Nonfermenter GNBs Flashcards

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Name 4 important nonfermenting GNB genera

A

Pseudomonas, Acinetobacter, Burkholderia, Stenotrophomonas

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Describe the colony morphology of P. aeruginosa on BAP and MAC, and Cetrimide

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large flat B-hemolytic w/ metallic sheen; clear colorless; blue green

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How would you discern a fluorescent Pseudomonas to not be aeruginosa?

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lack of pyocyanin and no growth at 42 C

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between the fluorescent Pseudomonads: P. fluorescens and P. putida, how would you differentiate

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fluorescens can hydrolyze gelatin, putida cannot

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