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| Enterobacteriaceae Characteristics |
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| GNB, Facultative, Non-Fasidious/sporeformers, Most are motile except Klebsiella, Shigella, Yersinia |
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| NF of animal and human GI tract; also soil, water, and plants. |
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| Opportunistic Pathogens. septicemia, meningitis, UTI, diarrhea, wound, infections, and pneumonia. |
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| Zoontic Pathogen: Yersinia Pestis, bubonic plague |
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| Enter. Diseases: 3 Primary Intestinal Pathogens |
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| Salmonella, Shigella, and Yersinia enterocoliitica species |
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| Triple Sugar Iron (TSI) agar slants |
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Definition
| Medium shows multiple charac. in tube. Most are based on a color & pH change. Glucose charac. is key for this family. Red= glucose, yellow=lactose. Space means there is a gas. Black shows hydrogen sulfide. |
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| pH indicator, if it utilized then it is postive |
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| API Analytical Profile Index |
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| Plastic strip with miniature test tubes |
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Inhibitors: Bile Salts and Crystal Violet
Carbohydrates: Lactose pH indicator:neutral red
Expected Results: non-lactose fermentor-colorless, Lactose fermentor-maroon |
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