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Clinical Micro 1
Term | Definition |
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Staphylococcus aureus | Catalase: pos Coagulase: pos Trehalose: pos Mannitol: pos Maltose: pos Sucrose: pos Mannose: pos Beta hemolysis Smooth, creamy yellow colonies Gram pos cocci in clusters |
Staphylococcus saprophyticus | Catalase: pos Coagulase: neg Urea: pos Novobiocin: resistant Trehalose: pos Mannitol: delayed pos Maltose: pos Sucrose: pos Mannose: neg No hemolysis Glossy, smooth, convex, white/yellow colonies Gram positive cocci in clusters |
Staphylococcus epidermidis | Catalase: pos Coagulase: neg Urea: pos Novobiocin: susceptible Trehalose: neg Mannitol: neg Maltose: pos Sucrose: pos Mannose: delayed pos No hemolysis Glossy, smooth, convex, white/yellow colonies Gram pos cocci in clusters |
Micrococcus spp. | Catalase: pos Coagulase: neg Microdase: pos Bacitracin: susceptible No hemolysis Opaque, convex, white/yellow/tan colonies Gram positive cocci in tetrads |
Streptococcus pyogenes | Catalase: neg Motile: neg PYR: pos CAMP: neg Beta hemolysis Gram positive cocci in chains |
Streptococcus agalactiae | Catalase: neg Motile: neg PYR: neg CAMP: pos Beta hemolysis Gram positive cocci in chains |
Streptococcus pneumoniae | Catalase: neg Motile: neg Optochin: susceptible Alpha hemolysis Gram positive lancets singly or diplococci |
Alpha Viridans streptococci | Catalase: neg Motile: neg PYR: pos Optochin: resistant |
Enterococcus spp. | Catalase: neg Motile: neg Bile esculin: pos Alpha/gamma hemolysis Gram positive cocci singly or in pairs |
Bacillus anthracis | Catalase: pos No hemolysis Dry, irregular, round glass colonies Gram pos bacilli Inhalation of endospores/exposure to animals/food-borne illness |
Bacillus cereus | Catalase: pos No hemolysis Dry, irregular, round glass colonies Gram pos bacilli Exposure to soil/food borne illness/possible GI/eye infections |
Corynebacterium spp. | Catalase: pos Gray/white colonies Gram positive bacilli in palisades diphtheriae: brown halo on tellurite agar |
Listeria monocytogenes | Catalase: pos Motile: pos, umbrella pattern VP: pos CAMP: pos Bile esculin: pos Ferments glucose Narrow zone of beta hemolysis Gram positive rods, possible in chains |
Arcanobacterium | Catalase: neg Gelatinase: neg Gram positive rods, curved with pointed ends |
Lactobacillus | Catalase: neg Gram positive rods in long chains, pleomorphic |
Erysipelothrix | Catalase: neg TSI: H2S Gram positive short and long rods |
Gardnerella vaginalis | Catalase: neg Beta hemolysis Small, pleomorphic gram variable or gram negative coccobacilli Small, gray, opaque colonies |
Trueperella | Catalase: neg Gelatinase: pos Gram positive rods with pointed ends, irregular |
Haemophilus influenzae | Gram negative diplococci or rods Unencapsulated: small, smooth, translucent colonies Encapsulated: larger, mucoid colonies with mousy odor No hemolysis X and V factor |
Haemophilus parainfluenzae | Gram negative diplococci or rods large, rough, serrated edges, wrinkled, off-white to yellow colonies V factor only |
Haemophilus ducreyi | Gram negative diplococci or rods Small, flat, gray, smooth, translucent to opaque colonies Slight beta hemolysis X factor only |
Haemophilus aegyptius | Gram negative diplococci or rods Small, flat, smooth, convex, translucent colonies X and V factor |
Neisseria gonorrhoeae | gram negative diplococci Glucose: pos Lactose: neg Maltose: neg Sucrose: neg Small, gray/white, convex, translucent, smooth or irregular colonies |
Neisseria meningitidis | gram negative diplococci Glucose: pos Lactose: neg Maltose: pos Sucrose: neg Medium, smooth, round, moist, gray to white colonies |
Neisseria lactamica | gram negative diplococci Glucose: pos Lactose: pos Maltose: pos Sucrose: neg Small, nonpigmented or yellowish, smooth, transparent colonies |
Neisseria sicca | gram negative diplococci Glucose: pos Lactose: neg Maltose: pos Sucrose: pos Large, nonpigmented, wrinkled, coarse and dry colonies |
