Gram Negative Bacilli - Enterobacteriaceae Flashcards

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1
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Indicator for TSI(pH)

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Phenol red

H2s indicator is Sodium thiosulfate and ferric ammonium sulfate

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2
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Fermentable sugar for CIN, indicator used is

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Mannitol

Neutral red

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3
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Fish eye appearance on emb

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Enterobacter

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4
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Negative color for NLF in HEA

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Green or colorless with or without black

Positive is yellow with or without black

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5
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Selenite broth can be used for

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Salmonella and shigella

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6
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On SSA, what reaction is indicative of the presence of salmonella and shigella

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Colorless with black center

If h2s (+) = salmonella 
If neg = shigella
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7
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Inhibitors in MAC

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Crystal Violet and bile salts

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8
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Tetrathionate broth is used for ID of

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Salmonella

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9
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Positive reaction for onpg, what organisms are positive

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Yellow

Serratia, citrobacter, s.sonnei, s.Arizonae, y.enterocolitica,hafnium alvei

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10
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What test is useful to detect an organism that produces a red pigment (_____)

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Gelatin hydrolysis = liquefaction
Serratia
Prodigiosin

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11
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Incubation settings in the test used to detect serratia

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Gelatin hydrolysis test

14 days at 35-37C

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12
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Special indication when testing for gelatin hydrolysis to avoid false (+) results

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Remove nutrient gelatin media from incubator daily and ref for 30min . If truly positive, it should liquefy even when put to ref

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13
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What substance is detected\produced in the VP test that indicates the organism is positive for that

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Acetoin or acetylmethyl carbinol

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14
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Reagent used in coblentz method. This is for what test

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40% Koh plus creatine

VP

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15
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What Broths may be used when testing for MR

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Mrvp broth and Clark lubbs

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16
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Sim and tryptophan broth maybe used in what imvic test

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Indole

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17
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What can differentiate k. Oxytoca and k.pneumoniae

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K oxytoca is indole (+)

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18
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Indicator for urease test, what is the positive and negative result color

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Phenol red
(+) pink
(-) yellow

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19
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What organisms are slow urease producers

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KEYSC
Klebsiella 
Enterobacter
Yersinia
Serratia 
Citrobacter
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20
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What organisms are rapid urease producers

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Ppm + helicobacter

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21
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Positive result if tryptophan agar is used in deaminase test

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Brown

If phenylalanine = green

Negative for both is yellow

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22
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Reagent used in deaminase test

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Ferric chloride (10%)

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23
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What tests are useful to differentiate salmonella and shigella

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  1. Motility (shigella non motile)
  2. Malonate utilization
  3. H2s production
  4. Decarboxylase
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24
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Which among salmonella and shigella is H2s positive

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SPACED

Salmonella, proteus, arizonae , citrobacter, Edwardsiella,

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25
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Most sensitive media to use in H2s production test

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Sim

26
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__% of this sugar is used in moellers broth to detect the ability of the organism to remove Carboxyl group from amino acids

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1% glucose

27
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Similar to citrate test, what is the positive result and negative in malonate test

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(+) blue

(-) green

28
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What media is used in motility test

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Sim

29
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Purple color in decarboxylase test indicates presence of what organism

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Salmonella. Note that shigella cannot ferment glucose present in the moellers broth

30
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This is a colorless dye that turns into red e is growth of organisms, meaning that they were motile

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TTC- triphenyl tetrazolium chloride

31
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In the decarboxylase test what organism is the only positive for arginine

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Arginine = citrulline

Enterobacter cloacae

32
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In the decarboxylase test what organism cannot remove putrescine

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K. Pneumoniae

33
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In the decarboxylase test, the amino acid for lysine is

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Cadaverine

34
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Amino acid for arginine

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Citrulline

35
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In the decarboxylase test what organisms cannot remove cadaverine from arginine

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E. Cloacae

36
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Which organism resemble e.coli

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Shigella

37
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This organism is characterized by bipolar staining, using —— stain

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Yersinia pestis “plague bacilli”
Watson stain
If not, methylene blue

38
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This organism is known for its stalactite appearance

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Y. Pestis on broth media

39
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On what media does y.pestis exhibit hammered copper appearance

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BAP, meaning glistening

40
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Agent for mesenteric lymphadenitis

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Yersinia pseudotuberculosis

41
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Which 2 organisms can tolerate cold, which cannot

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Tolerate = y. Enterocolitica and listeria monocytogenes

Cold sensitive = neisseria

42
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The agent for pseudoappendicular syndrome has this characteristic appearance in CIN agar

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Yersinia enterocolitica, (enterocolitis)

Bulls eye

43
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Shiga like e.coli

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VTEC, O157:h7, STEC, EHEC

44
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What e.coli type is negative in SMAC

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O157:h7

45
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Agent for community acquired pneumonia

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Klebsiella pneumoniae

46
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This agent causes necrotizing colitis due to baby milk powder

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Enterobacter

47
Q

Salmonella serotype cholesuis may cause what disease

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Bacteremia

48
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What salmonella serotype causes gastroenteritis

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Salmonella typhi

49
Q

What does s.dysenteriae produce that makes it the most severe form of shigellosis

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Neurotoxin

50
Q

Duval’s bacilli

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S. Sonnei

51
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Site of long term s.typhi

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Gallbladder

52
Q

Positive for string test

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K.pneumoniae

53
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Animal pathogen species of salmonella

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S. Bongori

54
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What organism is known to produce a yellow pigment which intensifies at room temp

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Enterobacter

55
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Serogroup of new castle Manchester bacilli

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S. Boydii

Serogroup C

56
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What 3 enzymes , serratia produces

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  1. DNase
  2. Gelatinase
  3. Lipase
57
Q

Freshwater inhabitant

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Pleisiomonas shigelloides

Secretory diarrhea in AIDS

58
Q

Cholera like diarrhea

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Etec

59
Q

6th group in diarrhegenic e.coli

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DEAC = found in healthy people

60
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E.coli serogroup responsible for diarrhea in both child and adult

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EAEC

61
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E.coli responsible for infantile diarrhea

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EPEC

62
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Test to characterize e.coli that causes hemolytic uremic syndrome

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Mug (4-methylumbelliferyl-b-d-glucoronidase)

Negative result o157:h7