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Microbiology lab exam

1.

parts of the microscope

2.

cocci

round shape

3.

diplococci

cocci that remain in pairs after dividing

4.

streptococci

divides and remain attached in chainlike

5.

tetrads

two planes and remain in groups of four

6.

staphylococci

multiple planes. grapelike

7.

bacilli

rodlike

8.

single bacilli

single rods

9.

diplobacilli

pairs after division

10.

steptobacilli

chains

11.

coccobacillus

oval like cocci

12.

vibrio

curved rods. like a comma

13.

spirillum

helical shape

14.

spirochete

helical and flexible

15.

spore staining

prepare slide

add culture

air dry (10min)

heat dry (5X)

put on noiling water

flood slide with malachite green

remove after 10mins and rinse with DI water

add safranin

wait 1min

perform microscopy

16.

E.coli

gram negative

non acid fast

non sporulating

acid slant and acid butt

17.

S. aureus

gram positive

non acid fast

non sporulating

18.

bacillus

gram positive

acid fast

sporulating

19.

M. smeg

acid fast

20.

what test do you perform when a microbe is found to be catalase positive

coagulase test

DNAase

MSA

21.

What happens to a medium when H2O2 is added to it

it bubbles which shows that it's catalase positive

22.

which organisms came out to be catalase positive

S. aureus and S. epidermis

23.

which organisms came out to be catalase negative

S.pyogenes

S. salvarius

S. fecalis

24.

Which organism was MSA positive and what color did it turn

S. aureus; yellow

25.

which organism was MSA negative and what color did it turn

S. epidermis; red

26.

which organism had a clear halo after the DNAase test

S. aureus

27.

which organism had no halo after the DNAase test

S. epidermis

28.

Which organism clotted for the coagulase test

S. aureus

29.

which organism didn't clot for the coagulase test

S. epidermis

30.

Which organism turned black for the bile esculin test

S. fecalis

31.

which organism turned green for the bile esculin test

S. pyogenes

S. salvaris

32.

which organism turned yellow for the phenol red test

S. fecalis

33.

which organism turned red for the phenol red test

s. pyogenes

S. salvarius

34.

For the blood hemolysis test, which one was gamma

S. fecalis

35.

which blood hemolysis came out to be beta

S. pyogenes

36.

which blood hemolysis came out to be alpha

S. salvarius

37.

what color does the organism turn when it's lactose fermenter

pink

38.

what color does the organism turn when it's a non-lactose fermenter

colorless/white

39.

what dye is first used in a gram staining

crystal violet followed by acetone decolorizer, then safranin

40.

what dye is used in spore staining

malachite green

41.

what was added to the TSI tubes

kovac's reagant

42.

P. aer

pinkish

alkaline slant

alkaline butt

non lactose

43.

P. vul

yellow slant

yellow butt

gas inside

black ppt

44.

C. fir

black ppt

creates gas

yellow slant

45.

K. pne

lactose fermenter

yellow everywhere

46.

S. ent

black ppt only in acid

it turns the media yellow first

47.

mordent for gram staining technique

iodine and moist heat

48.

what dye is used as a counter stain

methylene blue

49.

decolorizer for acid fast stain?

acid alcohol

50.

decolorizer in gram staining

acetone alcohol