Practicum B Exam Micro Flashcards
Enterobacteriaceae members can be indigenous microflora and can be….
Opportunistic pathogens
Salmonella and shigella are not indigenous microflora and are always…
pathogenic
Enterobacteriaceae are associated with what kind of human diseases….
Abscesses
GI Tract infections
Meningitis
Pneumonia
Septicemia
UTIs
Wound infections
Enterobacteriaceae are the most common causes of ….
nosocomial infections
Extra intestinal infections by enterobacteriaceae family can be…
UTIs, respiratory infections, wound infections, bloodstream infections, and CNS infections
What enterbacteriaceae cause the most GI tract infections?
- Escherichia
- Salmonella
- Shigella
- Yersinia
List phenotypic characteristics of enterobacteriaceae
- Gram negative bacilli or cococcobacilli
- Facultative anaerobes
- Nonspore forming
- Glucose fermenters
- Catalase positive - except shigella dysenteriae
- Oxidase negative except plesiomonas shigelloides
- Reduce nitrate to nitrite
- Growth on MacConkey agar
- Most motile by peritrchous flagella
What are the non motile members of enterobacteriaceae?
Klebsiella and shigella
List lactose fermenter of enterobacteriaceae
E. coli
Klebsiella
Pantoea
Enterobacter
Citrobacter
Serratia
List non lactose fermenter of enterobacteriaceae
Salmonella
shigella
Proteus
Morganella morganii
Providencia
Yersinia
List nonmotile and non H2S producers of enterobacteriaceae that are nonlactose fermenter
Shigella and yersinia
List motile and H2S producer of enterobacteriaceae that are non lactose fermenter
Proteus and Salmonella
What are the antigens of enterobacteriaceae?
O - Outer membrane
H - Flagella
K - Capsule
Vi - Capsule of Salmonella
List organisms of enterobacteriaceae that would produce (TSI Test) A / A with gas no H2S.
Escherichia, klebsiella, and enterobacter
List organisms of enterobacteriacea that would produce (TSI test) K / A, no gas, and no H2S
Shigella and Serratia
List organisms of enterbacteriaceae that would produce (TSI test) K / A, with gas and H2S.
Salmonella and Proteus
What organism from enterobacteriaceae would produce (TSI test) K / K, no gas and no H2S?
Pseudomonas
What sugars are in KIA medium?
1 part glucose and 10 part lactose
What kind of decarboxylase enzymes are tested in the decarboxylase test?
Lysine, ornithine, and arginine
What indicators are used in the decarboxylase test?
bromocresol purple and cresol red that can result in color change from orange to purple or red.
The decarboxylase test is not only useful for the enterobacteriaceae family but for differentiating which two members of the enterobacteriaceae?
Salmonella ( +vVE) and shigella (=VE)
What is produced by decarboxylation of amino acids?
Urea. If there is decarboxylation of amino acids the urease test will be positive (pink color). The process alkalinizes the medium leading to a pink color
What is the principle of the indole test?
To determine if the organism possesses tryptophanase that will deaminate tryptophan into indole, pyruvic acid, ammonia, and energy. A positive result will be a red color. A negative result will be no red color.