The genus of bacteria that displays a characteristic "swarming" macroscopic morphology.
What is Proteus?
Creates the anaerobic conditions in the second tube of the OF test.
What is mineral oil?
The sugar that all Enterobacteriaceae ferment.
What is glucose?
This pathogen has "bullseye" colonies on CIN agar.
What is Yersinia enterocolitica?
The three characteristics used for presumptive bacterial identification.
What are microscopic, macroscopic, and biochemical characteristics?
Klebsiella is intrinsically resistant to this antibiotic.
What is ampicillin?
This Proteus sp. is indole positive.
What is P.vulgaris?
The three genera of Enterobacteriaceae that do NOT colonize humans.
What is Salmonella, Shigella, and Yersinia?
This coliform is indole positive an methyl red positive.
The sugar that CIN contains to show fermentation.
What is mannitol?
This Citrobacter sp. is positive for indole.
What C.koseri?
This region of the US is the most likely area for Y. pestis cases.
This test detects the pyruvate metabolism production of acetoin and butylene glycol.
What is the Voges-Proskauer Test?
This sugar can not be fermented by E.coli O157, distinguishing it from other strains of E.coli.
What is sorbitol?
This stool pathogen is negative for most biochemicals and nonmotile.
What is Shigella?
This test can differentiate P.mirabilis and C.freundii.
What is LDC?
The reagent you need to add to a Nitrate Reduction test to rule out a false-negative.
What is Zinc dust?
These 2 enzymes allow for lactose utilization.
What is B-galactosidase and permease?
The only Enterobacteriaceae that is positve for cytochrome oxidase activity.
What is Plesiomonas?
Out of the 3 PDA positive coliforms, this one is ODC negative.
What is Providencia?
This genus is colorless on MAC, PDA positive, and H2S positive?
What is Proteus?
This substance can interfere with serology testing for salmonella.
What is capsular antigen?
These 2 biochemicals differentiate Citrobacter freundii from Citrobacter koseri?
What is positive H2S and negative Indole?
The amine product of lysine decarboxylase.
What is cadaverine?
Has a 0.1% concentration in a slant of TSI.
What is dextrose/glucose?