EX. (Recoding) Flashcards
Use to differentiate microorganisms to utilize of carbohydrates
Triple sugar iron
What are the carbohydrates seen in the slant of triple sugar iron
Sucrose and lactose
What are the carbohydrates seen in the Butt of triple sugar iron
Glucose
What bacteria are lactose fermenter?
Klebsiella sp.
Escherichia coli
Enterbacteriaceae
Zone of inhibition (urine culture)
15-17 - sus
<15 - Res
in between - intermediate
Example of parasite with flagella?
Giardia lamblia
Example of parasite with pseudopodia
Entamoeba histolytica
What test use to identify fungal infection?
Potassium hydroxide test
What is the order of bacteria in classification (Ecoli)
D - Bacteria K - None P - Proteobacteria C - Gamma proteobacteria O - Enterobacteriales F - Enterobacteriaceae G - Escherichia S - E. coli
If MRSA is resistant to Vancomycin and penicillin, what is the net agent?
Clindamycin
Leading cause of Urinary tract infection
Escherichia coli
Best to detect MRSA?
Cefoxitin
Drug of choice for UTI with E. coli?
Nitrofurantoin antibiotic
Other name of Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Koch bacilli
Species with different susceptibility patterns
Strain
Composed of polysaccharide (Somatic or O antigen) useful
for distinguishing serovars. i.e. E. coli 0157:H7.
O-specific-polysaccharide