(Laboratory) Identification of Enterobacteriaceae Flashcards
List down the step-by-step procedure in EMB, SSA and HEA Inoculation:
- Using a sterile swab, obtain a small amount of stool specimen and use it to make the first streaks in your first quadrant.
- Change into a sterilized loop and continue streaking to the second, third, and fourth quadrant.
- Incubate overnight. Observe the colonial morphology.
List down the step-by-step procedure in the Gram Staining of Enterobacteriaceae:
- Prepare a smear from the bacterial source.
- Air dry and proceed with the staining.
- Observe microscopic morphology under the microscope.
List down the step-by-step procedure in the MacConkey Inoculation:
- Inoculate bacteria from the source plate into the MacConkey agar.
- Incubate overnight. Observe the colonial morphology.
List down the step-by-step procedure in TSI for Enterobacteriaceae:
- Sterilize your inoculating needle and pick an isolated colony from your source plate.
- Observe aseptic techniques. Stab the butt portion of the media and continue making serpentine motion on the slant portion.
- Incubate overnight. Interpret based on color reaction.
List down the step-by-step procedure in SCA for Enterobacteriaceae:
- Sterilize your inoculating needle and pick an isolated colony from your source plate.
- Observe aseptic techniques. Stab the butt portion of the media and continue making serpentine motion on the slant portion.
- Incubate overnight. Interpret based on color reaction.
List down the step-by-step procedure in SIM for Enterobacteriaceae:
- Sterilize your inoculating needle and pick an isolated colony from your source plate.
- Observe aseptic techniques. Stab the butt portion of the media as straight as possible. Remove the inoculating needle as straight as possible.
- Incubate overnight.
- After incubation, interpret the motility and H2S production.
- Add a few drops (3-5 drops) of Kovac’s reagent and interpret indole production.
List down the step-by-step procedure in Methyl Red Test:
- Sterilize your inoculating loop and pick an isolated colony from your source plate.
- Observe aseptic techniques. Inoculate the bacteria into the broth.
- Incubate overnight
- Divide the broth into two separate tubes. Label the tube “MR.”
- In the tube labelled MR, add 5 drops of methyl red reagent.
- Observe for changes in color.
How many drops of methyl red reagent is added in the slide for the Methyl Red Test?
5 drops
What is the color of the positive result of the Methyl Red Test?
Red
What is the color of the negative result of the Methyl Red Test?
Yellow
List down the step-by-step procedure in Voges Proskauer Test:
- Sterilize your inoculating loop and pick an isolated colony from your source plate.
- Observe aseptic techniques. Inoculate the bacteria into the broth.
- Incubate overnight
- Divide the broth into two separate tubes. Label the tube “VP.”
- In the tube labelled VP, add 6 drops of alpha naphthol reagent and mix well to aerate.
- Add 2 drops of KOH reagent and mix well to aerate.
- Shake well.
How many drops of alpha naphthol is added on the slide for Voges Proskauer Test?
6 Drops
How many drops of KOH is added on the slide for Voges Proskauer Test?
2 Drops
What is the color of the positive result of the Voges Proskauer Test?
Red Color
What is the color of the negative result of the Voges Proskauer Test?
Chocolate brown
List down the step-by-step procedure in SCA for Enterobacteriaceae:
- Sterilize your inoculating needle and pick an isolated colony from your source plate. Make sure to get only a small portion of the bacterial growth. Do not take too much.
- Observe aseptic techniques. Inoculate the surface of the slant with serpentine motion.
- Incubate overnight.
Composition of TSI:
1% lactose
1% sucrose
0.1% glucose
This is added to TSI tubes to detect the production of hydrogen sulfide H2S (black precipitate in the medium)
Ferrous sulfate
Sodium thiosulfate
pH Indicator of TSI
Phenol red
Original color of the medium of TSI
Red
A similar medium to TSI but only incorporates the carbohydrates glucose and lactose.
Kligler’s Iron Agar (KIA)
Both TSI and KIA or the kligler’s iron agar are poured on a slant. The slant portion is (aerobic or anaerobic) and the butt or deep portion is (aerobic or anaerobic).
Aerobic
Anaerobic
In TSI, phenol red is used as the pH indicator which is yellow below the pH of _____
6.8
In TSI, An inoculated medium is red, because the pH is buffered at _____
7.4
What is the TSI result if there is no fermentation that happened?
- Alkaline slant/alkaline butt (ALK/ALK or K/K) or alkaline slant/no change (ALK/no change or K/NC)
- Red/Red
What is the TSI result if there is glucose fermentation only but no lactose or sucrose?
- Alkaline slant/acid butt (K/A)
- Red/Yellow
What is the TSI result if there is lactose (or sucrose or both) fermentation?
- Acid/acid (A/A)
- Yellow/Yellow
What is the TSI result if there is H2S production?
- Blackening of the medium
What is the TSI result if there is Gas production (aerogenic) or no gas production (nonaerogenic)?
- Formation of bubbles or splitting of the medium from the bottom of the tube
IMViC means:
● Indole Test
● Methyl Red Test
● Voges-Proskauer Test
● Citrate Utilization Test
Test the ability of the bacteria to produce the enzyme tryptophanase and deaminate tryptophan to indole, pyruvic acid, and ammonia.
Indole Test
What media is used to test for indole?
Sulfide Indole Motility (SIM)
An amino acid that acts as a substrate in the Indole Test?
Tryptophan
Production of indole is detected using:
Ehrlich’s Reagent
Kovac’s Reagent
Positive result of Indole Test
Pink/Red Ring