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Plating Media for Routine Bacteriology (Primary Purpose) Flashcards

1
Q

Differential isolation and presumptive
identification of group D streptococci
and enterococci

A

Bile esculin agar (BEA)

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2
Q

Selective and differential for cultivation of
vancomycin-resistant enterococci from
clinical and surveillance
specimen

A

Bile esculin azide agar with vancomycin

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3
Q

Cultivation of nonfastidious microorganisms,
determination of hemolytic
reactions

A

Blood agar (BA)

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4
Q

Isolation of Bordetella pertussis and
Bordetella parapertussis

A

Bordet-Gengou agar

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5
Q

Cultivation of fastidious organisms

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Brain-heart infusion agar or broth

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6
Q

Enrichment for Legionella spp.
Supports the growth of Francisella and
Nocardia spp.

A

Buffered charcoal–yeast extract agar (BCYE)

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7
Q

Enrichment and selection for
Legionella spp.

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Buffered charcoal–yeastextract (BCYE) agar with antibiotics

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8
Q

For recovery of B. cepacia from cystic
fibrosis patients

A

Burkholderia cepacia selective agar

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9
Q

Selective for Campylobacter spp.

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Campy-blood agar

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10
Q

Selective holding medium for recovery of
Campylobacter spp.
Incubated at 4°C for cold-enrichment

A

Campylobacter thioglycollate broth

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11
Q

Improved growth of obligate, slowgrowing
anaerobes

A

CDC* anaerobe 5% sheep blood agar

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12
Q

Selective medium for isolation of
Campylobacter spp

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Cefoperazone, vancomycin, amphotericin (CVA) medium

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13
Q

Selective for Yersinia spp.; may be useful for isolation of Aeromonas spp.

A

Cefsulodin-irgasannovobiocin (CIN) agar

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14
Q

Cultivation of fastidious microorganisms
such as Haemophilus spp., Brucella
spp. and pathogenic Neisseria spp.

A

Chocolate agar

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15
Q

Designed to optimize growth and differentiate
a specific type of organism;
routinely used in the identification of
yeasts, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus
aureus (MRSA), and a variety
of other organisms

A

Chromogenic media

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16
Q

Selective isolation of gram-positive cocci

A

Columbia colistinnalidixic acid (CNA) agar

17
Q

Isolation of Corynebacterium diphtheriae

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Cystine-tellurite blood agar

18
Q

Isolation and differentiation of lactosefermenting
and non–lactosefermenting
enteric bacilli

A

Eosin methylene blue (EMB) agar (Levine)

19
Q

Selective (enrichment) liquid medium for
enteric pathogens

A

Gram-negative broth (GN)

20
Q

Differential, selective medium for the isolation
and differentiation of Salmonella
and Shigella spp. from other
gram-negative enteric bacilli

A

Hektoen enteric (HE) agar

21
Q

Isolation and growth of Corynebacterium
spp

A

Loeffler medium

22
Q

Isolation and differentiation of lactose
fermenting and non–lactosefermenting
enteric bacilli

A

MacConkey agar

23
Q

For the selection and differentiation of
E. coli O157:H7 in stool specimens

A

MacConkey sorbitol agar

24
Q

Selective differentiation of staphylococci

A

Mannitol salt agar

25
Q

Selective for Neisseria gonorrhoeae;
also supports the growth of
Ureaplasma urealyticum and some
Mycoplasma spp.

A

New York City (NYC) agar

26
Q

Selective isolation of aerobic grampositive
cocci and bacilli and
anaerobic gram-positive cocci and
gram-negative bacilli

A

Phenylethyl alcohol (PEA) agar

27
Q

Enrichment and selective medium for
isolation of Bordetella pertussis

A

Regan Lowe

28
Q

Selective for Salmonella and some
Shigella spp.

A

Salmonella-Shigella (SS) agar

29
Q

Nonselective medium for the recovery of
anaerobes and aerobes
Selective for Campylobacter spp. and
Helicobacter spp.

A

Schaedler agar

30
Q

Enrichment of isolation of Salmonella
spp.

A

Selenite broth

31
Q

Selective for Campylobacter spp.

A

Skirrow agar

32
Q

Selective for Streptococcus pyogenes
and Streptococcus agalactiae

A

Streptococcal selective agar (SSA)

33
Q

Selective for Salmonella and Shigella
spp., except Salmonella enterica
Typhi

A

Tetrathionate broth

34
Q

Selective for N. gonorrhoeae and
N. meningitidis.
Supports the growth of Francisella and
Brucella spp.

A

Thayer-Martin agar (TM)
(modified Thayer Martin [MTM])

35
Q

Supports growth of anaerobes, aerobes,
microaerophilic, and fastidious
microorganisms

A

Thioglycollate broth

36
Q

Selective and differential for Vibrio spp.

A

Thiosulfate citrate–bile salts (TCBS) agar

37
Q

Selection and enrichment for Streptococcus
agalactiae in female genital
specimens

A

Todd-Hewitt broth supplemented with antibiotics (LIM)

38
Q

Enrichment broth used for subculturing
various bacteria from primary agar
plates

A

Trypticase soy broth (TSB)

39
Q

Isolation and differentiation of Salmonella
and Shigella spp. from other gramnegative
enteric bacilli

A

Xylose lysinedeoxycholate (XLD) agar

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