Microbio

Question 1

Types of haemolysis?

Answer 1

Alpha = partial, green colour
Beta = complete, yellow colour
Gamma = non-haemolytic

Question 2

Example of gram positive bacilli?

Answer 2

Clostridium species

Question 3

Example of gram positive cocci?

Answer 3

Strep and staph species

Question 4

Types of coagulation

Answer 4

Positive or negative

Question 5

Example of gram negative cocci?

Answer 5

Neisseria species

Question 6

Structure of gram negatives?

Answer 6

Extra outer layer of lipopolysaccharides and proteins meaning the stain is not absorbed

Question 7

Example of gram negative bacilli?

Answer 7

Coliforms

Question 8

Structure of gram positives?

Answer 8

Thick outer layer of peptidoglycan

Question 9

Example of gamma haemolysis?

Answer 9

Enterococci species

Question 10

Example of alpha haemolysis?

Answer 10

Strep viridans

Strep pneumoniae

Question 11

How to differentiate types of staph?

Answer 11

Coagulase

Question 12

Example of coagulation positive

Answer 12

Staph aureus

Question 13

Example of coagulation negative

Answer 13

Staph that aren’t staph aureus

Question 14

Example of beta haemolysis?

Answer 14

Strep pyogenes aka GAS

Question 15

How to differentiate types of strep?

Answer 15

Heamolysis