Gram positive cocci Flashcards

1
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Colono morphology of Staphylococcus in Sheep Blood Agar( SDA)

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Smooth, yellow, white or off-white with a diameter of 1-2mm

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2
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True or False: Staphylococcus may exhibit B hemolysis

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True

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3
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Differential media contains chromagenic substrates that yield a certain colony color

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Chromagar

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4
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A quick test that differentiate off white or gray colonies of Staphyloccocus from Streptococcus

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Catalase test(most common)

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5
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two quick tests that differentiate Staphylococcus from Micrococcus

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Modified Oxidase and Lysostaphin

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6
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A quick tests for both bound and free coagulase?

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Coagulase Test

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7
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Latex Agglutination Test for Staph

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Slidex Staph
Bacti Staph 
Staphytect
Staphylase
Staph Latex Slide Test
Staphtex
Set-RPL Latex Staph
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8
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Kits that utilize passive hemagglutination for S. aureus?

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Staphyslide
HemaStaph
StaphyloSlide

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9
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S. auteus can further be indentified by its ability to produce

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DNAse
Mannitol Salt Agar
(ferment mannitol)

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10
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Conventional Method: coagulase negative Staph tests

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Carbohydrate utilization (SXTFMML)
Urease and Nitrate Reduction
Phosphate

(CUP)

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11
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Conventional Method: S.saphrophyticus which cause UTI can be identified by..

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Resistance to Novobiocin

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12
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Conventional method: that differentiate Staphylococcus from Micrococcus

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Bacitracin (suscep M.)

Acid Production from glucose(+ S)

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13
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Identifying Strips: AP ID 32 Staph and API staph use for identifying

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Coagulase negative staphylococci.

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14
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Colony morphology of Micrococcus

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Dull, White colonies that may produce Tan, Pink or Orange color with 1-2 mm diameter. Larger gram-positive cocci arranged in Tetrads.

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15
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Quick tests: in helping differentiate Micrococcus from Staphyloccoci

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Catalase test

Modified Oxidase test

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16
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Conventional Method: to separate Micrococci from Staph

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Glucose fermentation
Lysostaphin
Furazolidone
Bacitracin
(Good Luck Fuck Boy)
17
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Colonoy Morphology of Streptococcus

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smaller on Sheep Blood Agar with 1mm of diameter

18
Q

Two agars that enhance growth of Streptococci

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Columbia Naladixic Acid Agar
Phenylethyl Alcohol Agar
(CNAA and PEAA)

19
Q

Separation of Streptococcusis hemolysis

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Alpha - hemolysis
Alpha - prime hemolysis
Beta - hemolysis
Gamma - hemolysis

20
Q

Quick test: for differentiating Staph from Streph especially from gamma hemolytic strep

A

Catalase test

21
Q

Quick tests: that provide definitive identification of strep

A

Latex Agglutination
Coagglutination test
(LC)

22
Q

Quick tests: to help aid identification of Enterococci

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Pyrrolidonyl Arylamidase
Leucine Aminopeptidase
(PYR and LAP tests)

23
Q

Quick test: rapic identification of enterococci?

A

Remel disks

24
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Quic tests: rapid tests for S.pneumoniae

A

Dryspot Pneumo
Pneumoslide
(DP)

25
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Conventional Method for B hemolytic Strep

A
Bacitracin disk
Suscpetibility to SXT
Camp Test
Hippurate Hydrolysis
Vogues Proskauer
Pyrrolidonyl Arylamidase
(Bull Shit HC VP)

*SXT - sulfonamide trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole

26
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Conventional Test: Alpha Hemolytic

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6% NaCl

Arginine hydrolysis
Acid from Mannitol

Optochin disk
Bile Solubility
Esculin Hydrolysis

27
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Conventional Tests: Enterococci

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6.5% NaCl

Bile Esculin
SXT susceptibility

Motility
Vogues Proskauer
Pigment production
(6 Bull Shit MVP)

28
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Quick test: for identification of Aerococcus

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Pyrrolidonyl Arylamidase

Leukocyte Alkaline Phosphatase

29
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Conventional Test: For Aerococcus

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6.5% NaCl

Acid production from SorLMTre
Hippurate Hyrdolysis
Bile Esculin
6 Ahb like “abs”

30
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What are the Miscellenous Gram-Positive cocci?

A
Alloiococcus
- from sputum, blood cultutes and tympanocentesis fluid
Rothia (Stomatococcus)
- from blood cultures
Globicatella
- from blood cultures
Helococcus
- from wounds
Vagococcus
-primarily zoonotic