Listeria Flashcards
1
Q
Meningitis & septicemia in newborns & immunocompromised. Food poisoning.
A
Listeria monocytogenes
2
Q
Parallel sides, rounded ends, coccobacillary. Singles, chains, or diphtheroid arrangement.
A
L. monocytogenes
3
Q
Tiny colonies with narrow zone of indistinct beta hemolysis. Translucent, gray
A
L. monocytogenes
4
Q
L. monocytogenes:
Catalase / hippurate / esculin / CAMP
A
(+)(+)(+)(+: shovel like)
5
Q
Tumbling motility in wet mount
A
L. monocytogenes
6
Q
Umbrella growth in motility agar at RT but not at 35°C.
A
L. monocytogenes