Moraxella catarrhalis | gram negative diplococci Oxidase: pos Glucose: pos Lactose: neg Maltose: pos Sucrose: pos Large, pinkish to brown, opaque, smooth, friable, hockey puck colonies |
Asaia spp. | Oxidase: pos Pale and pink colonies Do not fluoresce |
Eikenella corrodens | Oxidase: pos Moist, clear centers with flat, spreading growth colonies May pit the agar surface Bleach odor |
Weeksella virosa | Oxidase: pos Mucoid, tan to brown colonies |
Bergeyella zoohelcum | Oxidase: pos Sticky, tan to yellow colonies |
Methylobacterium spp. | Oxidase: pos Pink to coral colonies Dark pink under UV light |
Escherichia coli | Gram negative rods Catalase: pos Oxidase: pos Glucose: pos Nitrate: pos Lactose: pos Sorbitol: pos |
Escherichia coli O157:H7 | Gram negative rods Catalase: pos Oxidase: pos Glucose: pos Nitrate: pos Lactose: pos Sorbitol: neg |
Plesiomonas shigelloides | Gram negative rods Catalase: pos Oxidase: pos Glucose: pos Nitrate: pos Indole: pos Motile: pos Lactose: neg Lysine: pos Ornithine: pos Arginine: pos |
Salmonella Enteritidis | Gram negative rods Catalase: pos Oxidase: pos Glucose: pos Nitrate: pos Indole: neg MR: pos Lactose: neg Sorbitol: pos H2S: pos Citrate: pos LDC: pos ODC: pos |
Salmonella Typhi | Gram negative rods Catalase: pos Oxidase: pos Glucose: pos Nitrate: pos Indole: neg MR: pos Lactose: neg Sorbitol: pos H2S: pos Citrate: neg LDC: pos ODC: neg |
Shigella sonnei | Gram negative rods Catalase: pos Oxidase: pos Glucose: pos Nitrate: pos Indole: neg Lactose: neg MR: pos Citrate: neg ODC: pos ONPG: pos KIA: K/A |
Shigella spp. | Gram negative rods Catalase: pos Oxidase: pos Glucose: pos Nitrate: pos Indole: neg Lactose: neg MR: pos Citrate: neg ODC: neg ONPG: neg KIA: K/A |
Yersinia pestis | Gram negative rods Catalase: pos Oxidase: pos Glucose: pos Nitrate: pos MR: pos Citrate: neg ODC: neg Urea: neg ONPG: pos Rough, cauliflower like colonies Safety pin staining |
Yersinia enterocolitica | Gram negative rods Catalase: pos Oxidase: pos Glucose: pos Nitrate: pos MR: pos Citrate: neg ODC: pos Urea: pos ONPG: pos Bulls eye colonies Safety pin staining |
Citrobacter freundii | Indole: neg MR: pos Citrate: pos Lactose: pos ODC: neg H2S: pos |
Citrobacter koseri | Indole: pos MR: pos Citrate: pos Lactose: pos ODC: pos |
Edwardsiella tarda | Indole: pos MR: pos H2S: pos Urea: neg LDC: pos ODC: pos ONPG: neg Sorbitol: neg |
Enterobacter spp. | Lactose: pos KIA: A/A gas ODC: pos VP: pos Citrate: pos Urea: weak pos Smooth, convex, gray colonies Non hemolytic |
Klebsiella pneumoniae | Indole: neg Lactose: pos VP: pos Citrate: pos Urea: pos ODC: neg Decarboxylate lysine: pos Mucoid colonies |
Klebsiella oxytoca | Indole: pos Lactose: pos VP: pos Citrate: pos Urea: pos ODC: neg Decarboxylate lysine: pos Mucoid colonies |
Proteus mirabilis | Indole: neg MR: neg VP: pos Citrate: pos PAD: pos Swarming colonies |
Proteus vulgaris | Indole: pos MR: pos VP: neg Citrate: neg PAD: pos Swarming colonies |
Morganella morganii susp. morganii | Indole: pos MR: pos VP: neg Citrate: neg PAD: pos |
Providencia spp. | Indole: pos MR: pos VP: neg Citrate: pos PAD: pos |
Pseudomonas aeruginosa | Gram negative bacilli Lactose: neg Catalase: pos Oxidase: pos Motile: pos Glucose: pos Xylose: pos Mannitol: pos ADH: pos LDC: neg ODC: neg Gelatin: neg Nitrate: pos Beta hemolysis Mucoid colonies |
Pseudomonas fluorescens | Gram negative bacilli Lactose: neg Catalase: pos Oxidase: pos Motile: pos Glucose: pos Xylose: pos ADH: pos LDC: neg ODC: neg Gelatin: pos Nitrate: neg Beta hemolysis |
Pseudomonas putida | Gram negative bacilli Lactose: neg Catalase: pos Oxidase: pos Motile: pos Glucose: pos Xylose: pos ADH: pos LDC: neg ODC: neg Gelatin: neg Nitrate: neg Beta hemolysis |
Pseudomonas stutzeri | Gram negative bacilli Lactose: neg Catalase: pos Oxidase: pos Motile: pos Glucose: pos Xylose: pos Mannitol: pos ADH: neg LDC: neg ODC: neg Gelatin: neg Nitrate: pos Beta hemolysis |
