Microbiology Flashcards
Special Culture Media for
Anaerobes
Thioglycolate
Special Culture Media for
Corynebacterium
. Loffer’s coagulated serum medium
. Tellurite agar
Special Culture Media for
Enteric bacteria
. Eosin methylene blue
. MacConkeys
Special Culture Media for
Enteric pathogens
. Hektoen enteric agar
. Xylose-lysine-deoxychocolate agar
Special Culture Media for
Vibrio cholerae
. TCBS (Thiosulfate Citrate Bile Salts)
. Sucrose agar
Special Culture Media for
Legionella
Charcoal-yeast extract agar (CYE agar)
Special Culture Media for
Mycobacterium
Lowenstein-Jensen medium
Special Culture Media for
. Neisseria (from normally sterile sites)
. Haemophilus
Chocolate agar
Special Culture Media for
Neisseria (from normal flora sites)
Thayer-Martin selective medium
chocolate agar w/ vancomycin, nystatin, colistin to inhibit normal flora
Misc. Growth Requirements for
Mycoplasma
Cholesterol, Purines + Pyrimidines
Misc. Growth Requirements for
the 4 Ellas:
(Brucella, Francisella, Legionella, Pasteurella)
Cysteine
Misc. Growth Requirements for
Haemophilus (influenzae + aegypticus)
X (protoporphyrin) + V (NAD)