Bacterial Growth
Bacteria adjusting to new environment
What is lag phase?
SBA is this type of media
What is enriched and differential?
This is the target in bacteria for the Gram decolorizer
What is the lipid layer?
Appearance of S. viridans
What is small, white, alpha hemolytic?
Tree trunk with calibrated loop
What is urine sample?
Parasitism is one of the relationships between different species
What is symbiosis?
MTM contains vancomycin to inhibit these
What is Gram positive bacteria?
ZN is an example of this type of staining
What is differential?
Large, flat, beta hemolytic, metallic sheen
What is P. aeruginosa?
0.025%SPS anticoagulant
What is blood culture?
Transmitted from animals to humans but not humans to humans
What is zoonosis? (stage 2)
E. coli 0157:H7 on Sorbitol MacConkey
What is colorless?
This stain uses tannic acid and acid fuchsin
What is Liefson's flagella stain?
Candida albicans appearance
What is pinpoint, white, with feet?
Increased WBC and protein, decreased glucose
What is bacterial infection CSF?
Requires enriched CO2 for growth
What is capnophilic?
Required for demonstration of H2S production
What is thiosulfate and ferric citrate?
Fungal chitin is demonstrated
What is Calcofluor white?
Large, grey on SBA; LF on MAC
What is E. coli?
Most common isolate in acute otitis media
What is S. pneumoniae?
Actively secreted by bacteria to cause further harm
What are exotoxins?
Lysed red cells release this for use in Chocolate agar
What are Factor V & X?
Old S. aureus may appear this way in a Gram stain
What is Gram negative?
Old colonies have a pitted appearance
What is S. pneumoniae?
Direct smear for sputum
What is assessing SEC and WBC?