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| Fermentation of sugar with acid and gas end products (A/G) |
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| yellow broth; bubbles in tube in phenol red broth |
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| Acid production from fermentation of carbohydrate sugar; no gas (A/G) |
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| Yellow broth; no bubbles in phenol red broth |
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| Red broth; no bubbles in phenol red broth |
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| Deammination of peptone amino acids produces ammonia alkaline products (k) |
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Definition
| Pink broth; no bubbles in phenol red broth |
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| Positive for amino acid substrates |
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| Negative for amino acid substrates |
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| Cytochrome C Oxidase is present (+) |
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Definition
| Clear to dark blue/purple in 20 seconds in oxidase test |
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| Cytochrome C Oxidase is not present (-) |
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| No color change from clear in 20 seconds in oxidase test |
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| Citrate is not utilized (-) |
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| No color change, but does have growth |
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| Clearing around growth in starch test |
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| Amylase is not present (-) |
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Definition
| No clearing around growth in starch test |
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| Gelatinase is present (+) |
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Definition
| Gelatin is a liquid in gelatin hydrolysis |
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Definition
| Gelatin is solid in gelatin hydrolysis |
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| Streptococcus or Enterococcus (+) |
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Definition
| More than one half black/brown in bile esculin test |
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| Not streptococcus or enterococcus (-) |
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Definition
| Less than one half black/brown in bile esculin |
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| Positive for sulfur reduction |
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Definition
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| Negative for sulfur reduction |
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Definition
| No black in medium in SIM |
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| Tryptophan is broken down into indole, pyruvate, and ammonia |
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Definition
| cherry red alcohol layer of Kovac's reagent in SIM |
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| Tryptophan is not broken down; Negative |
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Definition
| Reagent color is unchanged in SIM |
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| Growth radiating outward from stab-line in SIM |
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| No radiating growth in SIM |
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Term
| Pink slant/pink butt (K/K) |
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Definition
| No fermentation in TSI. Peptone catabolized aerobically and anaerobically with alkaline products in TSI (not from Enterobacteriaceae) |
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| Pink slant/yellow butt (K/A) |
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Definition
| Glucose fermentation with acid production in TSI. Proteins catabolized aerobicaly (in the slant) with alkaline products (reversion) |
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| Yellow slant/yellow butt (A/A) |
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Definition
| Glucose and lactose fermentation with acid accumulation in slant and butt in TSI. |
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| Pink slant/Red butt (K/NC) |
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Definition
| No fermentation in TSI. Pepton catabolized aerobically with alkaline products. Not Enterobacteriaceae. |
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Term
| Red slant/Red Butt (NC/NC) |
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Definition
| Organism is growing slowly or not at all in TSI. Not from Enterobacteriaceae |
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