microbio lab Exercise 3

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MAC plate Escherichia coli

GROWTH: yes

APPEARANCE: purple

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MAC plate Proteus mirabilis

GROWTH: yes

APPEARANCE: clear

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MAC plate Staphylococcus aureus

GROWTH: no

APPEARANCE: N/A

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MSA plate Staphylococcus aureus

GROWTH: yes

FERMENTATION: yes (yellow)

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MSA plate Staphylococcus epidermidis

GROWTH: yes

FERMENTATION: no (clear)

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MSA plate Proteus mirabilis

GROWTH: none

FERMENTATION: N/A

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CNA plate Staphylococcus aureus

GROWTH: beta hemolytic

GRAM STAIN: +

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CNA plate Escherichia coli

GROWTH: no

GRAM STAIN: -

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MH plate Pseudomonas aeruginosa

APPEARANCE: medium, green

GRAM STAIN: -

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MH plate Escherichia coli

APPEARANCE: medium, creamy

GRAM STAIN: -

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MH plate Staphylococcus aureus

APPEARANCE: medium, creamy

GRAM STAIN: +

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BAP plate Pseudomonas aeruginosa

GROWTH: beta hemolytic

DESCRIPTION: shiny, large, flat

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BAP plate Escherichia coli

GROWTH: beta hemolytic

DESCRIPTION: medium/large, grey

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BAP plate Staphylococcus aureus

GROWTH: beta hemolytic

DESCRIPTION: medium, creamy

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BAP plate Staphylococcus epidermis

GROWTH: non-hemolytic

DESCRIPTION: small, white, opaque

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BAP plate Proteus mirabilis

GROWTH: non-hemolytic

DESCRIPTION: swarms, smelly (like Elijah)

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BAP plate Streptococcus pneumoniae

GROWTH: alpha hemolytic

DESCRIPTION: medium, dipped in, clear

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mannitol salt agar plate (MSA)

SELECTIVE: yes (7.5% NaCl)

DIFFERENTIAL: yes (1% mannitol)

DESCRIPTION: ferment = yellow, non-fermenter = clear

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sheep blood agar plate (BAP)

SELECTIVE: no

DIFFERENTIAL: yes (5% RBCs)

DESCRIPTION: demonstrates hemolysis (beta/alpha/non)

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plain Mueller Hinton plate (MH)

SELECTIVE: no

DIFFERENTIAL: no

DESCRIPTION: N/A

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MacConkey agar plate (MAC)

SELECTIVE: yes (bile salts + crystal violet)

DIFFERENTIAL: yes (lactose);

DESCRIPTION: selects for gram-negative (-)

fermenter = (+)/purple, non-fermenter = (-)/clear

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Columbia Colistin Nalidixic Acid agar plate (CNA)

SELECTIVE: yes; Columbia agar base (nutrient w/ peptides), 5% sheep blood, colistin and nalidixic acid (antimicrobial agents)

DIFFERENTIAL: yes; (5% sheep RBCs for hemolysis), high carbs

DESCRIPTION: alpha/beta/non-hemolytic, selects G+, suppresses G-

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alpha hemolysis

partial RBC clearing (left)

<p>partial RBC clearing (left)</p>
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beta hemolysis

complete RBC clearing (middle)

<p>complete RBC clearing (middle)</p>
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non hemolysis

no clearing of RBCs (right)

<p>no clearing of RBCs (right)</p>