimethyl-alpha-naphthylamine in 5N acetic acid) reagents
1. innoculate broth incubate 18-24 & 42-48hrs 35-37*C
2. examine for growth and gas
3.if gas nitrate was reduced to nitrogen gas. if growth take 2mL of broth into new tube. Add 5 drops nitrate a and 5 drops nitrate b and mix. If pink/red w/in 2 mins. = +
4. if negative add zinc dust. if pink/red color w/in 2 mins nitrate is present & wasn’t reduced so = negative result. If no color change w/in 2 mins. nitrate reduced beyond nitrite and test= positive

47
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MAC

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selective & differential
ID GN bacilli
bile salts & crystal violet select for gram negative inhibit gram positive
lactose sole carbo. (differential)
pH indicator neutral red
LF prod acid and turn pH red so prod red/pink colonies
peptones, beef extract energy source for NLF

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Normal enteric flora Enterobacteriacea

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cause infec. in other areas of body, especially sterile sites
Salmonella
Shigella
Yersinia entercolitica
E. coli O157:H7
Plesiomonas
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normal enteric flora (non-Enterobacteriacea)

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Campylobacter spp.
Aeromonas
Vibrios

50
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Antigenic serotype Salmonella/Shigella

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O: somatic antigen
H: flagellar antigen
K: capsular antigen
Vi: in virulent strains of Salmonella

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E. coli types

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O157:H7
enterotoxigenic E. coli
enteropathogenic E. coli
enteroaggregative E. coli

52
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Escherichia coli morph.

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GNR
med. grey colony on BA can be beta hemolytic
LF on MAC

53
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Escherichia coli tests

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motile
indole +
ornithine decarboxylase+
MIO +/+/+
O157:H7 sorbitol negative
54
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decarboxylase test (arginine, lysine, ornithine)

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ID GN enteric, NF, oxidase+, GNR, based on prod. of arginine dihydrolase and lysine and ornithine decarboxylase
peptones/yeast extract supply nitrogenous nutrients
pyridoxal enzyme for aa decarboxylase
dextrose is fermentable carbo.
bromcresol purple and cresol red pH indicators
arginine, lysine, ornithine are added 10g/L to detect enzyme for these- if ferment dextrose lower pH change color, purple to yellow, acidic cond. stimulates decarboxylase- if ferment appropriate enzyme aa degraded yielding an amine (A= citrulline, L= cadaverine, O= putrescine,) elevates pH changing color back to purple, if not stays yellow
must add oil

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Shigella spp.

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cause severe GI sympotoms
Shigella A (dysenteriae) DIRTY
Shigella B (flexneri) FINGERS
Shigella C (boydii) BRINGS
Shigella D (sonnei) SHIGELLA
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Shigella spp. morph.

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GNR on GS
med. grey on BA
NLF on MAC
non-reactive
non-motile 
sonnei late lactose fermenter
ONPG +
57
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ONPG test

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O-nitrophenyl-beta-D- galactopyranoside
tests directly for beta galactosidase
positive in late lactose fermenters- turns yellow for +
bacteria not have permease (LF do have) which allows lactose to enter bact. cell wall where it is broken down into glucose & galactose by beta galactosidase to be metabolized

58
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Edwardsiella tarda

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carride by turtles/reptiles
causes diarrhea, wound infec., bacteremia
NLF
lysine+
H2S +
indole +
motile
urea =
citrate =
MIO +/+/+
59
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Indole test

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indole (benzyle pyrrole) metab. degradation prod. of aa tryptophan
bact. w/ tryptophanase hydrolyze and deaminiate tryptophan into indole, pyruvic acid, and ammonia. red color cmplx when indole rcts w/ p-dimethylaminobenzaldehyde
Kovac’s reagent (HCl, p-dimethylaminobenzaldehyde, amyl alcohol)
1.innoculate tube (w/ 18-24hr culture) incubate 35*C for 24-48hrs
2.remvoe 2mL to new tube. add .5mL or 10drops Kovacs reagent. shake. apperance of red ring on surface w/in 30 sec is postive for indole prod.

60
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spot indole test

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indole combines w/ p-deimethylaminocinnamaldehyde (DMACA) @ acidic pH to prod. blue/ blue-green color

  1. saturate filter paper w/ 2 drops indole spot reagent (DMACA) or drop on cotton swab
  2. smear w/ 18-24hr culture on BA. observe for blue/blue-green color w/in 1-3 mins
61
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Salmonella spp.

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acute gastroenteritis and typhoid fever (S. typhi)
GNR
motile
H2S +
lysine +
NLF
indole =
VP=
PDA=
urease=
API for speciation
62
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famous Salmonella carrier

A

typhoid Mary
cooked at hospital
NY

63
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Citrobactereae

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related to Salmonella
C.freundii H2S + looks like Salmonella
C.koseri H2S =
citrate+
MR+
LF sometimes NLF
VP=
ONPG+
can mimic Salmonella on Hektoen agar
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Klebsiellae spp.

