March 30 - Micro Flashcards
P fimbriae
E coli virulence factor. Allows for adhesion to uroepithelium in UTIs
Bacillus anthracis morphology
Large gram positive rods that form medusa head colonies. Antiphagocytic capsule composed of D glutamate.
Diphtheria morphology
Nonmotile gram pos rods, often in clumps or V or Y shaped chains. Granules stain with aniline dyes (i.e. methylene blud)
Thayer martin medium
Selective chocolate agar with multiple antiboitics used to isolate N gonorrhea
Chocolate agar
Lysed red cells that release NAD (factor V) and hemin (factor X). Used to culture H flu
Bordet-Gengou agar
Used for pertussis
Loffler’s media
Selective for diphtheria
Tellurite plate
Differential for diphtheria
Lowenstein Jensen agar
Used to grow TB
Eaton’s agar
Grows mycoplasma, high in cholesterol
Eosin-methylene blue
Selective for gram negatives. Differential for lactose fermenters which turn a green metallic sheen.
Sorbitol macconkey
used to isolate 0157 e coli
buffered charcoal yeast
used for legionella
Sabouaud’s agar
used to grow fungi
N meningitidis prophylaxis
Done for close contacts. options are rifampin, ciprofloxacin (Adults), and IM ceftriaxone