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Microbiology 8 (bacterial biochemical tests) Flashcards

1
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Catalase test

A

+ Staph and Micrococcus

- Strep and Enterococcus

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Furazolidone susceptibility test

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Staph susceptible

Micrococci resistant

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Coagulase test

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+ S. aureus

- all other staph and micrococcus

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4
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Novobiocin susceptibility

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Staph. saphrophyticus resistant

Staph. epidermidis susceptible

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Bacitracin and TMP-SMX for Beta-hemolytic strep

A 
Group B (Strep. agalaciae) resistant to both
Group A (Strep. pyogenes) resistant to only TMP-SMX
All other Strep. susceptible to both
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6
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6.5% NaCl tolerance

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Enterococcus tolerant
Group D strep not
(both gamma-hemolytic)

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CAMP test

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Beta-hemolytic activity of S. aureus is enhanced by Group B strep (S. agalactiae) or Listeria

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PYR test

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In B-hemolytic strep: S. pyogenes +, S. agalactiae -)

In G-hemolytic strep: Enterococci +, Group D-)

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Bile esculin test

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Enterococci and Group D strep +

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Bile solubility test

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Strep. pneumonia are soluble in bile

Viridans strep insoluble

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Optochin test

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(P-disk)

inhibits Strep. pneumoniae

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Cytochrome oxidase

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All Enterobacteriaceae (-)
(+) Vibrio, Aeromonas, Pseudomonas, Burkholderia, Plesiomonas
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13
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Indole test

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E.coli (+)

P. vulgaris (+)

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14
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Nitrate reduction

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Enterobacteriaceae (+)

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15
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Urease

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(+) Proteus

(+) Klebsiella

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16
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String test

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Vibrio cholerae

17
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Staph streak test

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Haemophilus grows as satellites around S. aureus

18
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CHO utilization

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glucose, maltose, sucrose, lactose for Neisseria

19
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CHO utilization of N. gonorrhea

A

glucose only

20
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CHO utilization of N. meningitidis

A

maltose (and glucose)

21
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CHO utilitzation of N. lactamica

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lactose (and glucose/maltose)

22
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CHO utilization of M. catarrhalis

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all negative

23
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Organisms requiring X factor only

A

H. ducreyi

24
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Organisms requiring V factor only

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H. parainfluenza
H. parahaemolyticus
H. aphrophilus

25
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Organisms requiring X and V factors

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H. influenza
H. haemolyticus
H. aegyptius

26
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DNAse

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M. catarrhalis is only G- that is (+)

S. aureus is (+)

27
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Reverse CAMP

A

B-hemolysis of Strep. agalactiae (Group B) is enhanced by Clostridium perfringens

27
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Hippurate

A

S. agalactiae (group B) +

C. jejuni +

28
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Phenylalanine deaminase +

A

Proteus
Morganella
Providencia

29
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Hydrogen sulfide +

A

Salmonella
Edwardsiella
Citrobacter
Proteus

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