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U3 LEC: COLONIAL MORPHOLOGY Flashcards

1
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Importance of Colonial Morphology as a Diagnostic Tool

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  • provide presumptive diagnosis
  • enchanced quality of patient care through rapid results and cost-effectiveness
  • plays a significant role in quality control
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Observed in media immediately surrounding or underneath the colony

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Hemolysis

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3
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Hemolysis

Most important in presumptive identification of?

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Streptococcus

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4
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Hemolysis

Uses what light source?

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Transillumination (light source behind the plate)

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5
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Hemolysis

Two major types

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a-hemolysis
B-hemolysis

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Hemolysis

Partial clearing of blood, green discoloration

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a-hemolysis

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7
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Hemolysis

Examples of a-hemolytic bacteria

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Streptococcus pneumoniae, viridans strep

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8
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Hemolysis

Complete clearing of blood cells

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B hemolysis

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9
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Hemolysis

Examples of B hemolysis

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  • S. pyogenes
  • S. agalactiae
  • Listeria monocytogenes
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10
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Hemolysis

Non hemolytic colonies are referred to as?

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y hemolytic

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11
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Colony size

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  • Large
  • Medium
  • Small
  • Pinpoint
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12
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This helps suggest what you might find on Gram stain

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Colony Size

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13
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Colony Size

Gram-positive is ____ than gram-negative

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less

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14
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Colony Size

Staphylococcus is _____ than Streptococcus

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greater

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15
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Edge of colonies

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  • Smooth
  • Filamentous
  • Rough
  • Rhizoid
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16
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This bacteria has filamentous edge of colonies.

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Bacillus anthracis

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17
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These bacterial colonies have rough edges.

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Diphtheroid

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18
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Form or Margin

This is referred to as a hazy blanket of growth on surface.

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Swarming

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19
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Form or Margin

Examples of bacteria with Swarming colonies

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Proteus spp.

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20
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Description of a colony in which light can pass through

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Transluscent colony

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21
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T/F: There is no such thing as colorless or transparent colony.

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True

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22
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Elevation

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  • Raised
  • Convex
  • Flat
  • Umbilicate
  • Umbonate
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23
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Elevation

Raised flat top

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Raised

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24
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Elevation

Dome shaped

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Convex

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25
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Elevation

Not raised

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Flat

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26
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Elevation

Convex with depressed center (pitting)

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Umbilicate

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27
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Elevation

Examples of Umbilicate

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S. pneumoniae (if no capsule)

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28
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Elevation

Convex with protruding nipple

29
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Elevation

Examples of Umbonate

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Diphtheroids

30
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Density

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  • Transparent
  • Transluscent
  • Opaque
31
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Semiopaque (bull’s eye colony)

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Group B strep (mostly Staph and Gr (-) rods)

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Color

Coagulase negative staph

33
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Color

Enterococcus and most gram-negative rods

34
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Color

Micrococcus and Neisseria

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yellow or off-white

35
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Color

Diphtheroids

36
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This is determined by touching a colony with a loop.

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Consistency

37
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Consistency

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  • Brittle (splinters)
  • Creamy
  • Dry
  • Waxy
  • Sticky
38
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Consistency

Entire colony comes off the plate

39
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Consistency

Creamy

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Staphyloccocus aureus

40
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Consistency

Sticky

41
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Consistency

Brittle

42
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Consistency

Dry

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Streptococci

43
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Consistency

Dry and waxy

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Diphtheroid

44
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Pigment

Green or green metallic sheen

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Pseudomonas aeruginosa

45
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Pigment

Brick red

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Serratia marcescens

46
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Pigment

Blue

47
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Pigment

Purple

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Chromobacterium violaceum

48
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Pigment

Brown-black anaerobe

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Prevotella melaninogenica

49
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Odor

Old sock

50
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Odor

Fruity or grape-like

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P. aeruginosa

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Odor

Putrid

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Proteus mirabilis

52
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Odor

Musty basement

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Haemophilus spp.

53
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Odor

Freshly plowed field

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Nocardia spp.

54
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Organisms in Liquid Media

Streamers

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  • Vinelike growth
  • Scumlike growth
55
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Organisms in Liquid Media

Vinelike growth, puff ball-like

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Streptococci

56
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Organisms in Liquid Media

Scumlike growth

57
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Organisms in Liquid Media

Refers to overall cloudiness of liquid

58
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Organisms in Liquid Media

Gas bubbles present

59
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Oxidative processes require?

60
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What medium is used in Carbohydrate oxidation and fermentation?

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Oxidative-fermentative medium

61
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This determines the ability of bacteria to produce enzymes

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Amino acid degradation

62
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What medium is used for amino acid degradation?

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Lysine Iron Agar (LIA)

63
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Enzymes in amino acid degradation can:

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  • Deaminate
  • Dihydrolyze
  • Decarboxylate
64
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Level 1: Critical/invasive

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  • Amniotic fluid
  • blood
  • brain
  • CSF
  • heart valve
  • pericardial fluid
65
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Level 2: Unpreserved

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  • Bloody fluids
  • Bone
  • wound drainage
  • feces
  • sputum
  • tissue
66
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Level 3: Quantitation Required

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  • Catheter tip
  • Urine
  • Tissue for quantification
67
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Level 4: Preserved

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  • Feces in preservative
  • Urine in preservative
  • Swabs in holding medium
68
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Traditional Biochemical Testing Panel

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  • Citrate
  • TSI
  • LIO
  • MIO/SIM
  • Urease
  • Glucose
  • Lactose
  • Maltose

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