Gram - rod project quiz for 5/8

Question 1

What does the Catalase test for?

Answer 1

Catalase production

Question 2

What tool is used for the catalase test?

Answer 2

loop

Question 3

what does a positive catalase result look like?

Answer 3

bubble formation after peroxide is added

Question 4

what does a negative catalase result look like?

Answer 4

no bubbles after peroxide is added

Question 5

WHat does the simmons slants test for?

Answer 5

Testing for citrate utilization and amonium utilization

Question 6

What tool is used for the simmons slant test?

Answer 6

loop

Question 7

What color is the ph indicator for the simmons slant?

Answer 7

Bromothymol blue

Question 8

What does a positive simmons slant test look like?

Answer 8

Blue color change (Ph went up)

Question 9

What does a negative simmons slant test look like?

Answer 9

Stays green at a 6.9ph

Question 10

What does Sim mean?

Answer 10

Sulfied Indole Motility

Question 11

What does the sim stab test for?

Answer 11

unilization of amino acids

Question 12

what tool is used for the sim stab test?

Answer 12

needle

Question 13

Sulfide is a product of ______ utilization

Answer 13

cysteine

Question 14

What two things does the sim stab detect?

Answer 14

hydrogen sulfide and Indole

Question 15

WHen the sim stab test uses Sulfied, what does a positive result look like?

Answer 15

black color change

Question 16

WHen the sim stab test uses Sulfied, what does a negative result look like?

Answer 16

no color change

Question 17

WHen the sim stab test uses Indole, what does a positive result look like?

Answer 17

Red ring on top

Question 18

WHen the sim stab test uses Indole, what does a negative result look like?

Answer 18

no color change / remains yellow

Question 19

Inodole is a product of ____ utilization

Answer 19

tryptophan