special culture requirements Flashcards
1
Q
H influenza
A
chocolate agar
-favors V (NAD) and X (hematin)
2
Q
N gonorrhea, N meningitidis
A
Thayer Martin agar
-vancomycin, trimethoprim, colistin, nystatin
3
Q
Bordetella pertussis
A
Bordet-Gengou agar: potato
Regan-Lowe medium: charcoal, blood, abx
4
Q
Corneybacterium diphtheriae
A
Tellurite agar
Loffler medium
5
Q
Mycobacterium tuberculosis
A
Lowestein-Jensen agar
6
Q
Mycoplasma pneumoniae
A
Eaton agar: requires cholesterol
7
Q
lactose-fermenting enterics
A
MacConkey agar: fermentation –> acid –> pink
8
Q
E Coli
A
EMB agar- green metallic sheen
9
Q
Legionella
A
charcoal yeast extract agar buffered with cysteine and iron
10
Q
Fungi
A
Sabouraud agar- “SAB’s a fun guy”