Poisoning
Bacteria
Mycobacterium
Biochemical Tests
Spore staining & some tests
100

Anaerobic sporeformers

Clostridia species

100

Can pass via milk from infected cow

Wildlife such as deer are infected

M. Bovis

100

Red = +

Yellow = -

(Positive means production of mixed acids by bacteria)

Methyl Red

100

(dye carbol fuchsin (red) used during heat step) 

Red to red-black = Spores

Light gray to white = Cells

Dorner

200

Food poisoning found in chicken and eggs

Salmonella

200

All are clubed shaped rods

Arranged in palisades, Vs or chinese letters

Diphtheroids residents

The pathogen causes diphtheria

Prevented by what vaccine?

Corynebacterium diphtheriae 

Prevented by the vaccine DTAP

200

Both can cause Tuberculosis

Mycobacteria tuberculosis & M. bovis

200

Blue = +

Green = -

(Change of green to blue means microbe was able to utilize it as its sole source of carbon)

Simmons Citrate

200

Lactose + = Pink (with diffusible or non-diffusible pigment)

Lactose - = Tan color

MacConkey's Plate

300

Usually a protective resident

Can cause tooth decay

In vaginal area, it poduces a low level of acids to protect against yeast infection

In intestine, it produces reuterin, a chemical that inhibits growth of E. coli & Listeria

Lactobacillus

300

Skin tests for Tuberculosis

Vaccine for TB?

Skin Tests

PPD

OT

Mantoux (Bubble test)

Vaccine

BCG

300

Pink = +

Yellow = -

(Positive means breakdown of urea by urease enzyme, to produce ammonia)

Urease Test

300

(dye malachite green used during heat step)
Green = Spores

Red = Cells

Schaefer Fulton

400

Food poisoning found in rice

Bacillus Cereus

400

Gram negative

Dark metallic green/glack colonies

Non-spore forming

Ferment lactose

In animal & human intestines

Presence of it means sample has feces in it

100 ml of sample

An example of it is E. coli

Coliforms

400

Have mycolic acid (a lipid) in Cell wall

Are slow growing bacteria

(red = ____bacteria/ blue = any other bacteria in the world on Acid Fast Stain)

Mycobacteria Species

400

Red = -

Yellow = +

(Positive means fermentation of sole carbon source glucose & production of acids)

Phenyl Red Glucose

400

Red ring = +

Any other color = negative

Detects production of butanediol

VP (Vogues Proskauer)

500

Food poisoning, deli meat, & Ice cream

Is coccobacillus (some think looks like cocci/ some like rods)

Can grow in refrigerator & freezer

Listeria monocytogenes

500

3 Representatice Bacteria

Corynebacterium

Listeria

Lactobacillus

500

Has egg whites - Enrich media & help Mycobacteria grow better

Has malachite green - To inhibit growth of other bacteria

Special medias to selctively grow Mycobacteria

500

Red ring = +, indole

Black core = +, sulfide

Yellow ring = -, no indole

SIM (Sulfide Indole Motility)

500

EMB plat = Lactose - (colonies appear clear & like water droplets)

MacConkey Plate = Lactose -

Citrate = Green -

Irease = + (hot pink)

H2S = + (development of black with SIM)

Proteus