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1
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Positive control in Oxidase Test

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P. aeruginosa

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Negative control in Oxidase Test

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E. coli

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Organisms that do not grow on Mac

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Haemophilus         Pasteurella
HACEK                   Legionella
Parvobacteria        Moraxella
                                Francisella
                                Brucella
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Reagents in Nitrate Reduction Test

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Sulfanilic Acid

Alpha-napthylamine

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Added in Nitrate Reduction Test to confirm negative reaction

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Zinc dust/powder

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Positive result in nitrate reduction test

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Red color

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Determines whether the organism is a slow or LLF or true NLF

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ONPG test

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Positive result in ONPG test

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Yellow color within 20 mins

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Decarboxylase Test is also known as

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Moeller’s Method

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pH indicator in Decarboxylase Test

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Bromcresol Purple

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decarboxylase

Lysine ——————–>

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Cadaverine

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decarboxylase

Ornithine ——————–>

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Putrescine

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dihydrolase

Arginine ——————–>

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Citrulline

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Promotes anaerobiosis in decarboxylase test

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Mineral Oil

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Positive result in LOA test

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Alkaline product - purple

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Negative result in LOA test

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Yellow color (fermentation of glucose)

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17
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Amino acid enzyme that requires aerobic environment

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Deaminase

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Decarboxylase Test is also known as

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Moeller’s Method

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pH indicator in Decarboxylase Test

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Bromcresol Purple

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decarboxylase

Lysine ——————–>

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Cadaverine

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decarboxylase

Ornithine ——————–>

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Putrescine

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dihydrolase

Arginine ——————–>

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Citrulline

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Promotes anaerobiosis in decarboxylase test

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Mineral Oil

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Positive result in LOA test

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Alkaline product - purple

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Negative result in LOA test

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Yellow color (fermentation of glucose)

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Amino acid enzyme that requires aerobic environment

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Deaminase

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Decarboxylase Test is also known as

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Moeller’s Method

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28
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pH indicator in Decarboxylase Test

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Bromcresol Purple

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decarboxylase

Lysine ——————–>

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Cadaverine

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30
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decarboxylase

Ornithine ——————–>

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Putrescine

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31
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dihydrolase

Arginine ——————–>

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Citrulline

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Promotes anaerobiosis in decarboxylase test

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Mineral Oil

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Positive result in LOA test

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Alkaline product - purple

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Negative result in LOA test

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Yellow color (fermentation of glucose)

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Amino acid enzyme that requires aerobic environment

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Deaminase

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36
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Decarboxylase Test is also known as

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Moeller’s Method

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37
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pH indicator in Decarboxylase Test

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Bromcresol Purple

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decarboxylase

Lysine ——————–>

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Cadaverine

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39
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decarboxylase

Ornithine ——————–>

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Putrescine

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40
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dihydrolase

Arginine ——————–>

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Citrulline

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41
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Promotes anaerobiosis in decarboxylase test

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Mineral Oil

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Positive result in LOA test

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Alkaline product - purple

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Negative result in LOA test

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Yellow color (fermentation of glucose)

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Amino acid enzyme that requires aerobic environment

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Deaminase

45
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Ratio of glucose, lactose, sucrose in TSI

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1:10:10

46
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pH indicator in TSI

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Phenol Red

47
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H2S indicators in TSI

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Ferrous sulfate

Sodium Thiosulfate

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TSI reaction when 2-3 sugars are fermented

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A/A = LF

49
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TSI reaction when glucose is fermented

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K/A =NLF

50
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TSI reaction when no sugar is fermented

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K/K (Non fermentative: P. aeruginosa)

51
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Formation of bubbles or splitting of the media in the butt in TSI indicate

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Gas production

52
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Used to determine whether a Gram-negative rod decarboxylates or deaminates lysine and forms H2S

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LIA

53
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Components of LIA

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Lysine, Peptones, 0.1% Glucose

54
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H2S indicators in LIA test

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Sodium Thiosulfate

Ferric ammonium citrate

55
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pH indicator in LIA test

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Bromcresol purple

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(-) Lysine Deamination

(+) Lysine Decarboxylation

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K/K

Purple/Purple

57
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(-) Lysine Deamination

(-) Lysine Decarboxylation

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K/A

Purple/Yellow

58
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(+) Lysine Deamination

(-) Lysine Decarboxylation

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R/A

Red/Yellow

59
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Lysine deamination is visible in what portion of the LIA

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Aerobic Slant portion

60
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Lysine decarboxylation is visible in what portion of the LIA

