Micro Plates Flashcards
Supportive Media
Supports growth of most nonfastidious bacteria
Enrichment Media
contains growth factors such as blood, vitamins and yeast extract
Selective Media
Contains additives to inhibit growth of certain bacteria
What additives are in selective media?
dyes, bile salts, alcohols, antibiotics, acids
Differential Media
formulates to produce distinct colonial appearances based on chemical reactions such as lactose, fermentation and H2S production.
Sheep Blood Agar
Enriched differential media based on hemolysis. Used mostly on Strep annd Staph.
Chocolate Agar
Enrichment Media used for isolation of Neisseria and Haemophilus influenzae
CNA (Columbia Colistin-Nalidixic acid agar)
Selective media with acid to suppress Gram neg bacteria. Isolates gram pos cocci
Phenylethyl alcohol agar (PEA)
Selective media with alcohol to inhibit Proteus. isolation of gram pos cocci and anaerobic gram neg rods
Selective Strep Agaar (SSA)
For isolation of group A strep; contains antibioltics to suppress throat flora
Eosin methylene blue (EMB)
selective and differential; inhibit Gram pos: isolate gram neg rods by fermentation
MacConkey (MAC)
selective and differential; isolation fof gram neg rods with bile salts and crystal violet. Fermenters are pink.
Sorbitol MacConkey (SMAC)
Isolation of E.coli 0157:H7; cannot ferment: colorless colonies
Hektoen Enteric Agar (HE)
Isolation of Salmonella and Shigella in stool
Reactions of HE agar
Bile salts, bromothymol blue and acid fuchsin inhibit GI flora. Non pathogens are orange/pink. non lactose fermenters blue/green. H2S black precipitate.
Xylose lysine deoxycholate (XLD)
isolation of Salmonella and Shigella in stool
E. Coli on XLD
Yellow
Proteus on XLD
Yellow with black centers