General media (LAB) Flashcards
MacConkey agar lactose fermenting colonies color
Pink
MTM
Modified Thayer- Thayer Martin
provides an indication of the type of organism
present based on oxygen requirements
SEMI-SOLID
MTM is selective for!l?
N. gonorrohoeae and N. meningiditis
Composed of soy broth
Thioglycollate broth
composed of mannitol as a primary carbon source
GN broth
pH indicator for MacConkey Agar
neutral red
GN
Gram Negative Broth
pH indicators for Hektoen enteric agar
bromthymol blue & acid fuchsin
Agarose need to be cooled between this temperature for distribution into petri dishes
55-60 deg. celsius
Non lactose fermenter color with HE agar
Green
Inhibits GN in XLD agar
Sodium deoxycholate
most common solidifying agent
Agarose
Cultivation of non-fastidious microorganism, determination of hemolytic reactions
Sheep Blood Agar
PEA
Phenylethyl Alcohol
Enrichment broth or semi-solid, supports growth of anaerobes, aerobes, microaerophilic, and fastidious microorganisms
Thioglycollate Broth
bacterial growth is indicated by turbidity
Broth media
Isolation and differentiation of Salmonella and Shigella spp. from other gram negative enteric bacilli with phenol red as the pH indicator
XLD
Blood agar based enriched with hemoglobin and supplement B
MTM
Components for BHI
Dextrose
Pork brain
Heart dehydrated infusion
MA
MacConkey Agar
Use to inhibit Proteus spp. in MTM agar
Trimethoprim
Agarose re-solidifies on this temperature
below 50 deg. celsius