Bacteriology Handouts

BACTERIOLOGY HANDOUTS
Objectives
1. Isolate, identify and analyze the bacteria that cause disease in humans.
2. Prediction and interpretation of antimicrobial susceptibility patterns
1a. Bacterial Structure

A. Cytoplasmic Structures
1. Nuclear area - single circular chromosome
2. Plasmid - small circular extra chromosomal dsDNA that confers antibiotic resistance
3. Ribosomes - consists of RNA and protein that serves as the site of protein synthesis
4. Metachromatic granules - reserves of polyphosphates
5. Spores thick walled, highly durable refractile resting cells
B. Cell Envelope Structures
A. Plasma Membrane - phospholipid bilayer (embedded with proteins) that envelopes the cytoplasm
B. Periplasmic Space - gel like matrix between cell membrane and cell wall that degrades and detoxifies macromolecules
C. Peptidoglycan Layer - repeating disaccharide attached by polypeptides that maintains the shape of the cell.
D. Outer Membrane - phospholipid bilayer with LPS, lipoproteins, porins (control the passage of solutes)
C. Surface Polymers or Appendages
1. Capsule - gelatinous polymer of polysaccharide and/or polypeptide that surround cells
2. Flagella - long protein filaments which rotate and cause bacteria to be motile.
Arrangements: a. monotrichous; b. amphitrichous; c. lophotrichous; d. peritrichous
3. Fimbriae and Pili - hair like appendages that is shorter, straighter and thinner than flagella.
a. Fimbriae (common pili) - evenly distributed, from few to several hundred that facilitates adherence of cells
b. Pili (sex or conjugation pili) - protein tubes, longer than fimbriae that join bacterial cell for DNA transfer
4. Axial filaments - bundles of fibrils anchored at one end of spirochete and spirals around the cell. Its rotation of
filaments propels the spirochete in a spiral motion
2b. Host-Microorganisms Interactions

A. Characteristics: Found in body sites of healthy persons. Either resident or transient
B. Usual Flora at Body Sites
1. Skin - Armpit, groin (diptheroids), hair follicles, sweat glands & sebaceous glands (S. epidermidis & P. acnes)
2. Upper respiratory tract - Mouth (viridans strep, G anaerobes), nose & pharynx (diplococci, diptheroids)
3. GI tract - Esophagus, stomach, SI, colon (90% obligate anaerobes, Staphylococcus, Enterococcus, Enterobacteriaceae)
4. Lower genitourinary tract -Urethra & vagina (Lactobacillus, anaerobic sporeformers, G+ cocci, Diptheroids)
C. Role of the Usual Microbial Flora
1. In host defense - Activates the immune system and blocks colonization of extraneous pathogens
2. In infectious disease Opportunists when its natural habitat is damaged, disturbed by trauma or if the hosts i
u e
system is compromised
D. Microbial Factors in Pathogenesis of Infection
1. Pathogenicity - The ability to produce disease in an individual.
a. True Pathogen - Organisms that cause disease in healthy individuals (B. anthracis and Y. pestis)
b. Opportunistic Pathogen - Organisms that cause opportunistic/iatrogenic infections (H. influenzae, S. epidermidis)
2. Virulence - Is the relative ability of the organisms to cause disease. Depends on virulence factor which allows the
organisms to (a) resist phagocytosis, (b) adhere to surface structures, (c) survive intracellularly and (d) produce
enzyme and toxins ( substances that disrupt cell metabolism)
i. Exotoxins: Secreted by the organism into the environment. The organism must possess the gene
ii. Endotoxins : Lipid A of the outer membrane. Released upon lysis of the organism
Characteristic
Exotoxins
Endotoxins
Organism Type
G(+) / G(-)
G(-)
Chemical Nature
Simple protein
Lipid A
Stability at 100C
Labile
Stable
Ab neutralization
Detoxified
Not detoxified
Biologic Activity
Individual to toxin
Same for all toxins
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1c. Control of microorganism
A. Sterilization Versus Disinfection
1. Disinfectants - chemical agents applied to inanimate objects
2. Antiseptic - a substance applied to the skin for reducing the number of bacteria
B. Methods of Disinfection and Sterilization
1. Physical Methods
a. Heat
(C)
Time Required
Applications
Boiling Water
100
15 mins.
Disinfects
Pasteurization
63 (72)
30 mins. (15 secs)
Oven (Dry Heat)
160-180
1.5 3 hrs.
Autoclave (Moist Heat)
121
15 min. at 15 psi
Sterilizes
132
30-60 min. at 15 psi
b. Filtration
Plastic polymers or cellulose esters (0.22 m)
HEPA filters (0.3 m)
c. Radiation
X rays, gamma rays and UV
2. Chemical Methods
a. Antiseptics
Type
Agents
Alcohol (50%-70%) ethanol, isopropanol
Halogens
iodophors
Heavy Metals
AgNO3 & HgCl2
Phenolics
chlorhexidine, triclosan
Applications
parenteral and antibiotic solutions & vaccines.
biological safety cabinets
disposables: syringes, catheters or gloves

b. Disinfectant (Sterilizers)
Type
Agents
Aldehydes
formaldeyde (1-8%), glutaraldehyde (2%)
Halogen
chlorine and chlorine compounds (Bleach)
Detergents
quaternary ammonium compounds
Phenolics
hexachlorophene
1d. Clinical Laboratory Safety

