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lab test 2

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Tests ability of an organism to ferment certain sugars   Fermentation tubes  
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Final electron acceptor of fermentation   small organic molecule  
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Changes the color of the pH indicator in fermentation tubes   acid end-products  
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What happens if results of fermentation tubes aren't read within 24 hours?   The alkaline products from the growth on peptone in the medium will counter the acid from fermentation and lead to a false-negative test  
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pH indicator of fermentation tubes   Phenol red  
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Tubes used in fermentation tests   Durham tubes  
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Purpose of tubes used in fermentation tests   Trap some of any gas produced  
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Observation of fermentation test: yellow broth with bubbles. Interpretation?   fermentation to acid and gas  
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Observation of fermentation test: yellow broth with no bubbles. Interpretation?   fermentation to acid, no gas  
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Observation of fermentation test: red broth, no bubbles. Interpretation?   no fermentation  
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Observation of fermentation test: pink broth, no bubbles. Interpretation?   degradation of peptone, alkaline end products (no fermentation)  
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Test that provides further information about glucose fermenters regarding the fate of pyruvate   MRVP  
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Identifies bacteria that produce large amounts of stable acid end-products from mixed-acid fermentation of glucose from those that produce neutral end-products   Methyl red (MR) test  
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pH indicator that starts off yellow and turns red below pH 4.4   Methyl Red  
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Identifies organisms that, after fermentation of glucose to an acid, accumulate the neutral end product 2,3-butanediol   Voges-Proskauer (VP)  
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Detect acetoin   VP reagents  
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Precursor of 2,3-butanediol   acetoin  
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Observation of MR test: Red. Interpretation?   Mixed-acid fermentation  
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Observation of MR test: yellow (no change). Interpretation?   no mixed-acid fermentation  
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Observation of VP test: Red. Observation?   acetoin produced  
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Observation of VP test: no change. Observation?   acetoin not produced  
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Test that distinguishes staphylococci from streptococci   Catalase test  
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Converts hydrogen peroxide to water and oxygen gas   catalase  
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Catalase test observation: formation of gas bubbles. Interpretation?   bacteria produce catalase  
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Catalse test observation: no bubbles. Interpretation?   no catalase produced  
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Reaction of staphylococci in catalase test   formation of gas bubbles (catalse produced)  
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Reaction of streptococci in catalase test   no bubbles (no catalase)  
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Test useful in separating enterics from pseudomonads & presumptive identification of neisseria   oxidase test  
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An enzyme found on some aerobic bacteria that transfers electrons from ETC onto oxygen   cytochrome-c oxidasae  
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Test that detects cytochrome-c oxidase   oxidase test  
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How will organisms incapable of aerobic respiration test in the oxidase test?   negative  
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Observation of oxidase test: purple/black. Interpretation?   cytochrome-c oxidase present  
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Observation of oxidase test: no color change. Interpretation?   no cytochrome-c oxidase  
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Test used to distinguish enterics from other gram-negatives by the ability to carry out anaerobic respiration using nitrate as a FEA   nitrate reduction  
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Nutrate reductases reduce:   nitrate to nitrite  
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If no red color forms after nitrate is added, what 2 things could have happened?   1. nitrite wasn't produced 2. nitrate was reduced past nitrite  
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What is the next step in the nitrate reduction test if no red color forms?   add a pinch of zinc powder  
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What does it mean if a red color forms after adding zinc to the nitrate test?   It is negative for nitrate reductase (because it was reduced by zinc, not by the organism)  
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What does it mean if no red color forms after adding zinc to the nitrate test?   the organism is nitrate reductase positive (it reduced past the nitrite form of nitrogen)  
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What do the reagents of the nitrate reduction test detect?   nitrite  
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Tests for extracellular enzymes that break down organisms into smaller pieces   exoenzyme production  
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amylase   degrades carb starch back to glucose subunits  
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Casease   cuts milk protein (casein) into smaller peptide fragments and amino acids  
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Lipases   degrade lipids (such as tributyrin) back to glycerol and fatty acid components  
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How can you tell if a medium is positive for exoenzymes?   a zone of clearing around the growtn  
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Used to detect the zone of clearing in starch plates (exoenzyme production tests)   Iodine  
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Combines with starch to give a dark blue color in the exoenzyme production test   Iodine  
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When would the area appear clear in an exoenzyme production test?   the starch is gone and there is nothing for iodine to bind to  
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The sole source of carbon and energy in citrate utilization agar   sodium citrate  
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Sole source of nitrogen in citrate utilization agar   ammonium phosphate  
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pH indicator in citrate utilization   Bromthymol Blue  
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Transports citrate into the cell (citrate utilization agar)   citrate permease  
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Observation of citrate test: blue or any growth in absence of color. Interpretation?   citrate was used  
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Observation of citrate test: green and no growtn. Interpretation?   citrate not used  
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Citrate test: what happens when pH increases?   pH indicator turns from green (negative test) to blue (positive test)  
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Test that differentiates among organisms based on their ability to rapidly hydrolyze urea to ammonia and CO2   Urea hydrolysis  
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Enzyme used in urea hydrolysis   urease  
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What does ammonia do in urea hydrolysis?   raises the pH and turns the Phenol Red to bright pink  
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pH indicator in urea hydrolysis   phenol red  
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Urease tests are often run alongside ____ tests   IMViC  
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What does strong urease activity allow identification of?   proteus (from other enterics)  
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Observation of urea hydrolysis test: bright pink within 24 hours. Interpretation?   rapid urea hydrolysis (strong urease production)  
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Observation of urea hydrolysis test: orange or yellow. Interpretation?   no hydrolysis (no urease)  
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Bacteria that produce trypyophanase convert:   tryptophjan into indole + pyruvtae and ammonia  
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Added to detect indole   Kovac's reagent  
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What will happen to kovac's reagent if indole is present?   it will turn red  
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Positive result of indole test:   red ring at the top of the tube after 4-5 drops of Kovac's reagent  
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Test used to detect bacterial motility   motility test  
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Observation of motility test: growth extending outward from all directions from stab line. Interpretation?   organism is motile  
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Observation of motility test: growth only along the stab line. Interpretation?   organism is not motile  
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IMViC Test   Indole, methyl red, VP test, citrate  
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