You want to isolate staphylococci from a clinical sample, as you suspect the patient nas an infection with Staphylococcus aureus. What media would best isolate staphylococci from the other organisms in the culture?

Q: what is the procedure and materials you need to stain Staphylococcus aureus?

A: Staphylococcus aureus is a Gram-positive, round-shaped bacterium hat belongs to the Firmicutes and…

Q: y is an organism such as Staphylococcus adapted to growth on the human skin but the streptococci are…

A: When the pH and temperature of the environment are right, a creature can thrive there,

Q: What is the purpose of the pour plate technique? If a pure culture is used to inoculate the plate,…

A: PURPOSE OF POUR PLATE TECHNIQUE The pour plate techniques can be used to determine the number of…

Q: If an unknown bacteria was given that was gram-positive coccus, and the catalase test was performed,…

A: Gram-positive bacteria, such as Staphylococcus aureus, are bacteria that provide a positive response…

Q: You are interested in obtaining Staphylococcus aureus for a study investigating the prevalence of…

A: S.Aureus is the most common cause of abscesses, furuncles, and cellulitis in the skin and soft…

Q: Does the Gram stain provide information regarding a bacterium's susceptibility to antimicrobial…

A: The Gram stain is performed for the determination and classification of the bacteria. In Gram…

Q: You have isolated a Gram positive cocci from a throat culture. You have determined that it is…

A: Gram-positive bacteria have a single cell wall anchored to the cell membrane by lipoteichoic…

Q: If an acid-fast bacterium is detected in a clinical sample, thenthe organism could bea) Cryptococcus…

A: Answer- Those bacteria that resist the decolorization with acid alcohol because of the nature of…

Q: Are the large numbers of microorganisms found in the mouth cause for concern? Explain.

A: We are authorized to answer one question at a time.Since you have not mentioned which one,I am…

Q: Noah wanted to transfer Staphylococcus aureus from a broth to an agar plate. He picked up the broth…

A: The aseptic techniques are applied in the laboratory setup to reduce the risk of contamination. It…

Q: Why was a blood agar, rather than a nutrient agar, plate used for the culture from your mouth?

A: Cultured bacteria are any bacteria that grow in the lab by the microbiologist using the required or…

Q: Suppose you are to observe an unknown bacterial slide. In your initial observation, it appears to be…

A: Bacteria are almost everywhere, but even with a microscope, they aren’t always easy to see. It is…

Q: What is the difference between the use of the shape bacillus and the name Bacillus? Staphylococcus…

A: Microbiology is the study of microorganisms that are invisible to the naked eye. The microorganisms…

Q: Can you please discuss the principles of using Motility Test Medium for the detection of bacterial…

A: Bacterial motility is usually demonstrated in a semi-solid agar medium. Motile bacteria ‘swarm' in…

Q: Is the Triple-Sugar Iron Agar (TSIA) a complex or defined medium? Explain based on its composition.…

A: A growth medium is a also known as a culture medium which can be solid, liquid, and even…

Q: Supposed you are to observe an unknown bacterial slide. In your initial observation, it appears to…

A: Microorganisms are defined as organisms that cannot be viewed by unaided eyes and require a…

Q: The organism tested on Blood Agar (plate shown furthest to the left) is: a. Micrococccus luteus b.…

A: INTRODUCTION Blood agar This is a solid culture medium consisting of blood, peptones and agar. In…

Q: You are givena mix culture of S. aureus, E. coli and P. aeruginosa. Besides using the streak plate…

A: The microorganisms can be differentiated from each other based on their growth characteristics,…

Q: Identify the oxidase-negative, gram negative bacillus isolated from the blood cultures of a…

A: Gram-negative bacteria are those that do not retain the crystal violet stain after gram staining.…

Q: Explain why the media where the Staphylococcus aureus is plated has turned yellow but the media…

A: Mannitol Salt Agar (MSA) is a differential and selective medium. A member of the staphylococcus…

Q: You are provided with a mixed culture of Escherichia coli and Pseudomonas aeruginosa, draw a flow…

A: Escherichia coli and Pseudomonas aeruginosa both are gram negative bacteria that can cause severe…

Q: a specimen from an infected wound has been submitted to the clinical laboratory. explain in detail…

A: Viruses, bacteria, fungus, protozoa, and helminths are the five types of disease-causing agents…

Q: What is the importance of using a test/control organism in describing the cultural characteristics…

A: The food materials on which the organism is developed is called culture medium and the development…

Q: Explain why it is important to use only a small amount of bacteria when preparing a smear

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Q: If you prepare culture media plates 2 days ahead of the laboratory schedule, can you still use the…

A: Preparation of culture media and inoculation are two of the very sensitive steps in any…

Q: What test can be performed to differentiate between group A and group C streptococci?