A. Routes of Infection
1. Mucous Membrane contact - rubbing the eyes (conjunctiva) or nose with contaminated hands
2. Airborne - inhalation of aerosols produced during centrifugation of unstoppered tubes (M. tuberculosis, Brucella)
3. Ingestion - failure to wash hands after work, eating, drinking and mouth pipetting (Salmonella and Shigella)
4. Direct Inoculation - puncture by contaminated needles and broken glass (Hepatitis virus)
B. Safety from Infectious Agents
1. Safety Program
a. Standard Precaution: Blood and body fluids from all patients should be considered infectious
b. Work and Environmental Practice Controls
No mouth pipetting, eating, drinking, smoking or applying cosmetics
No recapping of needle, dispose needles to sharps container
Disinfect workstations, wash hands frequently and minimize generation of aerosols
Wear personal protective equipment (PPE) and work in BSC
2. Biologic Safety Cabinets (BSCs)
Containment barrier that protects the worker from aerosolized organism. Air is sterilized by UV and HEPA filter
Cabinet Classification:
a. Class I - Room air pass into the cabinet sterilizing only the air to be exhausted
b. Class II - Sterilize air that flows over the work surface and the air to be exhausted
c. Class III - Self contained ventilated system. Closed front contain attached gloves
3. Biosafety Levels
a. Biosafety Level-1 - For handling organisms not known to consistently cause disease in healthy adults. Work done
in open bench tops with adherence to standard precautions. Limited access, presence of hazard warning signs,
decontamination of infectious waste (autoclave).
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b. Biosafety Level-2 - For handling common or likely encountered pathogens in a routine clinical laboratory. Use BSC
I or II. Trained personnel, presence of biosafety manual and sharps containers.
c. Biosafety Level-3 - For handling organisms that can be transmitted by aerosols. Controlled access. Ducted air
ventilation, special lab clothing and personal respirator.
d. Biosafety Level-4. Research facilities handling exotic viruses and potential bioterrorist agents. Personnel and all
materials are decontaminated before leaving the facility. Non Circulating ventilation system. Maximum
containment and use of class II or III BSCs.
1e. Specimen Collection & Processing
A. Basic Principles of Specimen Collection
1. Fundamentals
a. Collect the specimen in the acute phase of the infection
b. Select the correct anatomic site
c. Pa kage the spe i e that ill ai tai the orga is s ia ility
2. Collection Procedures
a. Blood Culture - highest concentration occurs before the fever spikes. Draw 2 sets from right and left arms,
respe ti ely hr apart.
l per set is collected in adults and 5-10 ml per set in children
b. CSF & Body Fluids - collect
L by needle aspiration and place in sterile, screw-cap tube or anaerobic transporter
c. Gastrointestinal Tract
i. Gastric Biopsy - rapid urease test or culture for H. pylori
ii. Rectal Swab or Feces - for isolation of E. coli & Vibrio spp. Plated on enrichment or selective enteric media
d. Genital Tract
i. Female - cervix, urethra, vagina; Male - prostate, urethra. For isolation of N. gonorrhoeae
ii. Collected using swab moistened with transport medium. Plated in Thayer Martin Medium
e. Lesion/wound/abscess
i. Superficial - swab along outer edge using swab moistened with transport medium
ii. Deep - aspirate with needle and syringe and place in an anaerobic transport system
f. Lower Respiratory Tract
i. Sputum - gargle with water, cough deeply into sterile, screw cap container (AFB, Legionella and Nocardia)
g. Upper Respiratory Tract
i. Collected using swab moistened with transport medium
ii. Nasopharynx: Whooping cough - B. pertussis
iii. Pharynx (Throat): Strep Throat - S. pyogenes; Epiglotitis - H. influenzae; Oral gonorrhea N. gonorrhoeae
h. Urine
i. Clean Catch Mid Stream, Catheter, Suprapubic aspirate
ii. Placed directly in a sterile, screw-cap container
iii. For diagnosis of lower UTI (cystitis, urethritis) and upper UTI (glomerulonephritis)
3. Labeling and Requisitions
a. Specimen Label: Patients name, age and gender; identification nu er; patie ts roo
u er or location;
requesting physician; culture site; date and time of collection
b. Requisition Form: Patie ts a e, age a d ge der; patie ts roo
u er or lo atio ; physi ia s a e; address;
culture site; date and time of collection; clinical diagnosis or patient history; name of individual transcribing orders
B. Preservation, Storage & Transport
1. Specimen Storage
Refrigerator Temp. (4C)
Room Temp. (22C)
Body Temp. (37C)
Foreign Devices
Abscess, lesion, wounds
CSF
Feces
Body Fluids
Urine
Genital Samples
Sputum
Nasopharynx, Throat
2. Anticoagulant: 0.025% Sodium polyanethol sulfonate (SPS) and Heparin
3. Holding or Transport Medium: Stuarts & A ies (Dacron, Rayon or Calcium Alginate swabs) or JEMBEC System
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C. Specimen Receipt and Processing
1. Criteria for Rejection
a. Unmatched requisition and specimen label
b. Specimen transported at improper temperature, fixative and media or has exceeded 2 hrs.
c. Specimen collected in improper areas.
d. Quantity not sufficient (QNS), leaking or dried specimen.
e. putu
ith < WBCs a d > EC/lpf.
2. Macroscopy: Swab or Aspirate; Stool (consistency); presence of blood, clot and mucus; volume and turbidity
3. Specimen Preparation: Homogenization; Concentration (centrifugation or filtration); Decontamination
1f. Microscopic Examination of Infected Materials
A. Introduction
1. Confirm that the specimen is representative
2. Identify agents using direct visual detection using stains
3. To guide the workup of specimen for culture.
B. Preparation of Samples
Smear
Specimen
Fixation
a. Slide warmer at
Wet Preps
Fluids or semisolids
60C for
i s.
Drop
Clear, pus, swab rinse, tissue homogenate
b. Flooding with 95%
Pellet
Blood culture, Dilute
methanol for 1 min.
Rolled
Swab material (Pus)
Pull-apart
Thick, granular, mucoid
C. Stains
1. Simple stain: colors the forms and shapes. E.g. Methylene Blue
2. Differential stain: colors specific components. E.g. Gram Stain, Acid Fast Stain
3. Antibody or Probe-mediated stain: directed specifically at identification of an organism
General Morphology
Wright-Giemsa
Sample with cellular background
Selected Morphology
Methylene Blue
Metachromatic granules
Acid Fast Stains
Mycolic Acid
Gram Stain
Cell Wall
India Ink
Capsules
Schaefer Fulton
Endospores
Leifson
Flagella
D. Microscopes
Microscope
Bright Field
Dark Field
Phase-contrast
Fluorescence
Magnification
10-1000
10-400
10-400
10-400
Genus (Species)-Specific Stains

Intracellular organism
Antibody or DNA
Lacks cell wall
probe stains
Not resolved by light microscope
Application
Stained cells
For cells not readily stained
Living or unstained cells
Cells stained w/ fluorochromes
Review Questions
1. All of the following sites contain normal flora, EXCEPT:
A) Trachea
B) Urethra
C) Small intestine
D) Groin area
2. The biosafety level practice for handling blood samples suspected of containing HIV and HBV:
A) BSL I
B) BSL II
C) BSL III
D) BSL IV
3. Which of the following specimen preparation procedure is commonly applied to pus discharge?
A) Homogenization
B) Concentration
C) Decontamination
D) None of these
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E. Terminology for Direct Examinations
Gram Positive Cocci
Chains
Streptococcus
Cluster
Staphylococcus, Viridans Strep.,
Diplococci
Streptococcus pneumoniae
Encapsulated S. pneumoniae, S. pyogenes
Gram Negative Cocci
Neisseria spp.,
Diplococci
Moraxella catarrhalis
Gram Positive Bacilli
Small
Listeria, Corynebacterium
Large
Clostridium, Bacillus
Diptheroid
Corynebacterium
Beaded
Mycobacterium, Corynebacterium
Branched
Nocardia, Actinomyces
Bifid/V forms
Bifidobacterium
Gram Negative Coccobacilli

Singly
Fastidious G (-) Bacilli
Chains, Masses Gram (-) anaerobes
Gram Negative Bacilli
Small
Haemophilus, Legionella, Bordetella,
Brucella, Francisella, Pasteurella
Medium
Enterics, Pseudomonads
Curved/Spiral
Vibrio, Campylobacter, Helicobacter
Spiral
Borrelia, Leptospira, Treponema
F. Examination of Prepared Material

Cells & structures
Associations
Amorphous debris
Necrosis, heavy protein fluid
Epithelial cells
Cell surface in collection site
Mononuclear cells Chronic inflammation
Mucus
Irritation of glandular surfaces
Purulence
Acute inflammation, exudation
Red blood Cells
Trauma, hemorrhage
G. Examples of Sample Observations

