Vibrio, Aero, Campy, Heli, Haemo Flashcards
atmospheric requirement and biochemical characteristic of vibrio
- facultatively anaerobic
- oxidase positive
- ferment carbohydrates
- reduces nitrates to nitrites
vibrio ferments carbohydrates specifically?
sucrose
vibrio motility
darting motility
vibrio that causes the most severe disease
V. vulnificus
it is usually associated with consumption of raw oysters or oyster-related injury
V. vulnificus
V. parahaemolyticus was known to produce?
Kanagawa toxin
vibrio that is found in contaminated fish and shellfish
V. parahaemolyticus
associated with the O1 strain - epidemic cholera
V. cholerae
Non-O1 strain is known to cause?
self-limited gastroenteritis
vibrio that produce two types of hemolysins and a heat stable enterotoxin
V. cholerae
stool specimens suspected of containing vibrio spp. should be collected and transported only in ___
Cary-blair medium
medium that is toxic for vibrio and should not be used
buffered glycerol saline
vibrio spp,, requires media containing NaCl except __
V. cholerae and V. mimicus
pH of TCBS
8.6 - selective differential
this medium may be used prior to subculture to solid medium to enhance of vibrio spp., from stool
alkaline peptone water
pH of alkaline peptone water
8.4
ONPG result of vibrio cholerae
ONPG +
color of colonies for V. parahemolyticus
pale blue-green
v. parahaemolyticus ferments?
glucose, maltose, mannitol
this organism has been associated with wound infections and gastroenteritis
v. parahaemolyticus
string test is a drop of?
0.5% aqueous solution of sodium deoxycholate
string test positive result
“mucoid string”