Identification Flashcards
On what agar does Strep Group B grow best?
Blood agar
On what agar does Strep pneumoniae grow best?
Blood agar
What are the growth conditions for Strep Group B?
C02 enriched
37 degrees Celsius
What are the growth conditions for Strep pneumoniae?
C02 enriched
37 degrees Celsius
On what agar does L monocytogenes grow best?
Blood agar
What are the growth conditions for L monocytogenes?
- Anerobic (facultative anerobe)
37 degrees
On what agar types is H. meninigitidis grown best?
Blood agar
Chocolate agar
What are the growth conditions for H. meningitidis?
37 degrees
C02 enriched
On what agar type is H. influenzae grown?
Chocolate agar
What are the growth conditions for H influenzae?
C02 vital
37
What are the outcomes of the gram, cell shape, oxidase, catalase and haemolysis tests for Strep Group B?
Gram = +ve Cell shape = cocci in chains Oxidase = -ve Catalase = -ve Haemolysis = beta
What are the outcomes of the gram, cell shape, oxidase, catalase and haemolysis tests for Strep pneumoniae?
Gram = +ve Cell shape = cocci Oxidase = -ve Catalase = -ve Haemolysis = alpha
What are the outcomes of the gram, cell shape, oxidase, catalase and haemolysis tests for Neisseria meningitidis?
Gram = -ve Cell shape = Cocci in pairs (diplococci) Oxidase = +ve Catalase = +ve Haemolysis = non-haemolytic
What are the outcomes of the gram, cell shape, oxidase, catalase and haemolysis tests for Haemophilis influenzae?
Gram = -ve Cell shape = Cocc-bacillus Oxidase = +ve Catalase = +ve Haemolysis = Not possible
What are the outcomes of the gram, cell shape, oxidase, catalase and haemolysis tests for Listeria monocytogenes?
Gram = +ve Cell shape = Bacillus Oxidase = ? Catalase = +ve Haemolysis = Beta