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1. Purpose of: Eosin Methylene Blue (EMB)?
a. Isolate of gram negative
2. Nutrients/Food for bacteria isolated by: Eosin Methylene Blue (EMB)?
a. Peptone
b. Sucrose
c. Lactose
3. Inhibitors of (if applicable): Eosin Methylene Blue (EMB)?
a. Methylene Blue
b. Eosin Y
4. Indicators (i.e. ph, if applicable): Eosin Methylene Blue (EMB)?
a. none
5. Reactions/Growth results for: Eosin Methylene Blue (EMB)?
a. Poor Growth or no growth
i. Organism is inhibited by eosin and methylene blue
ii. Gram positive
b. Good growth
i. Organism is not inhibited by eosin and methylene blue
ii. Gram negative
c. Growth is pink and mucoid
i. Organism ferments lactose with little acid production
ii. Possible coliform
d. Growth is “dark” (purple to black with or without green metallic sheen)
i. Organism ferments lactose and/or sucrose with acid production
ii. Probable coliform
e. Growth is “colorless” (no pink, purple, or metallic sheen)
i. Organism does not ferment lactose or sucrose
ii. Noncoliform
6. Other components of: Eosin Methylene Blue (EMB)?
a. Dipotassium phosphate
7. Purpose of: Hektoen Enteric Agar (HE)?
a. Isolate and differentiate shigella and salmonella from other gram negative enteric organisms
8. Nutrients/Food for bacteria isolated by: Hektoen Enteric Agar (HE)?
a. Lactose
b. Sucrose
c. Salicin
d. Yeast extract
9. Inhibitors of (if applicable):
a. Bile salts
10. Indicators (i.e. ph, if applicable): Hektoen Enteric Agar (HE)?
a. none
11. Reactions/Growth results for: Hektoen Enteric Agar (HE)?
a. Poor or no growth
i. organism is inhibited by bile and/or one of the dyes included
ii. gram positive
b. Good growth
i. organism is not inhibited by bile and/or any of the dyes included
ii. gram negative

c. Pink to orange growth
i. organism produces acids from lactose fermentation
ii. not shigella or salmonella
d. Blue-green growth with black precipitate
i. Organism does not ferment lactose, but reduces sulfur to hydrogen sulfide
ii. Possible salmonella
e. Blue-green growth without black precipitate
i. organism does not ferment lactose or reduce sulfur
ii. possible shigella or salmonella
12. Other components of: Hektoen Enteric Agar (HE)?
a. Peptic digest of animal tissue
b. Ferric ammonium citrate
c. Acid fushin
d. Bromythmol blue
e. Sodium thiosulfate
13. Purpose of: MacConkey agar?
a. Isolate and differentiate members of the Enterobacteriaceae
14. Nutrients/Food for bacteria isolated by: MacConkey agar?
a. Pancreatic digest of gelatin
b. Pancreatic digest of casein
c. Lactose
15. Inhibitors of (if applicable): MacConkey agar?
a. Bile salts
b. Crystal violet
16. Indicators (i.e. ph, if applicable): MacConkey agar?
a. Neutral Red
i. Dye that is colorless at pH above 6.8 and red at pH below 6.8
17. Reactions/Growth results for: MacConkey agar?
a. Poor growth or no growth
i. Organism is inhibited by crystal violet and/or bile
ii. Gram positive
b. Good growth
i. Organism is not inhibited by crystal violet or bile
ii. Gram negative
c. Pink to red growth with or without bile precipitate
i. Organism produces acid from lactose fermentation
ii. Probable coliform
d. Growth is “colorless” (not red or pink)
i. Organism does not ferment lactose, NO REACTION
ii. Noncoliform
18. Other components of: MacConkey agar?
a. Sodium chloride
19. Purpose of: Mannitol Salt Agar?
a. Isolation and differentiation of Staphylococcus aureus
20. Nutrients/Food for bacteria isolated by: Mannitol Salt Agar?
a. Peptone
b. Phenol red
c. Carbohydrate nutrient
d. Mannitol
21. Inhibitors of (if applicable): Mannitol Salt Agar?
a. Sodium chloride
b. Salt content
22. Indicators (i.e. ph, if applicable): Mannitol Salt Agar?
a. Phenol red
i. pH > 8.4 –pink
ii. pH<6.8 yellow
23. Reactions/Growth results for: Mannitol Salt Agar?
a. Poor growth or no growth
i. Organism is inhibited by NaCl
ii. Not staphylococcus
b. Good growth
i. Organism is not inhibited by NaCl
ii. staphylococcus
c. Yellow growth or halo
i. Organism produces acid from mannitol fermentation
ii. Possible pathogenic staphylococcus aureus
d. Red growth (no halo)
i. Organism does not ferment mannitol. NO REACTION
ii. Staphylococcus other than S. aureus
24. Other components of: Mannitol Salt Agar?
a. Beef extract
25. Purpose of: Urea test?
a. Differentiate organisms based on their ability to hydrolyze urea with the enzyme urease.
26. Nutrients/Food for bacteria isolated by: Urea test?
a. Peptone
b. Glucose
c. Urea
d. Potassium phosphate
27. Inhibitors of (if applicable): Urea test?
a. None
28. Indicators (i.e. ph, if applicable): Urea test?
a. Phenol red
29. Reactions/Growth results for: Urea test? (culture)
a. Urease Agar:
i. 24 hours
ii. All pink no change in 6 days
1. Rapid urea hydrolysis; strong urease production
iii. Partially pink change to all pink or same in 6 days
1. slow urea hydrolysis; weak urease production
iv. Orange or yellow changes to all pink or partially pink in 6 days
1. slow urease hydrolysis; weak urease production
v. Orange or yellow no change in 6 days
1. no urea hydrolysis; urease is absent