1g. Traditional Cultivation
A. Introduction
1. To grow (cultivate) and isolate all bacteria in the specimen
2. To determine which bacteria that grow are most likely causing the infection
3. To obtain sufficient growth of clinically important bacteria and allow identification
B. Nutritional Requirements
1. Types of Bacteria by Nutrient Requirements
a. Fastidious - Complex nutritional requirement
b. Non fastidious - Basic nutritional requirement
2. Media Classifications
a. Supportive (general isolation) media - support growth of most non fastidious organisms
b. Enriched (nonselective) media - supplement added to supportive media for growth of fastidious microbes
i. Sheeps Blood Agar - trypticase soy agar w/ 5% sheep's blood
Enriched & differential. Determines hemolytic patterns
Beta- complete clearing of RBC, Alpha - greenish discoloration around the colony, Gama - no effect
ii. Chocolate Agar - blood are lysed when added to molten base releasing hemin & NAD
Can support for N. gonorrhoeae & Haemophilus spp.
c. Enrichment Broth - permits growth of certain bacteria while inhibitory to others
d. Selective Media - permits growth of certain bacteria while inhibitory to others.
e. Differential Media - provides a distinct cultural appearance of microorganisms.
f. Antibiotic Media - Selective for a certain group of bacteria through addition of antibiotics
g. Back-up Broth - Broth w/ agar (0.075% ) & thioglycolic acid (reducing agent) creating anaerobiosis
C. Environmental Requirements
1. O2 and CO2 Availability
a. Obligate aerobe - requires oxygen for growth
b. Facultative anaerobe - can grow either with or without oxygen
c. Obligate anaerobe - cannot grow in the presence of oxygen
d. Aerotolerant anaerobe - can survive in the presence of oxygen but do not use oxygen for metabolism
e. Microaerophile - requires a reduced level of oxygen for growth
f. Capnophilic - requires extra carbon dioxide (5% to 10%)
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2. Temperature, pH & Moisture
a. Temperature: 35-37C (42 C for C. jejuni, 0 C for L. monocytogenes & Y. enterocolitica)
b. pH: neutral (6.5-7.5)
c. Moisture: humidified incubators and sealing of agar plates
D. Use of Colonial Morphology
1. Isolation of bacteria from specimens
a. Isolation Streaking (Three Sector T Streak) - standard pattern for inoculating specimen
b. Cross streaking- for quantization of CFU in urine specimens
2. Evaluation of colony morphologies
a. Size: pinpoint, small, medium, large
b. Form/Margin: punctiform, circular, filamentous, irregular, rhizoid
c. Elevation: flat, raised, convex, umbilicate, umbonate
d. Density: transparent, translucent, opaque
e. Color: white, gray yellow or buff
f. Consistency: Brittle or crumbly, creamy or butyrous , dry or waxy, sticky
g. Pigment: P. aeruginosa - green; S. marcescens - brick-red; Prevotella melaninogenica - brown-black
h. Odor: S. aureus - old sock : P. aeruginosa - grape like; P. mirabilis - pudrid;
Haemophilus - mousy or mouse nest; Nocardia - freshly plowed field
1h. Phenotyping Scheme
1. Microscopic Morphology & Gram Reaction
2. Macroscopic Morphology (Colony appearance)
3. Environmental Requirements
4. Susceptibility to Antimicrobial Agents
5. Nutritional Requirements and Metabolic Capabilities

a. Enzyme capabilities (Enzyme based test)
b. Presence of Metabolic Pathways
2. Gram (+) Cocci

I. Catalase Test
Test the ability to convert H2O2 into O2 & H2O (3% H2O2 Catalase O2 + H2O)
Positive: Copious bubble Staphylococcus spp. & Micrococcus spp.
Negative: No or few bubbles Streptococcus spp. & Enteroccus spp.
II. Oxidase Test
Test for the position of Cytochrome C
Positive: Development of purple-blue color Micrococcus spp.
Negative: No color change Staphylococcus spp.
2a. Gram (+) Staphylococci

I. General Characteristics
G(+) cocci in clusters, Catalase (+), Oxidase (-), facultative anaerobes, 7.5-10% NaCl (+)
II. Clinically Significant Species
A. Staphylococcus aureus: Most clinically significant Staphylococcus sp., present in skin surfaces, nosocomial infections
1. Virulence Factor
a. Enterotoxins: A, B & D: food poisoning; B: pseudomembrane colitis
b. Toxic Shock Syndrome Toxin-1 (Enterotoxin F): Menstruating-associated toxic shock syndrome
c. Exfoliative Toxin: Scalded skin syndrome
d. Cytolytic Toxins: Hemolysins(, , , Panton-Valentine Leucocidin (-Hemolysin)
e. Enzymes: i. Staphylocoagulase (Coagulase) - fibrinogen fibrin ;
ii. Staphylokinase (Fibrinolysin) - dissolve fibrin clots; iii. Protease, Hyaluronidase, Lipase
f. Protein A: Binds the Fc portion of IgG
g. Beta lactamase(Penicillinase): cleaves the -lactam ring of penicillin
2. Clinical Infections
a. Skin and wound infections i. folliculitis & furuncles; ii. boils & carbuncles; iii. bullous impetigo
b. Scalded skin syndrome; c. Toxic shock syndrome; d. Food poisoning
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B. Staphylococcus epidermidis
1. Virulence Factor: Exopolysaccharide sli e or biofilms
2. Infections: Hospital acquired UTI, prosthetic valve endocarditis
C. Staphylococcus saprophyticus
1. Virulence Factor: Adherent to Urogenital tract epithelium
2. Infections: UTI in sexually active young females and in older women with indwelling catheters
D. Staphylococcus lugdunensis; E. Staphylococcus haemolyticus
III. Laboratory Diagnosis
A. Isolation
1. Specimen: Aspirate or Swabs
2. Culture Media:
a. Sheeps Blood Agar (SBA): Enriched and Differential (5% Sheeps blood)
S. aureus: Medium to large. Pigmented yellow. -hemolytic
S. epidermidis: Small to medium. Gray-white. -hemolytic
S. saprophyticus: Small to medium. White-yellow or orange. -hemolytic
b. Mannitol Salt Agar (MSA): Selective (7.5% NaCl) and Differential (D-mannitol, phenol red)
S. aureus: Growth w/ fermentation (yellow halos)
S. epidermidis: Growth w/o fermentation (remains pink )
c. Laboratory Diagnosis
Organism
Slide Coagulase Tube Coagulase
DNase
MSA Fermentation
Novobiocin (5g)
S. aureus
+
+
+
+
S. epidermidis
S
S. saprophyticus
R
a. Coagulase Test- Test for the ability to convert fibrinogen into fibrin. Differentiate S. aureus from Coagulase (-)
Staphylococci. 2 types: Bound and Free coagulase
a1. Coagulase Slide Test- Dete ts ou d oagulase lu pi g fa tor .
Positive (+): Macroscopic clumping
Negative (-): No clumping;
a2. Coagulase Tube Test - Detects free coagulase.
Positive (+): Clot of any size
Negative (-): No clot
b. DNase Test - Test for DNA hydrolysis.
Positive (+): clear zone
Negative (-): No clearing
c. Novobiocin Susceptibility - Test for susceptibility to 5 g Novobiocin.
Susceptible(S): zone diameter >16 mm
Resistant (R): zo e dia eter
2b. Gram (+) Streptococci

