VBS 4 Micro

Question 1

Corynebacterium

Answer 1

Gram+ rod
Facultative anaerobe
Catalase +
Oxidase -
Non-spore forming
Non-acid fast
Blood agar

Question 2

Streptococcus

Answer 2

Gram+ cocci
Facultative anaerobe
Catalase -
Oxidase -
Alpha and gamma hemolytic
Non-spore forming
Non-motile
Blood agar

Question 3

Staphylococcus

Answer 3

Gram+ cocci
Facultative anaerobe
Catalase +
Oxidase -
Non-spore forming
Non-motile
Blood agar

Question 4

Proteus

Answer 4

Gram- rods
Facultative anaerobe
Catalase -
Oxidase -
Urease +
Motile: flagella
MacConkey or Blood Agar

Question 5

Ureaplasma (Mycoplasma)

Answer 5

Gram-
Pleomorphic (lacks cell wall)
Facultative anaerobe
Non-spore forming
Non-motile

Question 6

Pseudomonas

Answer 6

Gram- rod
Obligate aerobe
Catalase +
Oxidase +
Non-spore forming
Motile: flagella and pilli
MacConkey, Blood Agar, or Chocolate Agar

Question 7

E. Coli

Answer 7

Gram- rod
Catalase +
Oxidase -
Urease -
Non-spore forming
Motile: peritrichous flagella
somatic, capsular, flagellar
*NO struvite relation
MacConkey or Blood Agar

Question 8

Klebsiella

Answer 8

Gram- rod
Facultative anaerobe
Catalase +
Oxidase -
Non-spore forming
Non-motile
MacConkey or Blood Agar

Question 9

Enterococcus

Answer 9

Gram+ cocci
Facultative anaerobe
Catalase -
Oxidase -
Non-spore forming
Blood agar