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AFB are strict aerobe, spore forming, slow grower, cocci shaped gram positive bacteria.
False-AFB are:
-Strict Aerobes
-NON-spore forming
-Slow grower
-Gram Postive Rods.
How do AFB look with gram stain?
It will not be visible=shadow
or inconsistent gram positive rods
Can you use Gram stain to identify AFB? WHY?
NO
Cyrstal violet and safarin stains cannot penetrate bacteria cell wall (thick lipid=mycolic acid)
What can Lab level I do in regard to AFB?
ONLY Acid fast smear.
What can lab level II do in regard ti AFB?
everything except ID all mycobacteria.
Can Lab level II ID Mycobacteria tuberculosis?
Yes. ONLY ID M. tuberculosis.
If you want to ID Mycobacteria other than M. tuberculosis, which lab level can do that?
Only level III
Mycobacteria light test detect___
Ability of bacteria to form pigment/grow in light and dark.
pigement in light only
Photochromagen= Runyon Group I

The light of Ma KAsi is pink.
M. Kansosii
M. marinum
M. simiae
M. asitaticum
What are Runyon Group I=Photochromagen
The light of Ma KAsi is pink. (4)

M. Kansosii
M. marinum
M. simiae
M. asitaticum
Pigement is light and dark
Scotochromagen=Runyon group II
Both Gorden and X Seem to like the SuZuki car.
or
Go Ser XZ (or Go score XZ or Guess XZ)

M. scrofulaceum
M. szulgai
M. xenopi
M. goradonae
What are Runyon Group II
Both Gorden and X Seem to like the SuZuki car.
or
Go score XZ

M. scrofulaceum
M. szulgai
M. xenopi
M. goradonae
What are Runyon Group III?
Nonphotochromahen=grow but no pigmentation in both
List Runyon Group III (5)
UHMALTerrae + MAC

MAC= Mycobacterium avium complex
M. ulceran
M. haemophilum
M. malmoense
M. terrae
What are the rapid growers?
Runyon group IV.
Which mycobacteria are inert?
Mycobacterium africanum
Mycobacterium ulcerans
Which organism has no Runyon group?
Leporae
Why Leporae has no group?
It does NOT grow in the media (LJ)
What are the MTB complex group?
M. tuberculosis
M bovis
M. africanum

MTB complex froup~TBA
What disease is caused by M. tuberculosis?
1-Primary (Lung)= Primary tuberculosis
2-Dissemination (spread from lung to bloodstream)=Miliary tuberculosis
3-Genitourinary tuberculosis (sterile pyuria)
4-skeletal tuberculosis (Pott's disease)
Where does M. tuberculosis reside/multiply?
Lung (alveoli) insie macrophages
How is M. tuberculosis transmitted?
Airborn-droplet nuclei
Children and HIV patients
Miliary tuberculosis is often seen in who?
cause of Pott's disaease
M. tuberculosis=>skeletal tuberculosis
Back pain, hips and knee pain
Pott's disaease
M. tuberculosis=>skeletal tuberculosis
UTI + sterile pyuri ( increase WBC in urine without bacteria presence)
M. tuberculosis=>Genitourinary tuberculosis
Macroscopic finding:
Rough, dry, buff (off white color)colonies _dull not shiny
Mycobacterium tuberculosis
or
Mycobacterium ulcerans (inert + 30C)
Microscopic:
"Serpent cords" from broth media
"Mycobacterium tuberculosis"

(clumping together and form a line)
NAP test
NAP (r-nitro--acetyl amino-b-hydroxypropiophenone)
in conjunction with the "Bactec" instrument
Why use NAP test?
ONLY M. tuberculosis will not grow
(low growth index- control has higher growth index)
inhibits M. tuberculosis complex growth in Bactec bottles
Bactec/ NAP Test.
What grow on NAP test
MOTT
Mycobacteria other than tuberculosis
Catalase for M. tuberculosis is ?
Negative ( <45)
Niacin and nitrate for M. tuberculosis?
Positive
(Yellow-red)
Nicin test reagent?
aniline solution and cyanogen bromide to extract Niacin from agar.
Negative 68C catalase?
Negative cat-HGTB (HGTV lol)

