Moraxella Flashcards
Old name of Moraxella catarrhalis
Neisseria catarrhalis or Branhamella catarrhalis
Gram (-) diplococci, oxidase (+), nitrate (+), DNAse (+)
M. catarhalis
Assacharolytic bacteria
M. catarrhalis
M. catarrhalis:
Butyrate esterase disc
(+)
3rd cause of otitis media
M. catarrhalis
M. catarrhalis:
Carbohydrate fermentation:
Glu / Mal / Suc / Lac
(-)(-)(-)(-)
ONPG (-)
N. gonorrhoeae:
Carbohydrate fermentation:
Glu / Mal / Suc / Lac
(+)(-)(-)(-)
N. meningitidis:
Carbohydrate fermentation:
Glu / Mal / Suc / Lac
(+)(+)(-)(-)
ONPG (-)
N. subflava:
Carbohydrate fermentation:
Glu / Mal / Suc / Lac
(+)(+)(+)(-)
N. lactamica:
Carbohydrate fermentation:
Glu / Mal / Suc / Lac
(+)(+)(-)(+)
ONPG (+)
Moraxella:
CAP / BAP / MTM
(+)(-)(+)
Can grow in New York City agar
Moraxella
Mycoplasma hominis
Ureaplasma urealyticum
Can grow in Martin Lewis agar
Moraxella
Vancomycin inhibits?
Gram (+)
Colistin inhibits?
Gram (-)