A Day at the Zoo
The animal blood used to detemine the hemolytic activity of Haemophilus spp.
What is a horse?
The most common non-spore forming anaerobic gram postive rod isolated.
What is Cutibacter (Propionibacterium) acnes?
The mucolytic agent used for digestion of AFB specimens.
What is N-acetyl-L-cysteine (NALC)?
If untreated, this organism can lead to PID and septic arthritis.
What is Neisseria gonorrhoeae?
The colony of this organism smells of ammonia.
What is Stenotrophomonas maltophilia?
The organism associated with raw chitterlings.
What is Yersinia enterocolitica?
The hemolytic pattern of Clostridium perfringens.
What is double beta hemolysis?
The tap-water mycobacterial organism.
What is Mycobacterium gordonae?
Increased Mobiluncus spp., Bacteroides spp. and Gardnerella vaginalis and decreased Lactobacillus spp.
What is bacterial vaginosis?
The colony of this organism smells of bleach.
What is Eikenella corrodens?
The organism that can be transmitted by the bite of a rodent.
What is Streptobacillus moniliformis?
The most common anaerobic gram negative rod stimulated by bile.
What is Bacteroides fragilis group?
A rapidly growing mycobacterial organism.
What is Mycobacterium fortuitum or M. chelonae?
Cell wall deficient organism associated with amnionitis.
What is Mycoplasma hominis or Ureaplasma urealyticum?
The colony of this zoonotic organism smells of a dead mouse.
What is Pasteurella multocida?
The causative agent of cat scratch disease.
What is Bartonella henselae?
An anaerobic gram positive cocci that is susceptible to SPS.
What is Peptostreptococcus anaerobius?
Optimal temperature for growth of Mycobacterium marinum.
What is 30-32 degrees C?
Gram negative rod that displays a school of fish arrangement.
What is Haemophilus ducreyi?
The colony of this organism smells of butterscotch.
What are the microaerophilic Streptococcus (S. anginosus, S. constellatus and S. intermedius)?
The organism that can be acquired by use of a bovine placental facial treatment.
What is Brucella abortus?
A photochromogen that is niacin negative and nitrate reduction positive.
What is Mycobacterium kansasii?
The organism associated with endometritis in women who wear an intrauterine device.
What is Actinomyces israelii?
The colony of this organism smells of almonds.
What is Chromobacterium violaceum?