M. tuberculosis
M. bovine
M. gastri
M. haemophilus
MDR= multidrug resistance
to INH (isoniazid) and Rifamp
First drugs for TB (tuberculosis) treatment (starting)
INH and Rifampin for 9-12 months
WHat can cause MDR
in-adherance to antibiotic treatment
Mycobacteri that affect cattle
( also dog, parrot, car, pig, humans)
M. bovis
M. bovis vs M. bovis BCG?
M. bovis is dysgonic=poor grower~ 6-8 week
M. bovis BCG= eugonic= good grower~ 3-4 weeks
How can we differentiate:
M. bovis from M. avium?
5 mcg/ml T2H susceptibiloty test:

M. bovis no growth -suceptible
(dysgonic=poor grower~ 6-8 weeks)
What is T2H?
Agar infused with thiophene-2-carboxylic acid hydrazide (T2H)
Only~ is susceptible (no growth) to T2H?
M. bovis and B. bovis BCG
M. avium result with T2H
Resistant= grow
If growth is greater than 1% of the growth on a control non-T2H agar,
the organism is resistant
TB vaccination is made from?
attenuating (weak) strain of live BCG ( M. bovis BCG)
M. africanum biochemical reaction=>
inert- only Urease positive (pink)
What cause Leprosy?
M. leprae
What cause Hansen's disease?
Hansen's disease=Leprosy=>
M. leprae
FOrm of Leprosy?
1-Tuberculoid leprosy (spontaneous recovery) ok
2-Lepromatous (limb fall off) bad!
What organ system is affected by Leprosy?
skin and nervous system
How is Leprosy diagnosed?
skin biobsy (in vivo)
Becasue M. leprae cannot grow in vitro
Yellow colony
Positive Nitrate (red)
Group I- M. Kansasii (tap water)
grow only at 30 C
3X UHM
M. marinum
M. haemophilum
M. ulcerans
grow at 42C
M. xenopi
30 C
Fried egg shape on plate,
Swimmer pool granuloma
infect fish in acquarium
Group I-M. marinum
fried egg shape on plate
Group I-M. marinum

Mary likes fried eggs! :)
fish in tank dies, probably infected with
(swimming pool granuloma)
M. marinum

Mary killed the fish
traumatized skin comes in contact with fresh or salt water
M. marinum causing=(swimming pool granuloma)
Pyrazin-amidase is used to differentiate=
Positive: M. marinum + M. tuberculosis
Negative: M. kansassii + M. bovis
Pyrazin-amidase - how long?
4 days
Pyrazinamidase hydrolyzes:
pyrazinamide to ---->pyrazinoic acid (become red with ferrous sulfate)
reagent for Pyrazin-amidase ?
Ferrous ammonium sulfate
A red (positive) pyrazine-amidase indicate the presence of?
pyrozinoic acid
Pulmonary disease
M. simiae
Bacteria isolated from monkey
Group I:
M. simiae (pulmonary)
M. asiaticum (rarely cause human disease)
Differentiate M. simiae from M. asiaticum?
Tellurite and Tween hydrolysis test
Differentiate M. simiae from M. asiaticum?
Tellurite reduction (+) for M. simiae
Tween hydrolysis (-) for M. simiae
**Opposite results for M. asiaticum

" Sima's teenager are negative"
Tellurite reduction test use what media?
MiddleBrook 7H9 broth

add- potassium tellurite
Black cell sediment in the bottom of the tune
Positive Tellurite reduction test
All rapid-growers reduce tellurite
in 3 days.
how to differentiate M. avium from nonchromogenic species-
Tellurite reduction test

M. avium will produce black sediment with Tellurite reduction test
Which organism have positive tellurite test
ALL repid grower + M. avium (nonchromahenic)
+ M. simiae+ M. malmoense (nonphotochromagen)

"SiMA"
Tween hydrolysis
detergent like
positive tween hydrolysis test
pink
M. gordonae and M. Malmoense
Cervical lymphadenitis (children) disease is associated with~
M. scrofulaceum (urease positive)
Urease test is used to differentitae?
M. scrofulaceum (urease positive)
A nitrate-negative, Tween 80-positive scotochromogen is most likely
M. gordonae.***
but can be
M. scrofulaceum if urease positive
A nitrate-negative, Tween 80-positive scotochromogen with positive urease is most likely
M. scrofulaceum (urease positive)
NTM stand for
“Nonpathogenic” mycobacteria - but can still cause disease in compromised.
M. gastri is isolated from
gastric content (stomach)
Common laboratory contaminant and is known as the “tap-water bacillus” or “tap-water scotochromogen.”
M. gordonae
Scotochromagenic at 37C but photochromagenic at 25C
M. szulgai
Which one is M szulgai?
A-pigment in both tube at 37, pigment in both tubes at RT
B-no pigment in both tube at 37,no pigment in both tubes at RT
C-pigment in only the light tube at 37, pigment only in light tubes at RT
D-pigment in both tubes at 37, pigment only in light tube at RT
D-szulgai

