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Lab Quiz 4 revised Flashcards

1
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33: what media is used in skin culture

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Mannitol salt agar plate

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33: What ingredient makes skin media selective and how is it selective

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contains 7% salt which allows only salt tolerant organisms to grow

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33: what ingredient make skin media differential and how is it

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mannitol sugar
organisms that ferment mannitol grow yellow agar
non fermenting organisms remains red agar

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33: what tests are used to determine if colony is a staph species

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  • gram + cocci
  • catalase +
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33: what test are used to identify staph species isolated

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  • mannitol fermentation
  • coagulate
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33: what is the reaction of coagulase

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coagulase enzyme metabolizes fibrinogen into a fibrin clot

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33: appearance of coagulase result

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  • liquid media: -
  • clot formed: +
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33: what species of staph produces coagulase

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staph aureus

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33: phenol red fermentation test explained and results

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  • sugar fermented, acids produced, ph decreases, phenol red changes from red to yellow
  • yellow: +
  • red: -
  • phenol red indicator
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35: what media are used for the mouth culture

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  • Mitis-salivating agar
  • chrom agar candida
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35: purpose of MSB agar

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only allows growth of strep species which are prevalent in the mouth

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35: How is MSB selective

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crystal violet and telluride inhibit gram + and gram - growth excerpt for streptococcus

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35: How is MSB differential

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  • contains tryptan blue and sucrose
  • strep species blue black in color
  • differences in colony appearance identify species
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35: purpose of chrom agar candida

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isolation of candida species from saliva

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35: how is chrom agar selective

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chloramphenicol inhibits all gram + and gram - bacterial which allows candida yeast to grow

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35: how is chrom agar differential

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chromagenic granules metabolized differently by different species and appear different colors on agar

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35: what species is commonly isolated on chrom agar and what is the appearance

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  • candida albicans
  • apple green
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35: what strep species is responsible for dental carie’s

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strep mutans

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35: what is the appearance of the 4 major types of strep on MSB agar

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strep mitis: small, blue
enterococcus: small, black
strep salivarius: large, blue, gumdrop
strep mutans: blue, glass or burnt sugar

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35: appearance of yeast cells under microscope

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rain droplet like colonies with green tint

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36: what medias are used for urine culture

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  • 5% sheep blood agar
  • MacConkey agar
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36: purpose of 5% sheep blood agar

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  • good rich media that is non selective
  • determine total bacterial count per ml of urine
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36: purpose of Macconkey agar

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  • determine gram - bacteria count per ml of urine which is used to determine UTIs
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36: how is macconkey agar selective

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crystal violet and bile salts inhibit gram + growth and allow only gram - growth

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36: how is macconkey agar differential

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contains lactose. lactose fermenting organisms produce dark pink/ purple colonies while non lactose fermenting organisms appear colorless/ yellow on agar

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36: calculation for bacteria per ml of urine

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amount of colonies x 100

27
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36: criteria for a UTI

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> 10,000 organisms/mL urine and pure culture

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36: criteria for minor and major contamination

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  • minor: < 10,000 bacteria/ml
  • major: >10,000 bacteria/ml with multiple colony types
29
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36: what does growth on macconkey agar mean

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  • there is gram - organisms in urine but this does not mean UTI unless it meets uti criteria
30
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36: what are UTIs caused by

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gram - rods

31
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36: define cystitis

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UTI confined to bladder

32
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36: Define pyelonephritis

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UTI spread to kidneys

33
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37: medias used in intestinal culture

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  • Bile Esculin hydrolysis media
  • Macconkey agar
  • EMB agar
34
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37: purpose of bike esculin hydrolysis test

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detect enterococcus fecalis in sample

35
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37: Reaction of + bike esculin test

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  • esculin fecalis present in media and hydrolyses esculin to esculetin and dextrose
  • esculetin combines with ferric citrate indicator and turns black
36
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37: How is bile esculin media selective

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sodium azide and bile inhibit gram + and gram - growth except for enterococcus faecalis

37
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37: gram stain of enterococcus faecalis

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gram + cocci

38
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37: purpose of macconkey agar

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isolation of lactose fermenting, non pathogenic, gram - rod

39
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37: how is macconkey agar selective

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crystal violet and bile salts inhibit gram + bacteria and allow only gram - bacteria to grow

40
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37: how is macconkey agar differential

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lactose fermenting organisms appear pink/ purple and non lactose fermenting organisms appear colorless/ yellow

41
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37: what tests are done to identify gram - rod isolated

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  • citrate
  • Urease
  • SIM
  • EMB agar plate
42
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37: how is EMB agar selective

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eosin/methylene blue inhibit gram + bacteria and allow only gram - bacteria to grow

43
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37: How is EMB agar differential

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organisms can be differentiated based on colony appearance

44
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37: what is the appearance of E. coli on EMB agar

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green, metallic sheen

45
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38: what test is for antimicrobial drug and antibiotics

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kirby bauer test

46
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38: what is the purpose of kirby bauer test

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assess the effectiveness of different drugs and antibiotics against specific microorganisms

47
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38: what are the standardized features of kirby bauer test

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  • Muller Hinton agar media
  • 1+ turbidity of broth culture
  • concentrations of agent
  • method of measurement of zones of inhibition
  • charts used for interpretation: SIR
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38: what media is used for kirby bauer test

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Muller Hinton agar

49
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38: process of kirby bauer test

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  • agar plate swabbed with broth culture
  • antibiotic disks placed on agar plate
  • zones of inhibition measured after incubation
50
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38: why is it also called disk diffusion assay

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gradient of highest concentration near the disk to lowest concentration away from the disk as the agent diffuses outward

51
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38: define zone of inhibition

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  • clear are of no bacterial growth surrounding disk
  • formed when agent destroys pathogen
  • the bigger the size the more effective
52
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38: how are kirby bauer results reported

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  • Sensitive
  • Intermediate
  • Resistant
53
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39: What 3 organisms were tested against the agents

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  • E. coli
  • Staph aureus
  • pseudomonas
54
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39: how was the effectiveness of each agent determined

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  • disk diffusion assay
  • zones of inhibition measured
55
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39: does gram stain influence effects of agents

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gram + bacteria is much more susceptible to affects of antiseptics and disinfectants than gram - bacteria

56
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39: difference between antiseptic and disinfectant

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antiseptic is used in the body while disinfectants are used on surfaces

57
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40: alcohol mechanisms of action

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  • disruption of plasma membrane
  • denaturation of proteins
58
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40: why are aqueous solutions superior to pure alcohols

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denaturation of proteins more effective in presence of water

59
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40: is alcohol effective as antiseptic or disinfectant

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  • both because it can be used in both surfaces and people
  • kills bacteria and fungi but not endospores or non enveloped
  • quadrant with alcohol thumb had no bacterial growth
60
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41: take home lessons of hand washing

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  • extremely important in eliminating transmission of pathogen
  • sanitizer is very effective
  • need to wash hands for long time with soap while scrubbing to be super effective

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