FLASHCARD BACTE
Phenotypic
Gram (+) colonies: Dry, white, sometimes gray
Gram (-) colonies: Gray and moist
BAP
For Gram (+)
For nonfermentative
For Enterobacteriaceae
LOA test
When delayed: 4’C
Freezing: -20’C
Chlamydia
Inactivates HBV (10mins) and HIV (2mins)
Na hypochlorite
Nichrome = F(+) on oxidase test
Not longer than 5cm
Inoculating needles
2mm diameter
0.001mL urine
Wire loop
Significant for UTI
50k CFU/mL
Not Gram stained
Stool
Basis of serotyping
Somatic antigen
1st to use dyes for stain
Ehrlich
Ave. size: 0.4-2μm
Reproduction: Binary fission (two-fold increase)
Ave. size: 0.4-2μm
Reproduction: Binary fission (two-fold increase)
Thick peptidoglycan
Teichoic acid
Gram (+)
Thin peptidoglycan
LPS (Lipid A – exotoxin)
Somatic antigen
Gram (-)
Chromosome and plasmid-mediated
Drug-resistance
Calcium dipicolinate
Bacillus, Clostridium
Calcium dipicolinate
Bacillus, Clostridium
Aerotolerant anaerobes
Lactobacillus
Halophilic
Enterococcus and V. parahaemolyticus
Salt concentration
^ (up yan haha) in growth rate (cell division)
Susceptible to antimicrobial agents
Log/Exponential phase
No net growth Death = Live cells Depletion of nutrients Accumulation of toxic wastes Sporulation
Stationary/plateau phase
Bacteria stain more by basic stains
Staining
Over-decolorization
Old dying
Acidic iodine
Penicillin: omits iodine
Gram (+) becomes (-)
Under-decolorization
Thick smear
Gram (-) becomes (+)
M. smegmatis vs. M. tuberculosis
Pappenheim’s
M. leprae vs. M. tuberculosis
Baumgarten’s