Introduction: G(+) cocci in pairs / chains, Catalase (-), aerotolerant anaerobesa and some are capnophilic
Cell Wall (Polysaccharide) Structure
Pattern of hemolysis
Species
B. Lancefield
C. Browns
Common Terms (Group)
A
A
S. pyogenes
S. agalactiae
B
B
S. dysagalactiae, S. equi
C
C
S. bovis group
D
,
D Non Enterococcus
E. faecalis, E. facium
D
,,
D Enterococcus
S. pneumoniae
Pneumococcus
S. anginosus, mutans, mitis
A, C, F, G, N
, ,
Viridans streptococcus
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A. Streptococcus pyogenes
1. Virulence Factor
a. Protein M & F, Lipoteichoic acid: Adherence to mucosal/epithelial cell
b. Hyaluronic acid capsule; c. streptodornase (nuclease); d. hyaluronidase
e. Streptolysin O: Subsurface hemolysin (O2 labile) and induces anti-streptolysin O
f. Streptolysin S: Surface hemolysin (O2 stable) and non-immunogenic
g. Streptokinase: Fibrinolysin
h. Streptococcal pyrogenic exotoxin A: Scarlet fever and toxic shock-like syndrome
a. Bacterial pharyngitis & tonsilitis
b. Pyodermal Infections: Impetigo, erysipelas, cellulitis, scarlet fever
c. Necrotizing fasciitis (hospital gangrene); d. Toxic shock-like syndrome (TSLS)
e. Post-streptococcal sequelae: rheumatic heart fever and acute glomerulonephritis
B. Streptococcus agalactiae
1. Virulence Factor: Capsule
2. Infections: Obstetric complications, neonatal sepsis (pneumonia, meningitis), endometritis
C. Groups C and G Streptococci
1. S. dysagalactiae subsp. equisimilis (Large-colony forming -hemolytic isolates)
2. S. anginosus group (Small-colony forming -hemolytic isolates)
D. Streptococcus pneumoniae
1. Virulence Factor: Capsule
2. Infections: Pneumonia, meningitis
3. Others: Diplococci and capnophilic
E. Viridans Streptococci
1. Virulence Factor: Capsule, dextran and adhesins
2. Infections: Subacute bacterial endocarditis, septicemia and cavities
F. Enterococcus
1. Virulence Factor: Adhesins, cytolysins
2. Infections: Endocarditis, bacteremia and UTI
C. Colony Characteristics
Species
Description
Group A
pinpoint, large zone of hemolysis
Group B
larger, narrow zone of hemolysis
Viridans
small; , , he olyti
Group D
small; , , hemolytic
Pneumococci
glistening, dome-shaped, mucoid, umbilicated; hemolytic
D. Biochemical Identification
1a. Bacitracin (Taxo A) -Test for susceptibility to 0.04 U Bacitracin. Positive Group A
1b. Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim - Test for susceptibility to 1.25 g of SXT disk. Positive Not Group A or B
2. PYR Hydrolysis - Test for the ability to hydrolyze the substrate L-pyrrolidonyl--napththylamide
Positive - Pink to cherry-red color: Group A or D Enterococcus ; Negative - No color change or orange color
3. CAMP Reaction - Test for the synergistic hemolysis between group B Streptococcus & S. aureus.
Positive - Enhanced hemolysis in arrowhead pattern: Group B
4. Hippurate Hydrolysis - Test for ability to hydrolyze hippuric acid to benzoic acid & glycine (+ Ninhydrin)
Positive - Deep blue (purple): Group B ; Negative: Colorless
5. Bile Esculin Hydrolysis - Tests for ability to grow in 40% bile & hydrolyze esculin; Positive - blackening: Group D
6. Salt Tolerance Test - Test the ability to grow in 6.5% NaCl; Positive -turbidity/color change (purpleyellow): D Entero
7. Optochin (Taxo P) Susceptibility - Test for susceptibility to Taxo P; Positive - zone of inhibition: S. pneumoniae
8. Bile Solubility Test - Test for solubility to bile salt (2% Na desoxycholate)
Positive - Colonies disintegrates: S. pneumoniae , Negative - Colonies remains intact
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1. he olyti
A
B
Not A/B
Bacitracin
S
R
R
PYR
+
-
SXT
R
R
S
CAMP/Hippurate
+
-
2. he olyti
S. pneumoniae
D Enterococcus
D Non-enterococcus
Viridans Strep.
Optochin
S
R
R
R
BEA Hydrolysis
+
+
S
6.5% NaCl
+
-
PYR
+
-
3. , , he olyti
D Enterococcus
D Non-enterococcus
Viridans Strep.
BEA Hydrolysis
+
+
S
6.5% NaCl
+
-
PYR
+
-
2a. Aerobic Gram Positive Bacilli (Catalase Positive)

I. Clinically Significant Species
A. Corynebacterium diptheriae
1. Virulence Factor: Diptheria Toxin (Encoded by the tox gene) - block protein synthesis
2. Clinical Infections: a. Respiratory (pharyngitis characterized by the development of an exudate membrane
pseudo e ra e a d b. cutaneous diphtheria (non-healing ulcers and necrotic lesions)
3. Laboratory Diagnosis
a. Microscopy: Club shape (Coryneform); Pleomorphic (Palisades, V & L forms, chinese letters,
picket fences); Irregularly staining (metachromatic areas)
b. Colony: i. SBA (Narrow zone of -hemolysis); ii. Cystine-tellurite blood agar & Tinsdale's agar
(black colonies w/ brown halo); iii. Loeffler Serum / Pai Agar (produces metachromatic granules)
4. Toxigenicity Test Elek Test
5. Identification
C. diptheriae
C. ulcerans
C. jeikeium
Characteristic
C. pseudotuberculosis
Ti sdales Halo
+
+
+
Urease
+
+
+
Hydrolysis
Gelatin
a. Urease Test: Test the ability to hydrolyzes urea (Urea Urease ammonia)
Positive: red/magenta (rapid urease) or orange (weak urease producer); Negative: no change / yellow
b. Gelatin hydrolysis: Test the ability to produce proteolytic enzymes and liquefy gelatin
Positive: partial or total liquefaction; Negative: complete solidification
B. Corynebacterium jeikeium
1. Virulence Factor: Multiple antibiotic resistance
2. Clinical Infections: Iatrogenic infections (prosthetic heart valves)
3. Other Characteristics: Nonhemolytic and lipophilic (5% SBA w/ 1% tween 80)
C. Listeria monocytogenes
1. Virulence Factor: a. Protein p60 (adhesion and penetration to phagocytes) and; b. Listeriolysin O (cytotoxic toxin)
2. Clinical Infections: a. Pregnant women (stillbirth & spontaneous abortion); b. Newborns (bacteremia & meningitis)
and; c. immunosupressed host (endocarditis)
a. Microscopy: G+ rods or coccobacilli in pairs or in chains
b. Colony: Narrow zone of -hemolysis (SBA)
c. Grows best at 30-35C, but growth occurs at 0.5 -45 C, isolated from tissues by cold enrichment.
d. End-over-end tumbling motility in broth (22-25C)
e. Umbrella-shaped or inverted christmas tree pattern into a semi-solid tube
f. CAMP Reaction: Positive rectangle lo k type enhance hemolysis observe
g. Hippurate hydrolysis & bile esculin hydrolysis positive
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2c. Aerobic Gram Positive Bacilli (Catalase Negative)
A. Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae (Red skin, red disease)
1. Clinical Infections: Erysipeloid, septicemia, diffuse cutaneous infection
a. Microscopy: Thin, filamentous G(+) rods
b. Colony: -hemolytic w/ prolonged incubation
3. Identification: Test tube brush-like pattern at 22C, produces H2S in TSI
B. Arcanobacterium haemolyticum
1. Clinical Infections: Pharyngitis, cervical lymphadenopathy and soft tissue and sepsis
a. Microscopy: Curved, G+ rods w/ pointed ends that becomes coccal after 48 hrs
b. Colony: all olo ies, -hemolytic, pits agar, leaves black dot under a colony
c. Identification: Lipase and Lecithinase positive (EYA)
Exhibit CAMP inhibition reaction(phospholipase D inhibits -lysin)
C. Gardnerella vaginalis
1. Clinical Infections: Bacterial vaginosis (Excessive vaginal discharge, pH > 4.5 and foul smell) associated in UTI
a. Microscopy: Pleo orphi Clue cells in vaginal fluid.
b. Colony: -hemolytic (BAP) and -hemolytic (HBT)
c. Other Test: Whiff Test (Vaginal secretion + 10% KOH fishy aminelike odor), urease positive
Characteristic
Catalase Motility
BEA
Hipurate H2S (TSI) Hemolysis Urease
C. diptheriae
+
L. monocytogenes
+
+
+
+
E. rhusiopathiae
+
,
A. haemolyticum
G. vaginalis
2c. Aerobic Gram Positive Bacilli (Branching Actinomycetes)

