Indicators of culture media and reagents Flashcards
Gram Positive Aerobic Cocci (SMS)
Staphylococcus, Micrococcus, Streptococcus
Gram Positive Anaerobic Cocci
Peptostreptococcus, Peptococcus
Gram Positive Aerobic Bacilli
Mycobacterium, Corynebacterium, Nocardia, Arcanobacterium, Streptomyces, Rhodococcus, Listeria, Erysipelothrix, Bacillus
Gram Positive Anaerobic Bacilli
Clostridium, Cutibacterium, Propionobacterium, Lactobacillus, Actinomyces, Bifidobacterium (dog bone appearance)
Gram Negative Aerobic Cocci
Moraxella (Branhamella)
Gram Negative Anaerobic Cocci
Veillonella
Gram Negative Capnophile Cocci
Neisseria
Gram Negative Aerobic Bacilli
Enterobacteria, Pseudomonas, Acidovorax, Burkholderia, Sphingomonas, Vibrio, Aeromonas, Alcaligenes, Francisella, Stenotrophomonas, Acinetobacter, Pasteurella, Bordetella, Brucella, Bartonella
Gram Negative Anaerobic Bacilli (BFPP)
Bacteroides, Fusobacterium, Porphyromonas, Prevotella
Gram Negative Microaerophile Bacilli
Campylobacter, Helicobacter, Treponema, Borrelia, Leptospira
Indicator for XLD, TSI, KIA, MSA, CTA, viral cell culture
Phenol red
Indicator for CIN, MAC, SSA, Ashdown Agar
Neutral red
Indicator for citrate agar, HEA, OF tube, TCBS
Bromothymol blue
Indicator for LIA, 6.5% NaCl
Bromcresol purple
Indicator for DNAse agar
Methylene green/Toluidine blue
Indicator for anaerobiosis
Resazurin/Methylene blue
Media for H2S detection
BSA, KIA, Lead acetate paper strip, SIM, HEA, SSA, LIA, TSI
H2S positive bacteria
Erysipelothrix (Gram +), Proteus, Salmonella, Edwardsiella, Brucella abortus, Citrobacter freundii, Shewanella putrefaciens
H2S indicator of BSA and KIA
Ferrous sulfate
H2S indicator of Lead acetate paper strip and SIM
Lead acetate
H2S indicator of HEA, SSA, LIA, TSI
Ferric ammonium citrate
Taxo A chemical name
0.04 U Bacitracin
Use of Taxo A
Identifying S. pyogenes
Taxo P chemical name
Ethyhydrocupreine hydrochloride
Use of Taxo P
Identifying S. pneumoniae
NALC name
N-acetyl-L-Cysteine A.K.A. Dithiothreitol
Use of NALC
Digestion reagent for TB sputum samples
ZTP
Zephiran-Trisodium phosphate
Use of ZTP
Digestion-Decontamination reagent for TB sputum samples
Tween 80
Polyoxyethylene sorbitan monooleate
Use of Tween 80
Promote growth of lipophilic organisms (Coryneforms and Mycobacterium)
Niacin
Nicotinic acid
Use of Niacin
Differentiates MTB (Positive) from M. bovis (Negative)
T2H/TCH
Thiophene-2-Carboxylic acid Hydrazide
Use of T2H/TCH
Differentiates MTB (Resistant) from M. bovis (Sensitive)
INH
Isoniconoylhydrazine or Isoniazid
Use of INH
One of the primary anti-TB drugs
0129 disk
2,4-diamino-6,7-diisopropylpteridine
Use of 0129 disk
Differentiate V. cholera O1 and nonO1 (Sensitive) from other Vibrios (Resistant)
X factor
Hemin/Protoporphyrin IX
V factor
NAD or NADP (Nicotine Adenine Dinucleotide Phosphate)
X and V factor
Nutritional growth factors of Haemophilus species
Cetrimide
Cethyltrimethyl-ammonium bromide
Use of Cetrimide
Isolation of Pseudomonas aeruginosa as other bacteria are inhibited by this detergent
DNAse positive (Clearing of agar)
Staphylococcus aureus, Serratia marsescens, Stenotrophomonas maltophilia, Moraxella catarrhalis, Elizabethkingia (Chryseobacterium) meningoseptica
0.025 SPS sensitive increased 1% gelatin
Neisseria, Mycoplasma, Gardnerella, Capnocytophaga, Streptobacillus moniliformis, Peptostreptococcus anaerobius
Hippurate positive (Purple color)
Streptococcus agalactiae, Listeria monocytogenes, Gardnerella vaginalis, Campylobacter jejuni
Intracellular bacteria
Bartonella, Brucella, Yersinia, Mycoplasma, Chlamydia, Rickettsia, Ehrlichia