pathogens Flashcards
1
Q
what agar gel is neisseria gonorrhoea associated with
A
Thayer-Martin agar (a variant of chocolate agar)
Vancomycin (inhibits Gram positives)
Polymyxin (inhibits Gram negatives)
Nystatin (inhibits fungi)
Haemophilus influenzae Chocolate agar with factors V (NAD+) and X (hematin)
Mycobaterium tuberculosis Lowenstein-Jensen agar
Legionella pneumophilia Charcoal yeast agar (with cysteine)
Bordetella pertussis Bordet-Gengou (potato) agar
Corynebacterium diphtheriae Tellurite agar or Loeffler’s media
Lactose fermenting bacteria (e.g. Escherichia coli) MacConkey agar (resulting in pink colonies)
Fungi Sabouraud agar
2
Q
eaton agar
A
mycoplasma pneumonia
