Microbiology Gram-negative rods: Enterobacteriaceae Part III Karen Honeycutt, M.Ed., MT(ASCP)SM MT 418 Clinical Microbiology Student Laboratory Session
Microbiology Isolation Growth on BAP at 24 hrs, ambient air, CO 2 or anaerobically (facultative anaerobe) In general colony morphology: large, gray, beta- or nonhemolytic (normally larger than Staph, Strep, & Enterococci) GNR: Enterobacteriaceae
Microbiology Characteristics Utilization of glucose (OF Glucose): GNR: Enterobacteriaceae
Microbiology Characteristics Oxidase reaction: GNR: Enterobacteriaceae
Microbiology Characteristics GNR: Enterobacteriaceae Growth on MAC: Yes
Microbiology Characteristics GNR: Enterobacteriaceae Nitrate reduction: NO 3 to NO 2
Microbiology Characteristics GNR: Enterobacteriaceae Flagellar arrangement: peritrichous
Microbiology Biochemicals – ONPG Rapid Lactose “F” requires permease enzyme ONPG similar to lactose, doesn’t require permease enzyme to enter the organism ONPG + beta-galactosidease = yellow color Slow lactose fermenter (appear as NLF on MAC, KIA, etc.) and Rapid lactose fermenter (appear as LF on MAC & KIA are POSITIVE GNR: Enterobacteriaceae
Microbiology Nitrate to Nitrite to Nitrogen Gas Inoculate to media with nitrate Incubate test hrs Add reagent Reagent reacts with nitrite to form red color. This reaction indicates: What did the work? GNR: Enterobacteriaceae NO 3 to NO 2 Organism
Microbiology Biochemicals – Nitrate After nitrate rgt addition: Zinc will reduce nitrate to nitrite Add zinc dust What did the work? GNR: Enterobacteriaceae Zinc Therefore, the organism is:Nitrate negative
Microbiology Biochemicals – Nitrate After nitrate rgt addition: Zinc will reduce nitrate to nitrite Add zinc dust What did the work? GNR: Enterobacteriaceae Organism reduced nitrate to nitrogen gas Therefore, the organism is:Nitrate positive
Microbiology Identification – Categories Lactose “F” Lysine, phenyalalanine or tryptophane deaminase positive? Lactose NF & LDA/TDA/PDA negative GNR: Enterobacteriaceae
Microbiology Identification GNR: Enterobacteriaceae Motile HE KIA LIA ODC Indole Salmonella sp.Identification =
Microbiology Identification GNR: Enterobacteriaceae Indole CitrateLIA Motile ODC KIA Escherichia coliIdentification =
Microbiology Identification GNR: Enterobacteriaceae Indole ODC MacConkey KIA LIA Urea Proteus vulgarisIdentification =