Nonfermenter GNBs Flashcards
1
Q
Name 4 important nonfermenting GNB genera
A
Pseudomonas, Acinetobacter, Burkholderia, Stenotrophomonas
2
Q
Describe the colony morphology of P. aeruginosa on BAP and MAC, and Cetrimide
A
large flat B-hemolytic w/ metallic sheen; clear colorless; blue green
3
Q
How would you discern a fluorescent Pseudomonas to not be aeruginosa?
A
lack of pyocyanin and no growth at 42 C
4
Q
between the fluorescent Pseudomonads: P. fluorescens and P. putida, how would you differentiate
A
fluorescens can hydrolyze gelatin, putida cannot