Micro Lab findings Flashcards
Beta-hemolytic bacteria
S. aureus, S. pyogenes (Group B), S. agalactiae (Group A) and Listeria
Alpha hemolytic bacteria
Enterococci, S. pneumo Viridans strep
Gamma hemolytic bacteria
Enterococci
Bile-esculin agar
Enterococci
CAMP positive bacteria
S. agalactiae, Listeria
Bordet-Gengou agar
Bordatella pertussis
BCYE agar
Legionella
Chocolate agar
H. influenza, N. meningitidis
Lowenstein-Jensen agar
Mycobacterium tuberculosis
MacConkey Agar
Klebsiella, E. coli (lactose fermenters)
What is positive when looking at MacConkey Agar
Pink (positive pink); means the bacteria ferments lactose
Regan-Lowe agar
Bordetalla pertussis (has replaced Bordet-Gengou as agar of choice for this)
Sabouraud dextrose agar
Fungi
Sorbitol-MacConkey
EHEC (does not ferment sorbitol like other E. coli species)
Thayer-Martin agar
Neisseria
Thiosulfate citrate bile salts sucrose agar (TCBS)
Vibrio spp.
Eaton medium
Mycoplasma pneumonia
Egg yolk agar
Clostridium perfringens
Eosin Methylene Blue agar (EMB)
E. coli; grows as colonies with a green metallic sheen
Hektoen enteric agar
Salmonella and Shigella
Loeffler medium
Corynebacterium diptheriae
Mannitol salt agar
S. aureus (turns agar yellow)
Tellurite agar
C. diptheriae
Xylose-Lysine-Deoxycholate (XLD) agar
Salmonella and shigella