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5% Sheep Blood Agar is non-selective but differential for what?   Differentiates alpha, beta and nonhemolytic bacteria.  
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Blood Agar is composed of what nutrient?   5% sheep blood  
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What types of organisms are supported by the blood agar?   All but the most fastidious organisms. Most gram pos and gram neg bacteria  
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What is Brilliant Green differential for?   Lactose pos and Lactose neg bacteria.  
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Lactose pos on Brilliant Green decreases pH and is what color?   yellow green  
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on Brilliant Green what colors will be seen on Lactose neg?   pink colony with red zone in medium  
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What type of bacteria will Brilliant Green inhibit?   most enteric bacteria  
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What kind of agar is the Chocolate Agar?   Enriched  
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How is a Chocolate Agar enriched?   It is a Blood agar base with hemoglobin, hemin and co enzyme nicotine adenine dinucleotide(NAD)  
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what factor is hemin in a chocolate agar?   V Factor  
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What factor is NAD in a chocolate agar?   X Factor  
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The chocolate auger is enriched with X factor and V factor to support the growth of what?   H. influenzae and N. gonorrhaeae, plus most other gram pos and gram neg bacteria.  
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How is Columbia CNA agar differential?   it will demonstrate alpha /beta/no hemolysis  
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Columbia CNA agar is selective for what?   Gram pos bacteria.  
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The Columbia CNA agar has the ability to grow what?   Staph and Strep.  
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On the Columbia CNA agar what inhibits gram neg bacteria from growing?   Colistan and nalidix acid  
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The EMB ager contains what two dyes?   Eosin Y and Methylene Blue  
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The dyes in the EMB agar cause it to be selective by what?   The dyes inhibit gram pos rods.  
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The EMB agar is differential how?   Gram neg lactose fermentation  
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On the EMB agar what color will a lactose pos be.   Dark purple center, Lactose neg will not have a dark purple center.  
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Hektoen Enteric Agar inhibits wh    
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Hektoen Enteric agar is differential for what?   Lactose pos and neg bacteria  
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On the HE agar how do you differentiate between lactose pos and neg?   decreased pH will cause yellow colonies for L+ and green blue for L-.  
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What type of bacteria will the HE agar inhibit?   most normal enteric bacteria.  
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Selenite F broth is used to enrich what bacteria   Salmonella and other patogenic enteric bacteria  
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In Selenite F broth what is used to inhibit normal flora?   sodium selenite  
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The Thayer Martin Agar is selective for what?   N. gonorrrhoeae and some other Neisseria species.  
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What is the TM agar made of   colistan to inhibit other gram neg Vancomycin to inhibit gram pos nystatin to inhibit yeast  
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Modified TM contains what?   trimethoprim to inhibit Proteus.  
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Thioglycollate Broth is used for what?   enrichment for most all bacteria  
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Mac Conkey is selective for what?   enteric gram neg  
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Mac Conkey differentiate Lactose fermenters how?   Lactose + is red while Lactose- is clear  
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in the Mac Conkey agar what causes inhibition of gram + bacteria?   crystal violet dye and protein.  
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What species is Mannitol salt selective for?   Staph  
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In Mannitol Salt Agar what is used to inhibit gram- and other gram pos bacteria besides staph?   NaCl  
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Mannitol fermenters and be differentiated from non fermenters be?   fermenters are yellow and non-fermenters are pink.  
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PEA agar is used for?   same as CNA  
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What does SXT stand for?   Strep Selective Agar.  
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What kind of culture is most likely used with a SXT agar?   throat cultures  
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What is the SXT agar composed of?   Sheep blood agar with trimethoprim-sulfa an antibiotic used to inhibit most bacteria besides GpA and GpB strep.  
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What kind of hemolysis is caused my S.pyogenes and agalactiae?   beta hemolysis.  
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