This is a (positive/negative) test result for sugar fermentation.
Negative.
Is this a positive or negative starch hydrolysis test?
Positive.
Which disk (antimicrobial) is most effective at killing/inhibiting growth?
Bottom disk.
What sugar is in these tubes?
Lactose
What does the IMViC series test for?
Fecal/non-fecal coliforms
What is the countable range for CFU's on plates?
25-250
Which test is positive for nitrate reduction?
Right tube.
What reagent do you need to add in order to see the results for a starch hydrolysis test?
Iodine.
What is the clearing called?
zone of inhibition
How do you know if it is a positive result?
What test is this?
Citrate.
What does CFU stand for?
Colony-forming units
What's the little inverted tube inside the tube called, and what does it do?
Durham tube, detects gas production
What is the enzyme that you are trying to detect in a starch hydrolysis test?
amylase.
Between gram-positives and gram-negatives, which ones tend to be more resistant to antimicrobials?
Gram-negatives.
What process makes the liquid turn yellow?
Fermentation.
Is this a positive or negative indole test?
Positive.
If I transfer 8 mls of bacteria goo into 32 mls of saline, what kind of dilution did I just perform? (Expressed as a ratio, or ____ to ____ ratio)
1:5
Which is the least efficient metabolic process of ATP production?
Fermentation
What happens if you spit into a starch plate? (And then put iodine in)
A clearing/halo forms around the gooby spot.
What is the difference between bacteriocidal vs. bacteriostatic?
-cidal kills, -static halts growth
Are the organisms in the yellow tube guaranteed coliforms?
No.
K. aerogenes is a ________ coliform.
non-fecal
Calculate the CFU/ml of the original sample>

5.7 x 10^5 cfu/ml
What two reagents are added to the nitrate tubes to detect reduction?
sulfanilic acid and alpha-naphthylamine
TWO PART QUESTION: Is this a positive or negative casein hydrolysis test? What enzyme are you trying to detect?
Positive; caseinase
What makes one of gram-positive/gram-negative more resistant to antimicrobials than the other?
Presence of outer membrane in gram ________.
Which organism is this?
E. coli
What do these test results tell you?
What is the dilution in the plate?

10^-5