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1
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what are the possible end products that you get from fermentation

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acid
alcohol
gas–> never produced by itself, always with acid or alcohol

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fermentation: what does it look like when you have a positive result for acid

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ph becomes acidic, detected by phenol red

red at neutral ph and turns yellow as becomes acidic

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fermentation: what does it look like whne you have a positive result for gas

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tested in durham tube, if positive a bubble will form and the color will change

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fermentation: what does it look like when you have a positive result for alcohol

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the only way to tell if there is alcohol is if there is no acid produced, but there is gas produced

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steps for fermentation experiment

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E. coli, A. faecalis, S. pastorianus and 3 broth tubes consisting of lactose, glucose and sucrose.
transfer E. coli into glucose, sucrose, and lactose tubes
repeat for S. pastorianus and A. faecalis

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reactions of catalase activity

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2h2o2–>(catalase) 2h2o + o2(bubbles)

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7
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what can catalase differentiate between

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enterococcus and staphylococcus

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what is the purpose of oxidase test

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determine between obligate aerobe (+) and facultative anaerobe (-)
determine if the organism can produce oxidase

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what does a positive oxidase test look like

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purple or pinkish color=obligate aerobe

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steps for oxidase test

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  1. oxidase test paper, wooden stick, oxidase reagent, e. coli, a. faecalis, p. aeruginosa
  2. add a drop of reagent to paper
  3. using wooden stick, transfer large amount of bacteria onto paper
  4. the result should occur within 20-30 seconds
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nitrate reduction

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no3–> no2–>nh3 or n2
reduced by nitrate/nitrite reductase
identify bacteria containing nitrate reductase

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positive nitrate reduction test

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  1. red color change = positive for nitrate reductase

2. no change= positive for nitrate reductase

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steps of nitrate reduction

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  1. e. coli, s. epidermis, p. aeruginosa, and 3 nitrate broth tubes
  2. transfer bacteria into each tube
  3. incubate fore 48 hours
  4. add nitrate a and b reagents
    if red=positive for nitrate reductase
    if no change move to 2
  5. add zinc
    if red=negative
    if no change=positive for nitrate reductase
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what is the purpose of the durham tube in the carbohydrate fermentation broth

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it can detect gas produced by a fermentation pathway

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would an obligate anaerobe be positive for catalase? why?

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no because they die in the presence of oxygen

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what end product reacts with nitrate A and nitrate B reagents

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NO2 because NO3 has been reduced

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what is the function of zinc in the nitrate reduction test

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reduce NO3 to NO2. if there is a color change the result is negative because there was NO3 still in there

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starch hydrolysis

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starch can be used for food by some bacteria however it is too big to get through the membrane. some bacteria produce an exoenzyme called alpha-amylase which breaks down starch allowing it to get into the membrane and used for food
test if alpha amylase is produced

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starch hydrolysis reaction equation

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starch–>(alpha amylase) dextrins, maltose, glucose

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positive result of starch hydrolysis

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clear around black line

black line indicates starch, clear indicates alpha amylase

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steps of starch hydrolysis

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  1. streak bacteria in straight line on plate

2. incubate for 24 hours then observe

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22
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casein hydrolysis

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protease reduces casein to amino acid to use as a source of food for bacteria

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23
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positive casein hydrolysis test

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bacteria will be clear against the opaque milky agar plate

indicates presence of protease

24
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gelatin hydrolysis

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gelatin is broken down by gelatinase into amino acids to be used as a food source.

25
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why is gelatinase a virulence factor

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because it breaks down connective tissue bc gelatin is connective tissue

26
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steps for gelatin hydrolysis

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get gelatin tubes, stab 3/4th of the way down with needle with bacteria, incubate for 48 hours, then place in fridge

27
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positive gelatinase test

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liquid after fridge = positive

solid=negative

28
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DNase test

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DNase breaks down DNA into nucleic acid to transport across membrane as a food source

29
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positive DNase test

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clear is positive

stays teal, negative

30
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why is DNase considered a virulence factor?

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because it can degrade host DNA

31
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why are some bacteria able to grow on a milk plate even though they do not hydrolyze casein

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they are able to metabolize other nutrients

32
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2 benefits of gelatinase produced by bacteria

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  1. breaks down gelatin to be used as food

2. virulence factor bc breaks down connective tissue

33
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what 3 tesets are preformed with the sim tube

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sulfide, indole, motility

34
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hydrogen sulfide test determines

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if the microorganism can produce h2s

35
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sulfide test equationss

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cysteine –cysteine desulfurase–> pyruvic acid + ammonia + h2s
or
thiosulfate–thiosulfate reductase–> sulfite h2s (anaerobic respiration)

36
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positive sulfide test

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dark black line through the middle

37
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indole test determines

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if indole is produced

38
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indole equation

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tryptophan–tryptophanase–> pyruvic acid + ammonia + indole

39
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positive indole test

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bright red on top is positive

40
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motility positive test

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black strays away from line = positive

straight line = negative

41
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what does IMViC stand for

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Indole, methyl red, voges-proskeur, citrate

42
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methyl red/ voges proskeur determines

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if it is a mixed acid ferementer or butandediol fermenter

43
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methyl red tests will be positive if

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its a mixed acid fermenter and turns red, at a ph of 4

44
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methyl red will be negative if

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its a butanediol fermenter and turns yellow, ph of 6

45
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voges proskeur test will be positive if

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its a butanediol fermenter and there is a red color

46
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voges proskeur will be negative if

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its mixed acid fermeneter and there is an absence of red

47
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MRVP test steps

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use mrvp broth tubes and an innoculating loop

place bacteria in tubes, incubate and observe

48
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citrate test determines if

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microorganisms can use citrate as their sole carbon source

49
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citrate equation reaction

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sodium citrate–citrate permease/citrase–> pyruvic acid = oxaloacetic acid = co2

50
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positive citrate test

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blue

51
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steps for citrate test

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use slant tube, transfer bacteria by smearing

52
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urease equation

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urea + water –urease–> co2 + ammonia + water

53
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urease test determines

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if produce urease enabling bacteria to use urea as a source of nitrogen

54
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positive urease test

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bright red

55
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urea test steps

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transfer bacteria and incubate. if turns red produces urease

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