Bacteria Summary

Which bacteria has the following characteristics?

- lactose (+)

- oxidase (-)

- hemolysis (+)

- Voges-Proskauer (-)

A. Klebsiella

B. E.coli

C. Citrobacter

D. Serratia

B. E.coli

Which bacteria has the following characteristics?

- lactose (+)

- oxidase (-)

- hemolysis (-)

- Voges-Proskauer (+)

- no motility (except aerogenes)

A. Klebsiella

B. E.coli

C. Citrobacter

D. Serratia

A. Klebsiella

Which bacteria has the following characteristics?

- lactose (+)

- oxidase (-)

- hemolysis (-)

- Voges-Proskauer (+)

- motile

- found in GI

A. E. coli

B. Klebsiella

C. Enterobacter

D. Citrobacter

C. Enterobacter

note: all of the characteristics could fit Klebsiella, but Klebsiella is normally NOT MOTILE except for Klebsiella Aerogenes

Which bacteria has the following characteristics?

- lactose (+)

- oxidase (-)

- Voges-Proskauer (-)

- motile

- H2S (+)

- found in GI and is Ubiquitous

A. Citrobacter

B. Salmonella

C. Serratia

D. A and B

E. All of the above

A. citrobacter

note: all of the charcteristics also match salmonella, but salmonella is NOT part of the normal human flora

Which bacteria has the following characteristics?

- lactose (+)

- oxidase (-)

- Voges-Proskauer (+)

- motile

- hemolysis (-)

- found in environment

A. Klebsiella

B. enterobacter

C. Shigella

D. Serratia

D. Serratia

note: characteristics match enterobacter, but enterobacter is found in GI while serratia is found in the environment

Which bacteria has the following characteristics?

- lactose (-)

- oxidase (-)

- Voges-Proskauer (-)

- motile

- H2S (+)

- not a part of human microbiota

A. Citrobacter

B. Shigella

C. Proteus

D. Salmonella

D. Salmonella

Which bacteria has the following characteristics?

- lactose (- delayed)

- oxidase (-)

- Voges-Proskauer (-)

- not motile

- not a part of human microbiota

A. Salmonella

B. E. coli

C. Shigella

D. Klebsiella

C. Shigella

Which bacteria has the following characteristics?

- lactose (-)

- oxidase (-)

- Voges-Proskauer (+)

- swarming motility

- H2S (+)

- found in GI

A. Proteus

B. Salmonella

C. Citrobacter

D. Morganella

A. Proteus

Which bacteria has the following characteristics?

- lactose (-)

- oxidase (-)

- Voges-Proskauer (-)

- motile

- found in GI

A. Shigella

B. Morganella

C. Burkholderia

D. Klebsiella

B. Morganella

Which bacteria has the following characteristics?

- obligate aerobe

- lactose (-)

- oxidase (+)

- Ubiquitous

A. E. coli

B. Burkholderia

C. stenotrophomonas

D. Citrobacter

B. Burkholderia

Which bacteria has the following characteristics?

- obligate aerobe

- lactose (-)

- oxidase (-)

- Ubiquitous

A. E. coli

B. Burkholderia

C. stenotrophomonas

D. Citrobacter

C. stenotrophomonas