A. Nocardia spp.
1. Virulence Factor: Superoxide dismutase, nocobactin (iron chelating compound)
2. Clinical Infections: Pulmonary (N. asteroides) and cutaneous infection (N. brasiliensis); Actinomycotic mycetomas
3. Lab Diagnosis: a. Microscopy: Beaded, branching bacilli (G/S), partially acid fast (0.5-1% H2SO4)
b. Colony: -hemolytic (SBA), Chalky, dry, crumbly a ourauds & Mycosel), 22C & 37C (3-6 d)
2d. Aerobic Gram Positive Bacilli (Spore-Formers)

General Characteristics: Catalase (+) and forms endospores aerobically
A. Bacillus anthracis
1. Virulence Factor: a. Glutamic acid capsule; b. Exotoxins (Edema Factor or Protease)
2. Clinical Infections:
a. Cutaneous anthrax - most common, least severe, manifests as an erythematous papule to eschar formation
b. Inhalational anthrax - a.k.a wool sorters disease (progress to mild form to respiratory distress)
c. Gastrointestinal anthrax - most severe affecting the abdominal area.
3. Laboratory Diagnosis:
a. Microscopy: Large, G+ rod w/ square ends (in pairs or chains), bamboo rod appearance
b. Colony:
Nonhemolytic, large, gray, flat, irregular ( edusa head )
Beaten egg white consistency (SBA)
Large, mucoid colonies in bicarbonate agar
String of pearls i MHA containing 10 U penicillin

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B. Bacillus cereus
1. Virulence Factor and Clinical Infections:
Characteristics
a) Diarrheal toxin
b) Emetic toxin
Incubation period
hrs
8-16
1-5 hrs
Symptoms
Diarrhea
Vomiting
Duration of illness
24 hrs
9 hrs
Food Implicated
Meat producers
Fried & Boiled rice
Stability to heat
Negative
Positive
2. Laboratory Diagnosis:
a. Microscopy: Large, G+ bacilli
b. Colony: Large, feathery, spreading, wide zo e of he olysis
c. Identification: Lecithinase Test, Motility test, Penicillin Susceptibility, Presensence of Parasporal crystals
Organism
Lecithinase
Motility
Penicillin Sensitivity
Parasporal Crystals
B. anthracis
(+)
(-)
(+)
(-)
B. cereus
(+)
(+)
(-)
(-)
B. thuringiensis
(+)
(+)
(-)
(+)
B. mycoides
(+)
(-)
(-)
(-)
3a. Gram (-) Diplococci

General Characteristics
Obligate aerobe, Capnophilic, Oxidase (+), Catalase (+), Glucose Fermenter (except for M. catarrhalis)
A. Neisseria gonorrhoeae
1. Virulence Factor: Transferrin receptors, outer membrane proteins, pili, LOS (Endotoxins), capsule, IgA Protease
2. Clinical Infections: Urethritis & cervicitis, PID, sterility, ectopic pregnancy, Fitz-Hugh-Curtis syndrome,
conjunctivitis, disseminated gonoco ccal infection (DGI), endocarditis & arthritis
B. Neisseria meningitides
1. Virulence Factor: Pili, capsule (A, pandemics; B, community acquired; Y, pneumonia; W-135, invasive disease),
Outer membrane proteins, LOS, IgA1 protease
2. Clinical Infections: Epidemic meningitis, meningococcemia (purpura & petechial rash, disseminated intravascular
coagulation (DIC), Waterhouse-Friderichsen syndrome)
C. Moraxella catarrhalis
1. Virulence Factor: Atta h e t to respiratory ECs
2. Clinical Infections: Localized inf. (otitis media & sinusitis), lower RT inf., Systemic inf. (endocarditis, meningitis)
III. Laboratory Diagonosis
A. Specimen Collection & Transport
1. N. gonorrhoeae: Urethra, cervix, rectum & pharynx (direct plating to selective media using transport swabs)
2. N. meningitidis & M. cattarhalis: CSF, blood, nasopharyngeal swabs & aspirates
B. Direct Microscopy: N. gonorrhoeae: Urogenital specimen (kidney or coffee bean shaped G- diplococci)
C. Culture
D. Incubation: 35C ( CO2, 72 hrs.)
Medium
Inhibitory Agents
Suppressed Organisms
E. Identification
Vancomycin
G(+)
1. Microscopy: G(-) diplococci
G(-)
2. Colony Morphology
Thayer-Martin Colistin
Nystatin
Yeast
a. N. gonorrhoeae and N. meningitides:
Modified TM
Trimethoprin
Swarming of Proteus
S
small, tan, translucent and raised
Martin Lewis
Anisomycin
Yeast
b. M. catarrhalis: Colony can be swept
New York City
Amphothericin B
Yeast
intact (hockey puck), resembles
wagon wheel (48 hrs)
I.
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F. Identification
Organisms
N. gonorrhoeae
N. meningitidis
M. catarrhalis
Blood
Agar
(-)
(+)
(+)
MTM, ML,
NYC
(+)
(+)
(-)
Superoxol
(30% H2O2 )
(+)
(-)
(-)
Glucose
Maltose
Lactose
DNase / TH
(+)
(+)
(-)
(-)
(+)
(-)
(-)
(-)
(-)
(-)
(-)
(+)
4a. Fastidious Gram Negative Bacilli

Pleomorphic, small G(-) bacilli, MacConkey (-)

I. Haemophilus spp.
Facultative anaerobes, ferment carbohydrates (exp. H. ducreyi), oxidase & catalase (+)
Requires growth factors: Hemin/hematin (X Factor) and nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD or V Factor)
II. Clinically significant species
1. H. influenzae (Pfeiffers a illus)
a. Virulence factor: Capsule [ a-f (b, most common), lacks adherent capability, associated with systemic & invasive
infections], IgA protease and LPS
b. Clinical Manifestations of Infections:
Encapsulated Strains
Nonencapsulated Strains
Systemic & RT Infections
Otitis Media
Septicemia, Septic arthritis
Conjunctivitis
Tracheitis, Meningitis, Pericarditis
Bacteremia
Pneumonia, Epiglotitis
Sinusitis, Pneumonia
2. H. aegyptius (Koch-Weeks bacillus) or H. influenzae bio. aegyptius: o ju ti itis pi k eye & Brazilian Purpuric Fever
3. H. ducreyi: Chancroid (soft chancre)
1. Specimen Processing & Isolation
a. Specimen: Premoised/transport swab, blood & body fluids
b. Culture Media: Chocolate Agar (w/ Bacitracin or 1 % IsoVitaleX for H. ducreyi or H. aegypticus)
c. Incubation: i. Most Haemophilus spp.: 5-10% CO2 at 35-37C (2-3 days),
ii. Haemophilus ducreyi: 5-10% CO2 at C / high hu idity
days
2. Microscopy
a. Coccobacilli & filamentous
b. H. ducreyi - o o a illi that appear as school of fish railroad tracks or finger prints
3. Culture
a. H. influenzae: Translucent, smooth and convex; mousy / bleach like odor; encapsulated (larger & mucoid)
b. H. ducreyi - Small, flat, smooth, transparent to opaque; colonies can pushed intact; clumpy in saline
4. Identification
a. Neufeld Quellung Rxn: antisera is reacted with the antigens in the capsule making the capsule more prominent
b. Staphylococcus Streak: Haemophilus is streaked w/ S. aureus, S. pneumoniae, Neisseria and certain yeasts
Positive: Satellitism dewdrop colonies surrounding S. aureus
c. X and V requirement; d. Hemolytic patterns
e. Porphyrin Test: Test for the ability to produce ALA (ALA porphobilinogen/porphyrin Hemin)
Porphobilinogen (add Ko a s rgt a d Porphyri s emit with 360nm UV, red-orange)