A=Scotochromagenic
B-nonphotochromagenic
C-photochromagenic
Which group grow at 42C
Group II M. xenopi
isolated from toad
M. xenopia
the toad is called (xenopus laevus)
bird nest appearance
M. xenopia
42C, toad, birdnestt
sticklike filaments project from the colonies
bird nest appearabce M. xenopia
Semi-quant catalase for M. xenopia is
Tween and nitrate
Arylsulfate
Negative
except arylsulfate is positive
Some strains are scotochromogenic, others are nonphotochromogenic
M. xenopi
found in soil and water
M. gordonae
Tap water bacillus
M. gordonae
Resistance to drugs
urease is used to distinguish?
M. scrofulaceum (+) from
M. gordonae (-)
Immunocompromised patient are at highest risk for:
~A
the second risk is~B
the third risk is ~C
A- first is TB
B- second is M. avium
C-third is Leporasy
transmitted trough chicken infection (poultry)
MAC
M. avium complex
mycobacterial lymphadenitis (inflamed lymph nodes)

HIV patients, cancer patients
MAC
M. avium complex
Nodular pulmonary infection in elderly woman
M. intracellular
Most common cause of NTM infections
The M. avium complex
resistant to many antimycobacterial drugs
you see two colonies on the MB 7H10: Thin transparent and smooth raised creamy
The M. avium complex
Burnli ulcer (skin 30C)
M. ulceran
you took a skin biopsy test, and you suspect M. ulceran. What do you expect 68% catalase and Tween?
catalse +
Tween -
Require hemin from CHOC(blood) to grow
M. haemophilum
skin infection in HIV infected patient
M. haemphilum
If you do not have CHOC, what can you susbtitute to grow M. haemophilum?
LJ with ferric ammonium citrate
isolated from Malmo, Sweeden
M. malmoense
Require deep inoculatn-Grow below surface of agar
M. malmoense
pulmonary disease-resist drug
Radish bacillus
garden disease
M. Terra complex
work in the garden, developed osteomyelitis. what infection can cause this?
M. terrae-~ puch wound in hand
associated with intravascular catheter-contamination infection
M. fortuitum
M. mucogenicum
Soil and water
M. fortuitum, terrae???
Where does M. Malmoense reside?
Lung
septic arthritis
M. terrae
breat implant rupture can cause infection from~
M. chelonae
isolated from sea turtle
M. chelonae
Has highest antibiotic resistance profile among rapid growers
M. abscessus
Mucoid/ slimy
M. mucogenicum
You are trying to identify Mycobacteria causing intravascular catheter-related bacteremia-
what test is helpful?
M. fortuitumand & M. mucogenicum

Tolerance to 5% NaCl & positive Nitrate reduction=> M. fortuitum
52C
Smooth or rough yellow colony
M. thermorsistable
Iron uptake test use what media?
LJ media + 20% ferric ammonium citrate
how long do you incubate Iron uptake media test
up to 21 days
If grow in 3-4 days=> Rapid grower
rusty brown
positive Iron uptake
Why use Iron uptake test?
Differentitate NEG M. chelonae
from other Rapid grower!
Why is crystal violet removed from MacConky?
To allow growth of
gram-positive bacteria and
fastidious gram-negative bacteria
Nitrate reduction positive (+)
grow on the special MAC agar(without crystal violet)
Susceptible to drugs
belong to
M. fortuitum complex.
grow on the special MAC agar(without crystal violet)
M. fortuitum complex and (Nitrate reduction positive)
M. chelonae
Tolerance test: LJ + 5% NaCL
ONLY M. triviale is positive
cultured on the feet of mice or on nine banded armadillos due to the inability to culture in vitro.
M. leprae