A: Bacteria are a group of prokaryotic microscopic single celled organisms. They live in diverse…

Q: How would you expect the staining properties of 24-hour culture of Bacillus subtilis or the other…

A: Bacillus subtilis is a very well bacteria that is widely used as a Gram-positive bacteria model…

Q: After running a novobiocin sensitivity test, the zone of inhibition diameter measured 14 mm for one…

A: The microbiology studies about both the diseases causing microbes and beneficiary microbes, about…

Q: Which of these microbial structures is the most difficult to kill when attempting to sterilize…

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Q: You are given a mix culture of S. aureus,E. coli and P. aeruginosa. Besides the streak plate method…

A: Microbiological research necessitates the use of pure cultures. Spreading bacteria on the surface of…

Q: You collected a sample from a patient with a suspected STI. After Gram staining, you observed this…

A: The staining of bacteria is an important method of classifying the bacteria There could be multiple…

Q: What test can help you differentiate staphylococci from streptococci? What reagent or media would be…

A: Both are gram positive bacteria.

Q: What would be the expected outcome of an endospore stain test If the bacteria is a pathogenic…

A: Endospore stain is a differential stain that is used to image endospores in bacteria. A few genera…

Q: If there is growth and a color change in the Mannitol Salt Plate, which microorganism is it most…

A: Mannitol Salt Agar is high in nutrition because it contains beef extract and proteose peptone, which…

Q: what would you conclude if an inoculated plate had colonies between the streak lines

A: Streaking is a method of isolating a pure strain from single species of  microorganism . in this the…

Q: Before using the API® Staph System, what tests should be performed on bacteria to confirm that they…

A: API Staph (analytical profile index) is a systematized procedure used for the identification of the…

Q: Pretend you want to test whether a certain bacterium can take iron away from hemoglobin. What is the…

A: Culture media  Culture media is a type of media that support the growth of bacteria and fungi and…

Q: you are given a mixed culture of s. aureus, E. coli and P. aeruginosa. how would you isolate each…

A: In the study of microorganisms, a mixed culture is one that contains more than one type of organism…

Q: What things can be done during sample collection of a sick patient to help eliminate the culture of…

A: Normal flora is the organisms that are present in the body for normal functioning. The normal flora…

Q: what is your initial assumption of the organism causing this disease

A: Bacteria are the prokaryotic microorganism and based on the structural cell walls, Gram stain…

Q: With your tests you now figured out that your patient has a Staphylococcus infection, and you would…

A: S. epidermidis and S. aureus come under the category of bacteria and are associated with nosocomial…

Q: Based on the journal article “Interpretation of the Tube Coagulase Test for  Identification of…

A: The coagulase test works on the principle that a coagulase enzyme causes the plasma to clot through…

Q: If zn stain is positive from a sputum sample, what would be your pre-treatment of choice to isolate…

A: Zn stain test also called as Ziehl-Neelsen test is a rapid method to detect the acid fast bacteria.

Q: How to prepare an agar plate for bacteria? How to include the antibiotics into agar plates? How long…

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Q: explain why you would expect to see similarities in the types of colonies on the fomite plates and…

A: Organisms that are too small to be seen by the naked eye are microorganisms. These organisms can be…

Q: A mixed sample is collected from a salty environment. Stapnylococcus What is the expected result and…

A: Mannitol salt agar (MSA) is both a selective and differential media used for the isolation…

Q: Why did you perform the catalase test on colonies growing on nutrient agar plates but not on the…

A: Catalase test is used to identify the presence of catalase enzyme in the bacteria. Catalase is an…

Q: What type of reaction or lab test differentiates the presence of either staphylococcus bacteria or…

A: Staphylococcus Bacteria which grows in cluster are Gram-positive (catalase-positive). Streptococcus…

Microbial Growth

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