Species
V factor
Hemolysis
ALA
X factor
H. influenzae
(+)
(+)
(-)
(-)
(+)
(+)
(-)
(-)
H. aegyptius
H. haemolyticus
(+)
(+)
(+)
(-)
H. parahaemolyticus
(-)
(+)
(+)
(+)
H. parainfluenzae
(-)
(+)
(-)
(+)
(+)
(-)
(-)
(-)
H. ducreyi
A. aphrophilus
(-)
(-)
(-)
(+)
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4b. Other Fastidious Gram Negative Bacilli
I.
Clinically significant species

A. HACEK Group: Dysgonic fermenter, normal biota of the oral cavity, oral infections, subacute bacterial endocarditis
1. Aggregatibacter aphrophilus: foa lo i g eeds o . of CO2
2. A. actinomycetemcomitans: 4-6 point star in the center of the colony (48 h).
3. Cardiobacterium hominis: G(-) rod in rosettes or long filaments
4. Eikenella corrodens: Infections from human bites or fights, chlorine bleachlike odor, Assacharolytic
5. Kingella spp.: Coccobacilli w/ square ends in pairs
B. Capnocytophaga
1. Infections: Periodontitis, Local to fulminant infection (from animal bites)
2. Lab Diagnosis: Microscopy (thin, fusiform, spindle-shaped); Colony (haze, gliding motility)
C. Pasteurella multocida
1. Infections: Pasteurellosis (systemic, pneumonic & cutaneous infections from animal bites)
2. Lab Diagnosis. Microscopy (Bipolar staining ) ; Colony (musty odor, mushrooms)
D. Brucella spp.
1. Infections: Brucellosis or undulant fever (transmitted trough aerosol, percutaneous and oral routes)
2. Others: Facultative intracellular, BSL-3
3. Lab Diagnosis
Species
Natural Host
Serum Aggln. H2S (Pb Acetate)
Urease
Thionine
Fuchsin
B. melitensis
Goat/sheep
+
+<2 hrs.
B. abortus
Cattle
+
+
+<2 hrs.
+
B. suis
Swine
+
+
+<0.5 hrs.
+
B. canis
Dogs
+<0.5 hrs.
E. Francisella tularensis
1. Infections: Tularemia (Animal bite or scratch or arthropod)
2. Others: Facultative intracellular, BSL-3
3. Lab Diagnosis: Culture: Blood-cystine-glucose agar (require cysteine, cystine, thiosulfate)
F. Legionella pneumophila
1. Virulence Factor: Multiply within macrophages and free-living protozoa, multiply at 20-43C (40-60C), adhere &
persist in piped water systems (biofilms)
2. Epidemiology: Aquatic sources (lakes, rivers, hot springs), mad made distribution systems (hot water systems,
cooling towers, etc.), humidifiers and respiratory therapy equipments
3. Infections: Legio aires disease and Pontiac Fever
4. Specimen: Respiratory, body fluids, blood
5. Microscopy: Direct fluorescent Ab (weakly staining in G/S)
6. Culture: Requires Iron & L-cysteine (BCYE), Ground-glass
H. Bordetella pertussis
1. Manifestation: Pertussis: a. catarrhal; b. paroxysmal; c. convalescent
2. MOT: droplets or direct contact w/ secretions
3. Lab Diagnosis: Bordet-Gengou, Regan-Lowe, Charcoal-horse lood mercury droplets or pearls
Characteristics
B. pertussis
B. parapertussis
B. bronchiseptica
Charcoal-horse blood
+ (3-5 d)
+ (2-3 d)
+ (1-2 d)
Blood agar
+
+
Mac/ Catalase/ Motility
+
Oxidase
+
+
Urease
+ (24 hrs)
+ (4 hrs)
5. Gram Negative Bacilli (MacConkey Positive)

Fermentative: Enterobacteriaceae, Vibrio, Aeromonas, Plesiomonas
Oxidative: Acinetobacter baumannii, Burkholderia, Pseudomonas
Asaccharolytic: Stenotrophomonas Acinetobacter iwoffii
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5a. Gram Negative Bacilli (MacConkey Positive, Oxidase Negative, Fermentative)
Enterobactericeae
Medium Gram (-) bacilli, Oxidase negative (except P. shigelloides), MacConkey positive, glucose fermenters, reduces
nitrate to nitrite (except. P. agglomerans), motile (except Klebsiella & Shigella)
II. Opportunistic Members
A. Escherichiae coli: Pneumonia, septicemia, appendicitis, peritonitis, meningitis, wound infections, etc.
I.
Disease Syndromes
i. Virulence Factor
ii. Diseases / Symptoms
1. Uropathogenic E. coli
Pili & cytolysins
Most common cause of UTI
2. Enterotoxigenic E. coli (ETEC)
Fimbriae & enterotoxins

(heat stable/labile)
3. Enteroinvasive E. coli (EIEC)
Shiga-Toxin
Epidemic & tra elers

diarrhea
Shigella like infection
(dysenteric stools)
4. Enteropathogenic E. coli
Pili
(EPEC)
5. Enterohemorrhagic
Cytotoxin (Verotoxin)
Verotoxic E. coli (EHEC)
6. Enteroadherent E. coli
a. Diffusely adherent E. coli (DAEC)
b.Enteroaggregative E. coli (EAEC)
B-C. Klebsiella (Friedlander) & Enterobacter
1. Pneumonia, UTI, septicemia, wound infections, etc.
2. E apsulated, u oid olo ies that stri g .
3. Klebsiella (plasmid- ediated EBLs
Species (IMViC Rxns)
Indole
+
E. coli
K. pneumoniae subs. pneumoniae

+
subs. oxytoca
Enterobacter spp.
Infantile diarrhea
Hemorrhagic colitis
Hemolytic uremic syndrome
iii. Other Information
Mo tezu as re e ge
or turista
Non-motile & non-lactose
fermenter
Watery w/ mucus but no
blood
Associated w/ 0157:H7
Sorbitol (-) & MUG (-)
UTI & diarrhea

Diarrhea (watery)
MR
+
VP
+
+
+
Citrate
+
+
+
Species (Decarboxylase Rxns)

