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Microbio Lab FSC
Medical Microbiology Lab Test 1 Farmingdale State College
| Bacteria | Condition | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Rhizopus | bread mold | spores at the end of long rods |
| Saccharomyces Cerivisiae | yeast used in bread/yogurt | “budding”, connected circles typically in large groups |
| Trypanosoma gambiense (in blood smear) | Chagas disease and related to African sleeping sickness | sickle shaped, larger/longer than RBC |
| Cyanobacteria | blue green algae | long stacked cells in single file, green in color |
| Borrelia Recurrentis | recurrent fever | long spirals throughout RBCs |
| Streptococcus Pneumoniae | pneumonia | small oval cells in a line |
| Bacillus Anthracis | Anthrax | long lines of square cells with endospores in center (of most cells) |
| Enterobius Vermicularis Adult | pinworm | large worm with delineated borders and internal structures visible |
| Enterobius Vermicularis Eggs | pinworm | larger oval shaped with pointed ends, delineated borders with indistinguishable internal structures |
| Trichinella spiralis in muscle | Trichinosis from undercooked pork | muscles visible with oblong ovals in between muscle fibers, darker internal of ovals |
| Entamoeba histolytica cysts | parasite | circle with dark nucleus present, sharp borders |
| Toxoplasma Gondii Smear | parasite, food borne illness or from feces of cat | elongated sickle shaped, internal: nucleus seen as dark dots |
| Giardia Lamblia Trophozoites | Gardiasis (intestinal infection) | circle with tail and several squiggly attachments on outside, inside nucleus seen as dark dot |
| Trichomonas Vaginalis Smear | STI symptoms more commonly seen in women | circle with dark oval inside from which approximately two squiggly attachments |
| Taenia Saginata | tapeworm infection | solex (head), inside has spine with branching edges |