How would you interpret the following result of the Bile Esculin Test: "Growth of the bacteria is present however no darkening of the agar can be observed after 48 hours." Please explain.

8. In the MRSA case study, after antibiotic treatment, bacterial colonies that survive were the ones that were able to metabolize citrate. True or False.

(1) Which of the following pieces of information need to be cited in a microbiology lab report?1. Pseudomonas aeruginosa is a Gram-negative bacillus Yes / No2. It is well established that P. aeruginosa is positive for both the catalase and cytochrome oxidasetests Yes / No3. A recent study found that hyperbaric oxygen treatment might increase P. aeruginosasusceptibility to antibiotics in cystic fibrosis patients Yes / No4. P. aeruginosa is an opportunistic pathogen Yes / No5. P. aeruginosa is an opportunistic pathogen that causes about 51,000 infections in the USannually Yes / No

explain 2 reasons for enteric coating of tablets

10 mL of a culture of Enterobacter at 104 cells/mL is introduced into 990 mL of the same broth at the same temperature (37° C) with adequate mixing. It is 8 p.m. the night before class on Tuesday at 11 a.m. Doubling time for this species is 40 minutes. Will the culture reach Stationary Phase before  class? What time the culture does reach Stationary Phase?

State whether Staphylococcus epidermidis and Staphylococcus aureus are negative or positive for Voges-Proskauer test results.

What can you expect to find in lab test based on the fact that the pathogen is an intestinal pathogen?

What are the positive and negative results for the Superoxol Test results for Neisseria spp. identification. Please discuss them briefly.

State whether Staphylococcus epidermidis and Staphylococcus aureus are negative or positive for oxidase test results.

O The following is a Mannitol Salt Agar plate. What does the growth on this plate indicate? www TAN ASM's MicrobeLibrary Reynolds lactose metabolism tolerance of the dyes and chemicals in the agar tolerance of the salt mannitol metabolism