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Specimen Collection and Staining Flashcards

1
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Eukaryotic cells

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Contain genetic material within a membrane (nucleus)

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Prokaryotic cells

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Contain genetic material but does not have a nuclear membrane.

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3
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Is bacteria Eukaryotic or Prokaryotic?

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Prokaryotic

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4
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What does presumptive identification mean?

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“Best guess” on what is growing

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5
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What is the process of identifying bacteria?

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  1. Collect the specimen
  2. Initial Gram stain (Direct or Indirect)
  3. Inoculate culture media
  4. Incubate for 18-24 hours
  5. Check growth. If no growth reincubate and recheck
  6. If positive: select colonies and perform gram staining and continue with ID
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6
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What is used to collect samples from hollow organs and external lesions?

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Aspiration (bladder or pustules)

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7
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What samples need to be processed immediately?

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Swab samples

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8
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What should the specimen contain?

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The organism causing the problem

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9
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What should you do to keep yourself safe while working with microbes?

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Wear gloves, lab coats, and closed toed shoes

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10
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Why do we use gram staining?

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To categorize bacteria, which helps the veterinarian select treatment

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11
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What is the first step of the gram staining process

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Use a wax pencil to draw a circle on the slide

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12
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What is the second step of the gram staining process

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Place distilled or sterile water and the sample in the wax pencil circle

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13
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What is the third step of the gram staining process?

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Air drying

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14
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What is the fourth step of the gram staining process

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Heat fixing

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15
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After heat fixing, what do you flood the slide with?

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Crystal violet

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16
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How long do you flood the slide with crystal violet for?

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30-60 seconds, but read the package insert for exact time

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17
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What do you rinse the slide with after letting the crystal violet sit on the slide?

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Distilled water

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18
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What is the next solution that you flood the slide with after you rinse the Crystal violet?

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Iodine for 30-60 seconds

Rinse with distilled water after

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19
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What is the the next solution you flood the gram slide with after rinsing the Iodine?

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Decolorizer for 10 seconds until no more color washes off and then rinse with distilled water

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20
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What is the final solution you rinse the gram stain slide with?

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Safranin for 30-60 seconds.

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21
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The primary stain is usually what?

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Crystal violet

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22
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What is the the mordant stain and what does it usually do?

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Gram’s Iodine solution and it fixes dyes to the cell wall

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23
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What is the Decolorizer?

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95% ethanol or acetone

24
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What is the Counterstain?

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Basic fuchsin or safranin

25
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Gram positive bacteria contain what percentage of peptidoglycans in the cell wall?

26
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What color do gram positive bacteria turn?

27
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Why do gram positive bacteria turn purple?

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Because of the high number of peptidoglycans

28
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Gram negative bacteria contain what percentage of peptidoglycans in the cell wall?

29
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What color do gram negative bacteria turn?

30
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Why do gram negative bacteria turn pink?

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Because of the low number of peptidoglycans and they lose the crystal- violet with the decolorizer

31
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What does Gram variable mean?

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Gram variable implies that the bacteria will stain both purple and pink but have the same morphology

32
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Is Gram variable the same as a mixed colony?

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No. Mixed colony can have cocci and bacilli together and gram variable has the same morphology

33
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Why does gram variable occur?

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Excessive decolorization
Overly thick smear
Excessive heat fixation
Old cultures
Poor quality stain (Iodine or Mordant being exposed to light)
34
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what test is used to confirm gram status when a gram variable occurs?

A

Potassium Hydroxide Test (KOH test)

35
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How do you perform a KOH test?

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  1. A loopful of 3% KOH solution placed onto a slide
  2. Generous quantity of surface growth from culture & transferred to slide
  3. Stir with a loop
36
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What will develop a mucoid appearance and produce a sticky strand when lifted?

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Gram negative bacteria

37
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What stain is used to ID acid-fast organisms?

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Ziehl-Neelsen

38
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What acid-fast organisms does the Ziehl-Neelsen identify?

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Mycobacterium and Nocardia

39
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What are the three parts of the Ziehl-Neelsen?

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Primary Stain (RED)
Acid-Alcohol decolorizer
Counterstain (BLUE)

40
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What is the Giemsa stain used to detect?

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Spirochetes and rickettsiae
Capsule of Bacillus anthracis
Morphology of Dermatophilus congolensis

41
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Can you use Diff-Quik to stain the slide if you do not have any of the other stains?

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Yes but all of the bacteria will be purple

42
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What are the common quality controls you can purchase?

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Staphylococcus aureus
Streptococcus spp
Escherichia coli

43
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Why do we stain?

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Because morphology helps with ID

44
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What morphology characteristics help with ID?

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Size
Shape
Arrangement
Presence of spores

45
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Bacilli

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Shaped like rods/cylinders

46
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Cocci

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Spherical cells

47
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Spirochetes

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Occur singly and can be loose spirals, tight spirals and comma-shaped spirals

48
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Pleomorphic

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Shapes ranging from cocci to rods

49
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Single Arrangement

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Spirilla and most Bacilli

50
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Arrangement in pairs

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Streptococcus pneumoniae (diplococcus)

51
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Chain Arrangement

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Short/Long Streptococcus spp

52
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Tetrads Arrangement

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“Quads”

53
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Cluster Arrangement

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Staphylococcus aureus (grapelike)

54
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Palisades

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“Chinese letter” pattern

Corynebacterium spp

55
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What do some genera bacteria produce?

A

Endospores

56
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Endospores

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Resistant to heat, desiccation, chemicals and radiation

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