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Klebsiella pneumoniae
Klebsiella oxytoca
Klebsiella aerogenes

65
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Klebsielleae morph

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fat shorter GNR
muccoid (capsule)
LF

66
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Klebsiella tests

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non motile except K.aerogenes (part of SKY grp)
LF
VP + (part of KES grp)
urea+
K.pneumoniae MIO =/=/=, VP+, bulls eye LF
K.oxytoca MIO =/+/=, VP+
K.aerogenes MIO +/=/+, VP + urea =

67
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Enterobacter (in Klebsielleae tribe)

A 
LF
Enterobacter cloacae
Enterobacter sakazakii
mucoid
citrate +
MR=
VP +
motile
MIO +/=/+
68
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Serratia marcescens (in Klebsielleae tribe)

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NLF
pigmented (pink-orange-red) [false LF+ don't misread]
motile
VP+
gelatin +
arabinose =
69
Q

Hafnia alvei (Klebsielleae tribe)

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only in immuno.
ID w/ automation
NLF

70
Q

Proteeae tribe

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Proteus
Providencia
Morganella morganii

71
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Proteus spp.

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swarm
Proteus mirabilis: indole =, ornithinine +
Proteus vulgaris: indole +, ornithine =
can be Salmonella mimic on Hektoen agar
H2S+
PDA+
72
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Providencia spp.

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Providencia retferii
Providencia stuartii
PDA +

73
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Morganella morganii tests

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MIO +/+/+

PDA +

74
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Yersinia enterocolitica

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non motile 37*C motile 25*C
ornithine +
ONPG +
urea +
causes GI tract infection
rxns similar to S.sonnei
75
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Yersinia pestis

A 
very non reactive
MIO =/=/=
urea =
ONPG +
causes plague from rodents/prairie dogs
76
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CIN agar

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differential & selective
isolate Yersinia entercolitica
GN & GP inhibited by crystal violet, Na deoxycholate and antimicrobials: Cefsuldoin, Irgasan, and Novobiocin
incubate @ room temp
colonies w/ dark red center surrounded by transparent border are possible Y. entercolitica

77
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KIA test

A

1:10 glucose;lactose
H2S ferrous sulfate and Na thiosulfate
peptones
AK/AK (RED/RED): no fermentation
AK/A (RED/YELLOW): only glucose fermented
A/A (YELLOW/YELLOW): both glucose & lactose fermented
BLACK DEEP: H2S prod. (requires acid environment)
black deep w/ red (Salmonella)
black deep w/ yellow (Citrobacter)

78
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Methyl Red/ Voges Proskauer

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positive for one or the other
MR: prod. strong acids thru acid fermentation; pH - red color
VP: detects acetoin, end prod. of butylene glycol pthwy; add 40% KOH, alpha naphthol - red color

79
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Citrate test

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detects ability to use citrate as a sole source of energy
bromothymol blue in presence of alkaline metabolic prod.
green===blue +

80
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Urease test

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use Christensen’s agar
Urea, dextrose, phenol red
urea breakdown==ammonia===pink+
for fungus too

81
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Phenylalanine Deaminase (PDA)

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prod. phenyl-pyruvic acid and ammonia

add FeCl3 === green color +

82
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Lysine iron agar tube (LIA)

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deter. if can decarboxylate lysine and form H2S
charac. of Salmonella
Ferric ammonium citrate and Na thiosulfate for H2S prod.
bromocresol purple pH indicator
glucose (dextrose); no lactose
lysine to detect decarboxylating lysine
LYSINE DECARBOXYLATION DETECT. IN BUTT:
purple slant/ purple butt: positive [or black butt]
purple slant/ yellow butt: negative fermentation of glucose only
LYSINE DEAMINATION DETCT. ON SLANT:
positive: red slant
negative: slant purple
H2S PROD.:
postivie: black ppt
negative: no black color
gas: bubbles/cracks in medium

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Hugh Leifson OF medium

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peptone decreased to reduce formation of alkaline amines that neutralize small amounts of weak acids formed
carbo increased to increase amount of acid that forms
agar [ ] decreased making it semi solid to permit acid that form on surface to penetrate thru media making pH change easier to see
bromothymol blue pH indicator (yellow-acid blue-alkaline)
open tube to see if oxidizer

84
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Triple Sugar Agar

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1% lactose 1% sucrose 0.1% glucose 
Peptones
Ferrous sulfate
Screens for Salmonella and Shigella
Sucorse for other enterics not Sal & Shig
Ak/A Shigella
Ak/A H2S Salmonella
85
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MIO

A

Low level agar
Pancreatic digest of casein, gelatin, yeast extract, bromocresol purple
Glucose ferm but no aa decarboxylated yellow
Aa decarboxylated purple
Ferment glucose==yellow==aa decarboxylated==purple
Overlay w/oil
Add indole reagent if positive red ring around top

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