Microbiology Exam 2

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E. coli

Colony Morphology: dark lactose fermenter, beta hemolytic

Indole: Positive

Motile

Common Clinical Scenario: UTI, bactremia

O157 has Shiga-toxin like gene

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Proteus vulgaris

Colony Morphology: Swarming, chocolate cake smell, non-lactose fermenter

Indole: Positive

Urea Hydrolysis: Positive

Common Clinical Scenario: UTI

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Proteus mirabilis

Colony Morphology: Swarming, chocolate cake smell, non-lactose fermenter

Indole: Negative

Urea Hydrolysis: Positive

Common Clinical Scenario: UTI

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Klebsiella oxytoca

Colony Morphology: Mucoid lactose fermenter

Indole: Positive

Common Clinical Scenario: Pneumonia

High rate of plasmid mediated drug resistance

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Klebsiella pneumoniae

Colony Morphology: Mucoid lactose fermenter

Indole: Negative

Common Clinical Scenario: Pneumonia
High rate of plasmid mediated drug resistance

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Enterobacter cloacae

Colony Morphology: Mucoid lactose fermenter

Indole: Negative

Motile

Inherent resistance to ampicillin, 1st and 2nd generation cephalosporins

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Klebsiella(Enterobacter) aerogenes

Colony Morphology: Mucoid lactose fermenters


Indole: Negative

Motile

Inherent resistance to ampicillin, 1st and 2nd generation cephalosporins

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Serratia marcescens

Colony Morphology: Non-lactose fermenter, can have red pigment

Indole: Negative

Motile

Common Clinical Scenario: Hospital acquired infection, medical device infections

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CItrobacter freundii

Colony Morphology: Non-lactose fermenter

Indole: Negative

H2S: Positive

Inherent resistance to ampicillin, 1st and 2nd generation cephalosporins

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CItrobacter koseri

Colony Morphology: Non-lactose fermenter

Indole: Positive

H2S: Negative

Inherent resistance to ampicillin, 1st and 2nd generation cephalosporins

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Salmonella

Colony Morphology: Non-lactose fermenter

HE Media: Black colonies

Indole: Negative

H2S: Positive

Motile

Common Clinical Scenario: GI illness, food borne

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Shigella

Colony Morphology: Non-lactose fermenter

HE Media: Green/Teal colonies

Indole: Negative

Non-motile

Common Clinical Scenario: GI illness, person to person

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Yersinia

Colony Morphology: Non-lactose fermenter

Growth on CIN Agar

Urea Hydrolysis: Positive

Common Clinical Scenario: GI illness, bubonic plague(Yersinia pestis), pseudoappendicitis

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Pseduomonas aeruginosa

Gram neg rods

Colony Morphology: spreading,flat colony with metallic sheen, Beta hemolytic, mucoid

Growth on MAC

Grape-like odor

Aerobic

Motile w/Flagellum

Catalas: Positive

Oxidase: Positive

Cytotoxicity: Protease, exotoxin A, & phospholipases

Community or healthcare acquired


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Burkholderia

Grows on routine media (BAP & CHOC)

MAC Growth

B.cepacia agar(BCSA): red/orange color from pyruvate breakdown

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Acinetobacter

Gram negative coccobacilli

Colony morphology: Smooth opaque raised creamy colonies on BAP

Growth on MAC: nonlactose fermenter with purple hue

Oxidase: Negative

Non-motile

Nitrate: Negative

Catalase: Positive

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Strenotrophomonas

Gram negative short to medium-size straight rods

Oxidase: Negative

Glucose Oxidizer

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Vibrio

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Aeromonas

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Plesiomonas

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Campylobacter

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Helicobacter