General Knowledge
This is the study of microorganisms
What is Microbiology
This gram positive cocci grows in clusters and is catalase positive, coagulase positive..
What is Staphylococcus aureus
This test is often used to differentiate between Staph. spp. and Strep. spp. by using hydrogen peroxide
What is catalase test
Process by which bacteria break down RBC's in a culture on a blood agar plate
What is hemolysis
This is the study of fungi
What is mycology
What is gram stain
This Gram negative rod is a lactose fermenter, indole positive, and is very common in UTI's
What is Escherichia coli
This test is used to differentiate Staph. spp from one another by looking for the detection of "clumping factor"
What is coagulase test
This media is used to differentiate between lactose and non lactose fermenters
This type of disease is caused by the transmission of a Plasmodium spp. after a blood meal from a female anopheles mosquito
What is malaria
These types of bacteria can grow with or without O2
What is facultative anaerobes
This gram negative rod often has a "burnt chocolate" smell and its growth can be described as "swarming"
What is Proteus mirabilis
This test is used to determine the presence of the enzyme tryptophanase. A positive test results in a blue color change while a negative test results in no color change
What is spot indole test
This type of streak is done when culturing a urine specimen
What is "lawn and garden" or quantitative streak
What is cellophane tape prep
This dilution technique helps isolate bacteria
What is streaking
This gram positive cocci is catalase negative, alpha hemolytic, and resistant to bacitracin
What is Streptococcus pyogenes (group a strep)
This test helps tell us if an organism has a flagella present by stabbing the center of a semisolid agar deep with an organism. A positive test will see grow spread out from the stab line while a negative test will see no growth or spread.
What is motility test
Best selective media that is used to culture and isolate Neisseria gonorrhoeae
What is thayer-martin agar (or modified)
This common protozoan parasite is the cause of a common sexually transmitted infection
What is Trichomonas vaginalis
This term is often used to describe bacteria that show more than one type of morphology on a gram stain
What is pleomorphic
This gram negative coccobacillus will grow on chocolate agar but will not grow on blood agar unless a streak of Staph. aureus is present
What is Haemophilus influenzae
This test is used to differentiate group B strep from other Streptococcus spp. by looking for an arrowhead zone of hemolysis when streaked perpendicular to Staph. aureus.
What is CAMP test
This growth medium is used to specially grow Mycobacterium spp.
What is Lowenstein-Jensen medium
This organism is considered one of the most common types of yeast infection.
Candida albicans