Burkholderia cepacia | Gram neg bacilli Lactose: neg Oxidase: weak pos Motile: pos Glucose: pos Xylose: V Mannitol: pos ADH: pos LDC: V ODC: neg Nitrate: V Gelatin: V Dirt smell |
Burkholderia pseudomallei | Gram neg bacilli Lactose: neg Oxidase: pos Motile: pos Glucose: pos Xylose: pos Mannitol: pos ADH: pos LDC: neg ODC: neg Nitrate: pos Gelatin: pos Earthy odor |
Burkholderia mallei | Gram neg bacilli Lactose: V Oxidase: weak pos Motile: pos Glucose: pos Xylose: V Mannitol: neg ADH: pos LDC: neg ODC: neg Nitrate: pos Gelatin: neg |
Actinobacillus spp. | Short, gram negative rods singly, in pairs, or in chains Bipolar staining Catalae: neg Oxidase: pos Urea: pos Bile esculin: neg |
Aggregatibacter spp. | Pleomorphic gram negative bacilli Catalase: pos Indole: neg Oxidase: pos Urea: pos Bile esculin: neg |
Cardiobacterium spp. | Pleomorphic gram negative rods Catalase: neg Indole: pos Oxidase: pos Nitrate: neg Slight alpha hemolysis May pit agar |
Kingella spp. | Short, plump, gram negative coccobacilli with square ends Catalase: neg Indole: neg Oxidase: pos Nitrate: neg Beta or gamma hemolysis May pit agar |
Capnocytophaga spp. | Gram negative fusiform bacilli, tapered end Catalase: neg Oxidase: neg Flat colonies with hazy edges |
Acinetobacter spp. | Gram negative plump coccobacilli Catalase: pos Oxidase: neg Motile: neg Lactose: neg Smooth, opaque, raised, creamy colonies Purple pigmentation on MAC |
Bordetella spp. | Gram negative coccobacilli or rods Lactose: neg |
Stenotrophomonas maltophilia | Gram negative rods Catalase: pos Oxidase: neg Motile: pos Lactose: neg Decarboxylase lysine: pos Gelatin: pos DNAse: pos Nitrate: V Large, smooth, glistening, uneven edges, lavender-green to light purple pigmented colonies Ammonia odor |
Achromobacter spp. | Gram negative bacilli Oxidase: pos Motile: pos Glucose: pos Xylose: pos Lactose: neg Nitrate: pos |
Alcaligenes spp. | Gram negative rods or coccobacilli Catalase: pos Oxidase: pos Motile: pos Urea: neg Glucose: pos Lactose: neg Nitrate: neg Gelatin: V Green apple odor |
Shewanella putrefaciens | Gram negative bacilli Oxidase: pos Glucose: V Lactose: neg Nitrate: pos TSI: H2S Brown/Tan pigment |
Ochrobactrum spp. | Gram negative bacilli Oxidase: pos Glucose: pos Xylose: pos Mannitol: pos Lactose: neg Nitrate: pos Beta galactosidase: neg |
Rhizobium spp. | Gram negative bacilli Oxidase: pos Glucose: pos Xylose: pos Mannitol: pos Lactose: neg Nitrate: pos Beta galactosidase: pos Red/orange pigment |
Campylobacter coli | Curved, seagull shaped, gram negative rods Catalase: pos Oxidase: pos Hippurate: neg Cephalothin: resistant Naladixic acid: suceptible |
Acrobacter spp. | Curved gram negative rods Catalase: pos Oxidase: pos Urea: neg |
Helicobacter spp. | Curved gram negative rods Catalase: pos Oxidase: pos Urea: pos Nitrate: pos |
Campylobacter fetus | Curved, seagull shaped, gram negative rods Catalase: pos Oxidase: pos Hippurate: neg Cephalothin: susceptible Naladixic acid: resistant |
Campylobacter jejuni | Curved, seagull shaped, gram negative rods Catalase: pos Oxidase: pos Hippurate: pos Cephalothin: resistant Naladixic acid: susceptible |
Elizabethkingia meningoseptica | Gram negative bacilli Oxidase: pos Indole: pos Motile: neg Glucose: pos Mannitol: pos Lactose: neg ONPG: pos Gelatin: pos Bile esculin: pos Yellow colonies Fruity odor |
Moraxella catarrhalis | Gram negative coccobacilli Oxidase: pos Indole: pos Motile: neg Glucose: pos Lactose: neg Yellow colonies |
Vibrio | Gram negative rods Oxidase: pos Indole: pos Lactose: neg LDC: pos |
Aeromonas | Gram negative rods or coccobacilli Oxidase: pos Indole: pos Motile: pos Sucrose: pos Lactose: neg ADH: pos LDC: pos Gelatin: pos Bile esculin: pos Beta hemolysis |
Pasteurella spp. | Gram negative rods Catalase: pos Oxidase: pos Urea: neg Indole: pos ODC: pos Nitrate: pos |
Bartonella spp. | Gram negative rods Catalase: neg Oxidase: neg Urea: neg |
Brucella spp. | Gram negative rods Catalase: pos Oxidase: pos Urea: pos Nitrate: pos |