In the Media
Most common media used in the microbiology lab. Three types of hemolysis can be seen easily on this plate. What media am I?
What is a sheep blood agar?
What stain can we use for organisms that do not have a cell wall?
This organism swarms on blood agar.
What is Proteus sp.?
Purposefully adding microorganisms into a lab nutrient medium is called _________?
What is inoculation?
Its prodromal period is characterized for the appearance of Koplik's spots.
What is measles?
This enrichment media is used for recovery of organisms in the blood, peritoneal fluid and ascites fluid.
What are routine Blood Culture Bottles?
Fever of unknown origin, suspected fungemia, 3 negative routine blood cultures are indications for what type of culture?
What are fungal isolator blood culture bottles?
This organism often appears mucoid on culture.
What is Klebsiella sp. (or Enterobacter sp.)?
Bacteria that require special growth factors and complex nutrients are called ______?
What are fastidious organisms?
Highly contagious disease caused by herpes zoster virus.
What is chicken pox?
This media is always included in respiratory setups to recover Neisseria meningitidis or Haemophilis influenzae.
What is Chocolate Agar?
Disease causing microorganisms are called _____?
What are pathogens?
What bacteria causes syphilis?
What is Treponema pallidium?
A staining procedure in which bacteria are stained with crystal violet, treated with strong iodine solution, and decolorized with ethanol.
What is Gram Stain?
What is smallpox?
I inhibit the growth of Gram Positive bacteria. What media am I?
What is the MacConkey agar?
A rapidly growing gray-brown mould that grows from wall to wall without producing any kind of margin (a "lid-lifter" is highly suggestive of this class of moulds.
What are zygomycetes?
-Mucor, Rhizopus, Absidia
Bacteria that causes a "chancroid".
What is H. ducreyi?
These 2 specimen types are assessed for adequacy by Gram Stain, before being processed in the lab.
What are sputum and endotracheal aspirates?
Disease also called baby measles or 3 day fever.
What is roseola infantum?
This solid media is used to culture a variety of moulds. What media am I?
What is potato dextrose agar?
Lays dormant in your nerve endings and can flare back up later in life.
What is Varicella? Shingles
This bacteria is know to have a butterscotch odor on media.
What is Streptococcus anginosus?
A ___________ culture contains only one identified species of microorganism.
What is a pure culture?
Maculopapular rash that begins at the face and spreads down, then disappears in the same order.
What is Rubella (German Measles)?