quiz 8 Flashcards
E. Coli is Gram ___ and ____ anearobic
negative, facultative
helps differentiate between types of bacteria
primary isolation media
contains one or more additives to promote bacterial growth
enriched media
contains one or more additives to supress bacterial growth
selective media
contains an indicator to distinguish between different types of bacteria
differential media
Phenylethanol Agar Plate (PEA) is ____ media for Gram+ and used to isolate staph and strep
selective
Manitol Salt Agar Plate (MSA) is ___ for micrococcus and staph and ___ for mannitol fermentation. used for isolation of staph aureus
selective, differential
Macconkey Agar Plate (MAC) is ___ for Gram- and ______ for lactose fermentation and used to differentiate members of enterobacteriacaeae
selective, differential
Eosin Methylene Blue Agar Plate (EMB) is ___ for Gram - and ___ for lactose fermentation and used to isolate fecal coliforms
selective, differential
lactose fermentation, Gram -
Eosin Methylene Blue Agar Plate (EMB), Macconkey Agar Plate (MAC)
mannitol fermentation
Manitol Salt Agar Plate (MSA)
Blood Agar Plate (BAP) is ___ with 5% sheep RBC and ____ based on hemolysis.
Enriched, Differential
Types of hemolysis
Beta:complete
alpha=partial
gamma=none
Used to cultivate fastidious organisms. Also used to differentiate bacteria based on their hemolytic characteristics; especially strep, enterococcus, aerococcus
Blood Agar Plate (BAP)
EMB and MAC are
selective for Gram-
