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What is the MacConkey Agar (MAC) used for
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Isolation and identification of enteric pathogens. Growth of gram-positive bacteria is inhibited
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What is Sorbitol MacConkey Agar (SMAC) used for
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Facilitates the identification of E. Coli O157:H7 (turns tan)
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What is Xylose-Lysine-Deoxycholate (XLD) Agar used for
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Isolation and identification of Shigella and Salmonella
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What enteric bacteria is unable to ferment xylose
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Shigella
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What is the leading cause of bacterial gastroenteritis in the US
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Campylobacter jejuni
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What does CampyPak faciliate growth of
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Microaerophilic organisms
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What is Thioglycollate broth used for
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Lowers oxygen tension in the medium and improves the recovery of anaerobic organisms without incubation in an anaerobic atmosphere
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What is the Indole Test used for
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Differentiate between the genus Escherichia and the genera Klebsiella and Enterobacter
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What is the Voges-Proskauer (VP) test used for
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Indentification of members of the Enterobacteriaceae that ferment glucose via the butylene glycol pathway
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What is the Methyl Red (MR) test used for
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Detect acidic fermentation products that result from mixed acid fermentation
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What is Simmons Citrate Agar (Cit) used for
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E. coli, Salmonella typhi, and Shigella will not grow. Enterobacter, Citrobacter, and Salmonella enterica will grow
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What is the Urease test used for
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To distinguish members of the genus Proteus (urease positive) from Salmonella (urease negative)
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What does the Oxidase test do
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Distinguishes Pseudomonas aeruginosa from other glucose non-fermentative bacteria and from the family Enterobacteriaceae
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What does the oxidative-fermentation Test medium do
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Aids in the identification of organisms that utilize carbohydrates oxidately rather than fermentatively, such as Pseudomonas
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