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Anaerobic Butt Portion

61
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Enzyme producing indole

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Tryptophanase

62
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Indole production is used to determine the ability of an organism to split tryptophan to form the compound Indole

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SIM

Sulfide Indole Motility Test

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Positive result in Indole Test

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Pink to Wine Colored Ring after the addition of Kovak’s reagent

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Kovak’s/Ehrlich Reagent

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P-dimethylaminobenzaldehyde

65
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Use of filter paper strips impregnanted with p-diamonocinnamaldehyde

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Rapid Spot Indole Test

66
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Positive result in Rapid spot Indole Test

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Blue

67
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Mixed acid of glucose fermentation

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Methyl Red Test

68
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Culture medium for MR Test

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MRVP broth/Peptone Glucose Broth

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VP reagents

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40% KOH

Alpha-naphthol

70
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Indole, Methyl Red, Vogues-Proskauer Test positive Result

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Red color

71
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MR (+) result

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Red at pH 4.4 or less

72
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All are MR (+) except

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VP KESH

VP (+)

Klebsiella-Enterobacter
Serratia-Hafnia

73
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Bacteria that are positive with the MR test usually have a ____ reaction on the VP test

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negative

74
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VP test that uses alpha naphthol and KOH

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Barrits method

75
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VP test that uses alpha naphthol in 40% KOH in creatine

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Coblentz Method

76
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Phenyl pyruvic acid in PAD test is detected by adding few drops of

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10% Ferric Chloride

77
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pH indicator in utilization tests

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Bromthymol Blue

78
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Citrate utilization test is used to determine the ability of an organism to utilize sodium citrate as its only _____ source and inorganic ammonium salts as its only _____ source

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Carbon and Nitrogen

79
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+ result in utilization test

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Blue

80
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  • result in utilization test
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Green

81
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Positive and Negative Control in Citrate Test

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(+) K. pneumoniae

(-) E. coli

82
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Positive and Negative Control in Acetate Test

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(+) E. coli

(-) Shigella

83
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Positive and Negative Control in Acetamide Test

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(+) P. aeruginosa

(-) S. maltophilia

84
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Positive and Negative Control in Malonate Test

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(+) Citrobacter

(-) E. coli

85
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Malonate (+) Organisms

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KECH

Klebsiella
Enterobacter
Citrobacter
Hafnia

86
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End product in utilization teats

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Ammonia

87
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Urea hydrolysis is also known as

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Christensen’s Method/Urease Method

88
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Urea hydrolysis end product

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Ammonium Carbonate

89
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Rapid urease producers

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Proteus and Morganella

90
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Urease (+) organisms

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CY-KlePS

Citrobacter
Yersinia
Klebsiella
PPM 
Serratia
91
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Reagent in urease test

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Urea disk dissolved in 1mL distilled h2o

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Positive result in urease test

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Change in the color of slant from orange to magenta/pink

93
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Negative result in urea hydrolysis

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Yellow medium

94
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Determines the ability of an organism to oxidatively deaminate phenylalanine to phenyl pyruvic acid

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PAD test

Phenylalanina Deaminase Test

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KCN Broth Test (+) Result

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Turbidity

96
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KCN broth test (+)

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KCN
Klebsiella Citrobacter eNterobacter
And PPM, S. liquefacien

97
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Positive result in MUG Test

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If fluorogenic - (+) Blue Fluorescence

If Colorimetric - (+) Yellow

98
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Gelatin Liquefaction/Hydrolysis Test reagent

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Gelatin

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Gelatin Liquefaction/Hydrolysis Test (+) result

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Liquefied gel

100
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Organisms positive with Gelatin Liquefaction/Hydrolysis Test

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Serratia and Proteus

101
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Inhibitory agent in BGA

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Brilliant Green Agar

= Brilliant Green

102
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pH indicator in BGA

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Phenol Red

103
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BSA/Wilson Blair is for

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S. typhi

104
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H2S indicator in TSI and BSA

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Ferrous sulfate/ Ferrous ammonium sulfate (Aldave)

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H2S indicator in SSA

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Ferric Citrate

106
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H2S indicator in XLD, HEA, LIA

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Ferric ammonium citrate

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H2S indicator in SIM

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Lead Acetate

108
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Confirmatory test for Enterobacteriaciae

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Serotyping

109
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Lactose Fermenters possess these enzymes

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B galactoside permease - facilitates the entry of the lactose molecule through the bacterial cell wall
B galactosidase - hydrolyze lactose into glucose and galactose

(absence of both: NLF)

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