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Question | Answer |
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TRUE OR FALSE: WHEN PREPARING YOUR INOCULUM, STERILE WATER CANNOT BE USED WHATSOEVER. | FALSE: 5ML OF .85% STERILE SALINE OR STERILE DISTILLED WATER CAN BE USED. |
WHEN INCUBATING THE STRIPS, DOES IT MATTER IF THE INCUBATOR IS A CO2 OR NON-CO2? WHY | YES. IT NEEDS TO BE A NON-CO2 INCUBATOR B/C CO2 AFFECTS THE PH OF THE INDICATORS, THUS ALTERING RESULTS. |
AFTER A 18-24 HR INCUBATION PERIOD, IF GLUCOSE IS NEGATIVE, BUT AT LEAST 3 OTHER TESTS ARE POSITIVE, CAN WE STILL ADD REAGENTS? | YES, WE CAN STILL ADD THE REAGENTS FOR TDA, IND & VP. (ALWAYS PERFORM AN OXIDASE TEST IF GLUCOSE IS NEGATIVE.) |
TRUE OR FALSE: API IS SPECIFICALLY USED TO IDENTIFY ENTEROBACTERIACIAE & OTHER NON-FASTIDIOUS GRAM NEGATIVE RODS. | TRUE: IT IS NOT DESIGNED TO IDENTIFY GRAM POSITIVES OR FASTIDIOUS ORGANISMS. |
WHICH CUPULES NEED TO BE COVERED WITH MINERAL OIL AFTER INOCULATION? | ADH, LDC, ODC, H2S, & URE. |