LDC
ODC
ADH
+
K. pneumoniae
E. aerogenes
+
+
E. cloacae
+
+
D-E. Serratia & Citrobacter
1. Bacteremia, septicemia, UTI, pneumonia, wound infections , etc.
2. ONPG (+); S. marcescens: Red pigment (prodigiosin) and lipase, gelatinase & DNase +
S. marcescens
C. freundii
TSI
A/A or K/A
A/A or K/A
H2S
+
F. Proteus, Morganella & Providencia
1. Septicemia, UTI, pneumonia, etc.
2. Rapid urease (+), Deaminase (+)
3. Proteus produces swarming motility, burnt chocolate odor
Reaction
P. mirabilis
P. vulgaris
Prov. stuartii
Prov. retgerri
M. morganii
Indole
+
+
+
H2S
+
ODC
+
+
Motility
S/+
+
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III. Primary Intestinal Pathogens
A. Salmonella enterica subsp. enterica: Reservoir - GI tracts of poultry, pets and domestic animals
1. Classification: 7 subspecies, clinical isolates are subgroup 1, E.g . Salmonalla Typhi, Paratyphi and Chloraesuis
2. Virulence Factors: Fimbria, enterotoxin, transverse intestinal mucosa
3. Clinical Infections: Acute gastroenteritis or food poisoning, Enteric Fever or Typhoid fever (S. Typhi & S.
Paratyphi). Isolated in blood (week 1-2), urine (3-4), stool (2-3). Bacteremia (other serotypes)
4. Other Characteristics: Metallic colonies w/ black ring in Bismuth sulfite agar, Diagnosed with Widals test.
B. Shigella: Reservoir - Humans only
1. Virulence Factors: neurotoxin & enterotoxins (S. dysenteriae), Other species: only enteroxin
2. Disease: Shigellosis or bacillary dysentery
Test
S. dysenteriae
S. sonnei
S. flexneri
S. boydii
Mannitol
+
+
+
ONPG / ODC
+
Serogroup
A
B
C
D
Test
Salmonella
Shigella
Motility, H2S
(+)
(-)
6
10
100-200
Infectious Dose
C. Yersinia pestis
1. Disease: Bubonic and Pneumonic Plaque
2. Laboratory Diagnosis: Bipolar staining "safety pin" , Cauliflower (SBA), Stalactite (broth), Grows best at 25-30C
D. Yersinia enterocolitica
1. Disease: Acute enteritis (infants and children)
2. Laboratory Diagnosis: Bipolar staining", ulls eye colonies (CIN, 48 hrs), Grows at 25-30C, Motile at 25C
Test
TSI
Motile (25C)
Sucrose
Y. pestis
Y. enterocolitica
Yellow/Orange
+
+
5b. Laboratory Diagnosis

