Laboratory Diagnosis of Enterobacteriaceae Flashcards
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- BAP: shiny, opaque, smooth, nonhemolytic
- MAC: NLF/LF
Plesiomonas shigelloides
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produces flat colonies with jagged edges on MAC
Shigella sonnei
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TSI contains 10 parts (?) : 10 parts (?) : 1 part (?) and (?)
- lactose
- sucrose
- glucose
- peptone
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This test is used to determine the ability of an organism to utilize sodium citrate as its only carbon source and inorganic ammonium salts as its only nitrogen source
citrate utilization
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- MAC: NLF
- HE: colorless
- XLD: red or yellow
Hafnia alvei
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Christensen’s citrate medium incorporates phenol red (as the Ph indicator) and organic nitrogen.
At an alkaline pH, the indicator turns from yellow to (?)
citrate utilization
pink
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- Production of hydrogen sulfide (H2S)
- Salmonella spp. appear as brown to black precipitate
isolation of Salmonella spp. & Shigella spp.
Bismuth sulfite agar
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- H2S (TSI agar): (-)
- urease: (-)
- indole: (+/-)
- methyl red: (+)
- voges-proskauer: (-)
- citrate (simmons): (-)
- KCN: (-)
- phenylalanine deaminase: (-)
- mucate: (d)
- mannitol: (+/-)
Escherichieae
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- Shigella spp. appear colorless
- Salmonella spp. colorless with a black center
isolation of Salmonella spp. & Shigella spp.
Salmonella-Shigella agar (SS)
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used to differentiate sorbitolnegative E. coli O157:H7 from other strains of E. coli
MacConkeysorbitol agar (MAC-SOR)
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reagents
rapid spot indole test
- kovac’s reagent
- p-dimethylaminobenzaldehyde Bio Merieux (or equivalent)
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This test is helpful in initial differentiation of Proteus, Morganella, and Providencia organisms, which are positive
phenylalanine deaminase (PAD)
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may be red pigmented, especially if plate is left at 25°C on MAC
Serratia marcescens
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Bacteria that can grow on this medium turn the bromthymol blue indicator from green to (?)
citrate utilization
blue
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methyl red test positive:
(?) color at surface of the medium
MR-VP medium/MR-VP broth
red
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- H2S (TSI agar): (-)
- urease: (-/+)
- indole: (-)
- methyl red: (-)
- voges-proskauer: (+)
- citrate (simmons): (+)
- KCN: (+)
- phenylalanine deaminase: (-)
- mucate: (+/-)
- mannitol: (+)
Klebsielleae
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Rapid development of a (?) color on the filter paper, usually within 30 seconds, is indicative of a positive test result.
rapid spot indole test
bright pink-red
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(?) medium is an alternative test medium
citrate utilization
Christensen’s citrate
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- MAC: NLF
- HE: green, H2S production
- XLD: red with H2S
Salmonella spp.
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colonies on SBA are pinpoint at 24 hours but exhibit a rough, cauliflower appearance at 48 hours
Y. pestis
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- safety pin appearance
- bipolar appearnce
Yersinia spp
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- H2S (TSI agar): (-)
- urease: (+)
- indole: (+/-)
- methyl red: (+)
- voges-proskauer: (-)
- citrate (simmons): (-)
- KCN: (-)
- phenylalanine deaminase: (-)
- mucate: (none)
- mannitol: (+)
Yersiniae
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Simmons Citrate Agar contains (?)
ammonium dihydrogen phosphate
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methyl red test negative:
(?) color at surface of the medium
MR-VP medium/MR-VP broth
yellow
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negative
voges-proskauer test|results
Escherichia coli
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- MAC: NLF
- HE: green
- XLD: colorless
Shigella spp.
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K/NC
(glucose, lactose, and sucrose non utilizer)
TSI agar|results
Pseudomonas aeruginosa
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- MAC: most LF, some NLF, generally flat, dry, pink colonies with a surrounding darker pink area of precipitated bile salts
- HE: yellow
- XLD: yellow
Escherichia spp.
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A (?) color denotes a negative indole test after addition of Kovacs Reagent
SIM (sulfide, indole, motility) medium|results
yellow
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- H2S (TSI agar): (+/-)
- urease: (+/-)
- indole: (+/-)
- methyl red: (+)
- voges-proskauer: (-)
- citrate (simmons): (d)
- KCN: (+)
- phenylalanine deaminase: (+)
- mucate: (-)
- mannitol: (-/+)
Proteeae
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Decarboxylates or deaminates lysine and forms hydrogen sulfide (H2S)
lysin iron agar
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used as the positive control
rapid spot indole test|quality control
E. coli ATCC 25922
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A negative reaction is evidenced by no growth or growth with the medium remaining (?) in color
simmons citrate agar
green
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A positive test for indole is denoted when a (?) color band is formed at the top of the medium after addition of Kovacs Reagent
SIM (sulfide, indole, motility) medium|results
pink to red
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The production of (?) color indicates that indole has been produced from the amino acid tryptophan
kovac’s indole test
red
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R/A
(lysine deamination and glucose fermentation)
Proteus vulgaris
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- H2S (TSI agar): (+)
- urease: (-)
- indole: (+)
- methyl red: (+)
- voges-proskauer: (-)
- citrate (simmons): (-)
- KCN: (-)
- phenylalanine deaminase: (-)
- mucate: (-)
- mannitol: (-)
Edwardsielleae
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- Salmonella spp. colorless to red with black center
- Shigella spp. colorless to red
- Other Enterobacteriaceae Yellow
isolation of Salmonella spp. & Shigella spp.
Xylose-lysine-deoxycholate agar (XLD)
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a selective medium specifically used for the isolation of Y. enterocolitica
Cefsulodin-irgasan-novobiocin agar (CIN)
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Cultures to be tested must be grown on media containing tryptophan.
Trypticase soy agar (TSA) with or without sheep red blood cells is suitable
rapid slot indole test
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K/A
(glucose fermentation)
lysin iron agar|result
Shigella flexneri