FAMILY MICROCOCACEAE Flashcards
Appear as gram-positive cocci, usually in clusters
STAPHYLOCOCCI
APPEAR AS GRAM POSITIVE COCCI IN TETRADS
MICROCOCCI
SELECTIVE MEDIA FOR GRAM POSITIVE
PEA, CNA
SELECTIVE MEDIUM FOR STAPHYLOCOCCUS HAS INHIBITOR OF: 7.5-10% NaCl
MSA
STAPHYLOCOCCUS GROWTH ON BAP:
CREAMY WHITE, PINHEAD COLONIES WITH CHARACTERISTIC HEMOLYTIC PATTERN
STREPTOCOCCUS GROWTH ON BAP
PINPOINT COLONIES
GROWTH ON LSS: S. AUREUS
A. Golden yellow colonies
B. Lemon yellow colonies
C. Porcelain white colonies
A.
GROWTH ON LSS: S. albus (former name of S.epidermidis)
A. Golden yellow colonies
B. Lemon yellow colonies
C. Porcelain white colonies
C.
GROWTH ON LSS: S.citreus
A. Golden yellow colonies
B. Lemon yellow colonies
C. Porcelain white colonies
B.
CATALASE TEST REAGENT:
3% HYDROGEN PEROXIDE (H2O2)
LYSOSTAPHIN, FURAZOLIDONE RESISTANT
MICROCOCCUS
MODIFIED OXIDASE POSITIVE
MICROCOCCUS
UTILIZE GLUCOSE IN THE PRESENCE OR ABSENCE OF OXYGEN
STAPHYLOCOCCUS
UTILIZE GLUCOSE IN THE PRESENCE OF OXYGEN
MICROCOCCUS
GLUCOSE UTILIZATION FERMENTER
STAPHYLOCOCCUS