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Types of Media - Biochemical Tests
Part 3: Types of biochemical tests and expected results
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Microbiology
Undergraduate 2
10/11/2012

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Term
What are biochemical tests used for?
Definition
used to determine physiological characteristsics of microorganism, particularly in terms of bacterial enzymes and chemistry of biooxidation
Term
What does starch agar test for?
Definition
amylase
Term
What does amylase hydrolyze?
Definition
starch to simple sugars
Term
What is added to starch plate after incubation?
Definition
iodine
Term
If amylase is present in starch agar, what will be observed around an amylase positive colony?
Definition
no blue/black colour
Term
What does milk agar test for?
Definition
caseinase
Term
What does caseinase hydrolyze?
Definition
casein to amino acid products
Term
What is casein?
Definition
a primary protein in milk that gives it its white colour
Term
If caseinase is present in milk agar, what will be observed around a caseinase positive colony?
Definition
clearing
Term
What does a lipase plate test for?
Definition
lipase
Term
What does lipase hydrolyze?
Definition
fat to glycerol and fatty acids
Term
What does the production of fatty acids do to pH?
Definition
production of fatty acids lowers pH
Term
When lipase is present in the lipase plate, what colour is observed around the lipase positive colony?
Definition
dark blue precipitate
Term
What are sugar fermentation tubes used for?
Definition
determining if a microorganism can ferment particular sugars
Term
What sugars of interest can sugar fermentation tubes contain?
Definition
glucose, lactose, mannitol
Term
What are the three components of a sugar fermentation tube?
Definition
sugars of interest, pH indicator, Durham tube
Term
What is the pH indicator of a sugar fermentation tube?
Definition
phenol red
Term
If a microorganism is able to ferment the sugar, what will the result of the fermentation produce?
Definition
acid
Term
When acid is present in a sugar fermenation tube, what colour indicates that the microorganism is positive for fermentation?
Definition
yellow
Term
What is another product that some microorganisms produce during fermentation?
Definition
gas
Term
How will the secondary product in sugar fermentation tubes appear in the Durham tube?
Definition
a void or bubble
Term
In a sugar fermentation tube, how does an alkaline reaction occur?
Definition
utilization of peptone in the broth and not the sugar
Term
If an alkaline reaction occurs, what colour will indicate this?
Definition
darkening (red/dark red)
Term
What does Methyl Red (MR) test for?
Definition
mixed acid fermentors
Term
What colour indicates a positive Methyl Red test?
Definition
red
Term
What does Voges-Proskauer (VP) test for?
Definition
2,3 butanediol fermentors
Term
What do 2,3 butanediol fermentors produce less of compared to mixed acid fermentors?
Definition
acid
Term
What is actually tested for in a Voges-Proskauer (VP) instead of a butanediol producer?
Definition
acetoin (acetyl methyl carbinol)
Term
What are Barrit's reagents in a VP test?
Definition
alpha-napthol and KOH
Term
When oxygen is present in a VP test, what reagent reacts with the product?
Definition
KOH
Term
When oxygen is present, what colour indicates that the microorganism is a 2,3 butanediol producer?
Definition
brick red colour
Term
What is alpha-naphthol ultimately used for in a VP test?
Definition
to intensify the red color
Term
What is an example of a MR + microorganism?
Definition
Escherichia
Term
What is an example of a VP + microorganism?
Definition
Enterobacter
Term
What are the products of a catalase test?
Definition
H2O and O2
Term
What indicates that the microorganism is catalase positive?
Definition
bubbles
Term
What does an oxidase test test for?
Definition
oxidase
Term
What products does an oxidase test produce?
Definition
coloured products
Term
What aromatic arene does an oxidase test use?
Definition
dimethyl-p-phenylenediamine hydrochloride
Term
When oxidase is present, what colour indicates that oxidase is present?
Definition
dark blue black
Term
What does nitrate test for?
Definition
the ability of microorganisms to reduce nitrate
Term
What is produced in a nitrate test?
Definition
N2 + NH3 and other products
Term
What is present in a nitrate broth?
Definition
nitrates (NO3-)
Term
What are the reagents in the nitrate test?
Definition
sulfanilic acid and dimethyl-alpha-naphthylamine
Term
What colour indicates that the microorganism is nitrate positive?
Definition
red
Term
What is added to the tube in a nitrate test if it is yellow?
Definition
zinc
Term
What would zinc do to a negative nitrate test?
Definition
it will turn red
Term
If the broth does not turn red after the addition of zinc in a nitrate test, what is therefore said about the microorganism?
Definition
it is true positive
Term
What happened to the nitrate in a true + Nitrate test?
Definition
the nitrate broth was completely reduced to products other than NO2-
Term
What does a indole/tryptophan test test for?
Definition
tryptophanase
Term
What does tryptophanase convert tryptophane into?
Definition
indole and pyruvic acid
Term
What reagent is added to identify indole in an indole test?
Definition
Kovac's Reagent (p-dimethylaminobenzaldehyde, amyl or butyl alcohol, and HCl)
Term
If indole is present, what colour indicates that the microorganism is positive for indole?
Definition
red
Term
What does a urea test test for?
Definition
urease
Term
What does urease convert urea into?
Definition
ammonia and CO2
Term
If ammonia is present, what happens to the pH of the solution?
Definition
increases
Term
If ammonia is present, what colour indicates that the microorganism is urease positive?
Definition
red
Term
What does the enzyme cysteine desulfurase remove from cysteine to produce H2S?
Definition
sulfur side chain
Term
When H2S is present in a cysteine test, what is produced to indicate an H2S positive test?
Definition
black precipitate
Term
What does a SIM test for?
Definition
sulfur, indole, and motility
Term
What does a simmons citrate test test for?
Definition
utilizes citrate as the sole carbon source
Term
Other than growth, what colour will indicate a citrate positive microorganism?
Definition
Prussian blue
Term
What does Phenylalanine test for?
Definition
PPA and NH3
Term
What is added to PPA to indicate presence of products?
Definition
ferric chloride
Term
If PPA is present, what colour will indicate a positive phenylalanine test?
Definition
deep green
Term
What does litmus milk test for?
Definition
lactose fermentation
Term
What kind of reaction causes a pink liquid to form due to a drop in pH from the fermentation of lactose?
Definition
acid reaction
Term
What kind of reaction produces a pink solid due to to acid production and coagulation of proteins causing the solid formation?
Definition
acid curd reaction
Term
What kind of reaction causes litmus to be reudced and to be colorless (tube appears white since only milk remains)?
Definition
reduction
Term
What causes a blue liquid to be produced when protein breakdown produces amino acids that are deaminated and release ammonia?
Definition
alkaline reaction
Term
What causes a clearing of medium (may be brown or amber) caused by the enzyme caseinase?
Definition
peptonization/proteolysis
Term
What reaction causes the tube to turn white except for a small region at the top where oxygen reoxidizes the litmus to the red coloured form?
Definition
acid curd reduction
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