Bacteriology
Chemical routinely used to decontaminate lab bench surfaces.
What is 10% bleach?
Gram stain of Chinese letters
What is Corynebacteria spp?
Alpha hemolytic
RESISTANCE to optichin
Bile solubility negative
What is Strep viridans?
Non hemolytic/Nonpathogenic
Sensitive to novobiocin
Coag negative
What is Staph epi
Crystal violet
Iodine
95% ethyl alcohol
Safranin
What are the components of gram stain?
Gram positive cocci in tetrads, pairs or clusters
Sensitive to bacitracin
Catalyse positive Coagulase negative
What is Micrococcus?
Non hemolytic
Hydrolyzes esculin
grows in NaCl broth/PYR positive
What is enterococcus?
Gram positive lancet shaped
Optichin SENSITIVE
Bile solubility positive
What is Strep pneumo
Non hemolytic
Resistant to novobiocin
Coag negative
What is Staph sapro?
Organism that causes whooping cough
What is Bordetella pertussis?
Gram negative diplococci on selective media
Glucose positive/ONPG positive
Maltose/Lactose are slow positives
What is N Lactamica?
Hockey puck colonies
Positive DNase
All sugars/ONPG negative
What is Moraxella catarrhaliz
Sodium Hippurate & CAMP POSITIVE
What is Group B Strep - S agalactiae?
Yellow & beta hemolytic
catalase & coag positive
ferments mannitol
What is Staph aureus?
Organism that causes malaria
What is Plasmodium spp?
Gram negative diplococci the grows on Chocolate or Selective media
Glucose & Maltose positive
What is N meningitis?
Organism that is the most common cause of health care associated & injection drug use endocarditis
What is S aureus?
PYR positive
Bacitracin susceptible
What is Group A strep - S pyogenes?
Organism the X&V factor test is used to idenify
What is Hemophilus influenzae?
Organism that's particularly important in cystic fibrosis
Oxidase positive
Non lactose fermenting
What is Burkholderia cepacia complex
IMVIC = ++--
What is E coli?
Organism responsible for bubonic plague
What is Yersinia pestis?
Gram positive rods with square ends
Spore forming
Medusa head colonies
What is Bacillus anthracis?
Organism that is the most common cause of UTIs
What is E coli?
Virus that causes infectious mononucleosis
What is Epstein-Barr virus?