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T/F

Staphylococcus is responsible for pathogenic and nonpathogenic organisms
True
T/F

S. epidermis is responsible for UTI's.
False.

S. saprophyticus is responsible for UTI's.

S. epidermidis is responsible for skin lesions and endocarditis.
S. aureus are often associated with the formation of _____
abcesses
Name the S. aureus internal infections
pneumonia, osteomyelitis, endocarditis, cystitis, pylenephritis, staphylococcal endocarditis, and septicemia.
Name the metabolic products of S. aureus.
coagulase, leukocidin, hemolysins, enterotoxin, DNase, lipase, gelatinase, staphylokinase
This medium is selective for salt tolerant organisms
Mannitol Salt agar.
Differentation of of staphylococci is predicated by _____
the fermentation of mannitol
Mannitol fermenting organisms exhgibit a ____ halosurrounding their growth.
yellow
Production of coagulase is indicative of an ______ strain.
S. aureus
Clot formation within _ hours is indicative of a positive result of a virulent S. aureus strain.
4 hours
Generally, coagulase positive staphylococci also produce the hydrolytic enzyme ___
DNase
DNase cultures capable of DNA hydrolysis will show a ___ ___ halo around the area of growth
rose pink
_____ is responsible for a greater number of infectious diseases than any other group of microorganisms.
Streptococcus
Strep forms ____ ___ ___ colonies forming chains
circular, translucent, pinpoint
Alpha hemolysis is _____ hemolysis
incomplete
Strep viridans is responsible for _______
subacute endocarditis
____ _____ is the causitive agent of lobar pneumonia
Strep pneumoniae
___ hemolysis is the complete destruction of red blood cells
Beta
_____ hemolysis is the absence of any hemolysis around the colony
Gamma
Lancefield classified the streptococci into __ serogroups
20
Beta-streptococci belonging to Group _ are of prime importance to humans
A
Streptococci are classified according to their antigenic group-specific hapten called ___ ____
C-substance
Group A beta-hemolytic streptococci are collectively referred to as _____ _____
streptococcus pyogenes
Strep pyogenes are responsible for infections such as what?
tonsilitis, bronchopneumonia, scralet fever, eryspelas, cellulitis, glomerulonephritis, rheumatic fever.
B-hemo strep are indiginous to the ___ mucusa
vaginal
Group B strep pyogenes are responsible for...
puerperal fever, neonatal meningitis, endocarditis.
Group C strep pyogenes are responsible for...
eryspelas, puerperal fever, throat infections
Streptococci produces the following metabolites....
hemolysins (Alpha+Beta), leukocidins, erythrogenic toxin (cause of scarlet fever), hyalronidase (spreading factor), streptokinase (a fibrinolysin), and nucleases (destroy viscous tissue debris)
T/F

Group A strep displays an absense of a zone of inhibition in the bacitracin test.
True
Group A strep displays an agglutination with the directigen test
True
Group B strep is identified with the ____ test
CAMP
Enterococci can be differentiated from nonenterococci with the ____ ___ test by the ability of entero to grow in this medium.
6.5% NaCl test
Bile esculin test. Group D strep hydrolyzes glycoside esculin to produce....
brown to black coloration following incubation
T/F

E. faecalis produces a clear/yellow color on the medium CAMP test.
False.

Brown/black growth occurs.