I. Serologic Grouping
A. For identification and antigenic determination of E. coli, Klebsiella, Shigella, Salmonella (Kaufmann-White classification)
B. Types of antigen:
1. O or somatic Ag: Associated with the cell wall, heat stable, LPS of the outer membrane, Endotoxin
2. K or envelope Ag: Consist of the capsular polysaccharide, heat labile (100C for 10 min), Vi Ag of Salmonella
3. H or flagellar Ag : In motile members. For Salmonella spp.
II. Selective Media for Enterobactericeae
A. MacConkey Agar - Selects G(-) bacteria. Differentiates lactose from non-lactose fermenters
Bile salts, neutral red, crystal violet: inhibit gram (+) bacteria ; Lactose: Carbohydrate source
Neutral red: Indicator (Brown at pH 6.8-8.0, Pink-red at pH <6.8)
B. Eosin Methylene Blue - Selects G(-) bacteria. Differentiates lactose from non-lactose fermenters
Eosin and methylene blue and Lactose
C. Hektoen Enteric Agar (HEA) - Selects for stool pathogens. Differentiates lactose from non-lactose fermenters
Bile salts (high amounts): inhibit G(+) bacteria, G(-) coliforms ; Lactose, Bromthymol blue
Sodium thiosulfate: sulfur source ; Ferric ammonium citrate: H2S Indicator
D. Xylose-Lysine-Deoxychlate (XLD) Agar - Selects for stool pathogens. Differentiates lactose from non-lactose fermenters
Bile salts (high amounts); Xylose, Lactose; Phenol Red; Sodium thiosulfate and Ferric ammonium citrate
E. Salmonella-Shigella Agar) - Selects for stool pathogens. Differentiates lactose from non-lactose fermenters
Bile salts, Brilliant Green Agar, Lactose, Neutral Red, Sodium thiosulfate and Ferric ammonium citrate
F. Cefsulodin-irgasan-novobiocin (CIN) Agar - Selective media for Yersinia species
Cefsulodin Inh. G(+) bacteria & most G(-) bacilli ; Novobiocin inh. G(+) cocci ; Crystal violet inh. G(-) bacteria
G. Selinite, G(-) Broth - Enrichment broth for cultivation of GI pathogens. Selects for stool pathogens
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5b. Biochemical Identification
I. Carbohydrate Utilization Test
A. Oxidation-Fermentation Tests
Differentiating glucose fermenters from glucose oxidizers
Hugh-Leifson O/F Basal Medium (OFBM)
Contents: 1% Carbohydrates & 0.2% peptone
Fermenter: Change in color in both tubes Enterobacteriaceae
Oxidizer: Change in color in open tube Pseudomonad
Nonoxidizer: No change in color in both tubes
B. Triple Sugar Iron Agar
Test whether a G(-) rod utilizes glucose, lactose and sucrose
Contents: 1% lactose, 1% sucrose & 0.1% glucose; Na thiosulfate & Ferrous sulfate (1st Bacteria + Na thiosulfate
nd
H2S gas, 2 H2S gas + Ferrous sulfate ferrous sulfide); Phenol red
Reactions
Possible Organism(s)
K/K
Pseudomonas
K/ A
Serratia, Providencia, Morganella, Shigella
K/ A , H2S+
Citrobacter freundii, Proteus, Salmonella
A/ A
Escherichia coli, Enterobacter, Klebsiella
A/A
Citrobacter, Serratia
+
A/ A , H2S
Citrobacter freundii
C. ONPG: Test capacity to produce -galactosidase and hydrolyzes ONPG to form -nitrophenol
Positive: Yellow (Lactose and dLFs, S. sonnei ); Negative: Colorless (Non-lactose fermenters)
II. Glucose Metabolic Ends Products
A. MR-VP (Clark and Lubs)
Determines the products of glucose fermentation
1st pathway produces mixed acid (MR - red)
2nd pathway produces acetoin (VP - pink-red)
a. Methyl Red Test: Glucose (fermentation) Mixed acid (acetic, lactic, succinic & formic) + MR
Positive: Bright red color (E. coli) ; Negative: Yellow color (Klebsiella and Enterobacter)
b. Voges-Proskauer Test: Glucose (fermentation) Acetoin + VP (-naphthol & 40% KOH)
Positive: Red (pink-red) at the surface (Klebsiella and Enterobacter)
Negative: Yellow Color (copper like) at the surface (E. coli)
III. Amino Acid Utilization
A. Decarboxylase Test
Determines capacity to decarboxylate Amino Acid to form diamines
Content: Glucose, bromcresol purple & cresol red, 1% amino acid
a. Lysine Lysine decarboxylase Cadaverine
b. Ornithine Ornithine decarboxylase Putrescine
c. Arginine Arginine dihydrolase Citrulline Ornithine
Positive: Alkaline (purple) , Negative: Acid (yellow)
B. Deaminase Test
Determines capacity to deaminate phenylalanine to phenylpyruvic acid (+ 10% FeCl3 -> Green)
Positive: Green or brown slant (Proteus, Providencia, Morganella) ; Negative: Slant color remains
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IV. Miscellaneous Test
A. Citrate, Malonate or Acetate Utilization: Determine the ability to use Na citrate as the sole source of carbon
Positive: Growth or Blue color ; Negative : Green
B. Indole Production
Test for the ability to split tryptophan to form indole (indole + p-dimethylaminobenzaldehyde red )
Positive: Pink to wine colored ring ; Negative: No color change
C. Urease (Christensens: agar or Stuarts: broth)
Test the ability to hydrolyzes urea (Urea Urease ammonia)
Positive: Red or magenta (rapid urease) or orange (weak urease producer, e.g. Klebsiella and Enterobacter) ;
Negative: no color change / yellow (e.g. E. coli)
D. Lysine Iron Agar
Determines the ability to decarboxylate or deaminate lysine and form H2S
Contents: Lysine, Glucose, H2S Ind., bromcresol purple
a. If glucose is fermented, the yellow butt forms.
b. If lysine is decarboxylated, a purple butt forms
c. If lysine is deaminated, a reddish slant forms.
Reactions
Possible Organism(s)
R/A
Proteus spp., Morganella spp., Providencia spp.
K/A
Escherichia coli, Enterobacter cloacae, Citrobacter spp., Shigella spp., Yersinia spp.,
K/K
Klebsiella spp., Enterobacter aerogenes, Serratia sp., Salmonella spp., Plesiomonas spp.
+
K/K, H2S
Salmonella spp., Edwardsiella spp.
E. Sulfide-Indole-Motility Agar
Determines the ability to form H2S, indole and observe for motility
Motile: Growth extending from line of inoculation
Indole positive : Pi k to i e olored ri g after addi g Ko a s
H2S positive : Blackening of the medium
F. MUG Test
Determine the ability of an organism to produce -D-glucuronidase.
Final product: 4-methylumbelliferyl moiety which is fluorescent under 366-nm UV light.
Positive: Blue fluorescence Escherichia coli ; Negative: Lack of flourescence Pseudomonas aeroginusa
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6a. Gram Negative Bacilli (MacConkey Positive, Oxidase Positive, Fermentative)
I.
II.
III.
IV.
Vibrio spp.
Indications of Infection: consumption of raw seafood. Gastroenteritis (cholera-like). Contact with fresh, estuarine, or
marine water.
Microscopy: Comma-shaped G(-) rods, polar/peritrichous flagella, exhibit darting or shooting star motility
Physiology: Facultative anaerobe, reduces nitrate to nitrite , oxidase (+), most species are susceptible to O/129, most
species is positive to string test and halophilic (Except V. cholerae & V. mimicus)
A. Vibrio cholerae
1. Virulence Factor and Disease: Cholera enterotoxin (Choleragen) - profuse watery diarrhea (rice water stools).
Leads to dehydration and hypovolemic shock
O Ag (01 & 0139): Markers for strains capable of epidemic and pandemic spread. Produce cholera toxin
Biogroups
Eltor
Classical
Hemmaglutination (chicken RBC)
-hemolysis in SBA
Positive
Negative
Voges-Proskauer Test
Resistance to Polymxin B (50 U)
B. Vibrio parahaemolyticus
1. Disease: Gastroe teritis summer diarrhea ; 2. Other Characteristics: Kanagawa toxin positive: -hemolytic
C. Vibrio vulnificus
1. Disease: Septicemia & wound infection ; 2. Other Characteristics: Lactose positive
D. Vibrio parahaemolyticus
1. Disease: Wound infection ; 2. Other Characteristics: Strict halophile
E. Laboratory Diagnosis
1. Specimen Collection & Transport: Body fluids, tissues, swabs, stool (alkaline peptone H2O, pH 8.5)
2. Culture Media: SBA (greenish hue, or hemolytic), Mac (NLF) & TCBS
Aeromonas hydrophila
ater lo i g
1. Virulence: Cytotoxic enterotoxins
2. Disease: Intestinal (five diarrheal syndrome), Extraintestinal (wound infections, septicemia & meningitis, etc.)
3. Lab Diagnosis: -hemolytic (SBA),Ferments Lactose, pink-centered(CIN)
Plesiomonas shigelloides
1. Disease: Gastroenteritis, bacteremia, meningitis, etc.
2. Lab Diagnosis: Pink in Inositol brilliant green bile salt agar; LDC, ODC, ADH Positi e Trio
Laboratory Diagnosis
A. Thiosulfate Citrate Bile Salt Sucrose Agar
Selective and differential media for Vibrio : Contents: Sucrose, bromthymol blue, Na Citrate and Oxgall
a. Growth w/ fermentation (yellow): V. cholerae, V. alginolyticus
b. Growth w/o fermentation (green): V. mimicus, V. parahaemolyticus, V. vulnificus
c. No growth: Aeromonas spp., Plesiomonas sp.
B. String Test: Reagent - 0.5% Na desoxycholate [Positive - Viscous stringing (Vibrio spp.)
Negative - No viscous stringing (Aeromonas, Plesiomonas)]
C. Vibriostatic test: Reagent: 0/129 disks [Susceptible - V. cholerae, P. shigelloides
Resistant - Aeromonas spp., Other Vibrio spp.]
Vibrio cholerae Other Vibrio spp. Aeromonas spp.
Plesiomonas
TCBS
+
+
String Test
+
+
Broth w/ 6.5% NaCl
+
+
Broth w/o 6.5%NaCl
+
+
+
Vibriostatic Test (150 g 0/129)
+
+
Inositol Fermentation
+
Comments
LDC, ODC, ADH
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6b. Gram Negative Bacilli (Assacharolytic, Oxidase Positive)
Introduction: Oxidase Positive, Small, curved, G(-) bacilli, most species are asaccharolytic, microaerophilic
II. Epidemiology and Disease
A. Campylobacter jejuni
1. Epidemiology: Exposure to animals and ingestion contaminated water and poultry
2. Disease: Most common cause of bacterial gastroenteritis worldwide, Guillain-Barre syndrome
B. Campylobacter fetus subsp. fetus: Bacteremia in Immunocompromised & elderly patient
1. Epidemiology: Immunocompromised & elderly patient
2. Disease: Bacteremia
C. Helicobacter pylori
1. Epidemiology: Gastric ulcer patients
2. Virulence Factors: Urease, adhesin and cytotoxins
3. Disease: Gastric, peptic and duodenal ulcers; type B gastritis and GI carcinoma
A. Specimen
1. C. jejuni: Feces (Stuart, Cary-Blair & Campy Thio)
2. C. fetus subsp. fetus: Blood (Blood culture media)
3. H. pylori : Tissue biopsy tuarts , Cystei e-Brucella broth)
B. Culture Media and Incubation
1. Campylobacter spp: Butzler, kirro s, C or C Mi roaerophili
2. H. pylori: kirro s, Chocolate or Brucella agar with 5% horse blood, 35- C Mi roaerophili
C. Microscopic Morphology
1. Campylobacter spp: S-shaped wings of seagulls a d produces darting motility
2. H. pylori: Multiple flagella at one pole
D. Colony Morphology: Moist ru y looki g C. jejuni), Convex & translucent (C. fetus), translucent & circular(H. pylori)
E. Identification
Test
C. jejuni
C. fetus
H. pylori
+
Hippurate hydrolysis
+
Growth at 42C
at
25C
Growth
Urease
+
S
R
R
acid
Nalidixic
Cephalotin
R
S
S
1. Urease Test: Tissue is place in Christensen medium for 37C for 2 hours
2. Urea breath test : 13/14C labeled urea (oral dose) Urease 13/14CO2 (Detected by scintillation counter )
7a. Gram Negative Bacilli (MacConkey Positive, Non Fermentative)

Fail to acidify O-F Media overlaid w/ mineral oil, grow in MacConkey as colorless colonies , fail to acidify TSI or KIA,
most isolates in oxidase (+), resistance to a variety of antimicrobial agents (aminoglycosides & eta-lactams)
Contaminants in disinfectants, detergents, collection tube, venous catheters, ventilators, humidifiers, nebulizers, etc.
A. Pseudomonas aeruginosa
1. Clinical Significance: Most commonly isolated nonfermenter (75% of nonfermenters in nosocomial bacteremias,
5-15% of nosocomial inf.) wound inf., pulmonary disease (cystic fibrosis patients), UTI, endocarditis, meningitis
2. Virulence Fator:
i. Enzymes (protease, hemolysins, lecithinase, elastase & DNase)
ii. Exotoxin A ( inhibits protein synthesis),
iii. Alginate (polysaccharide polymer in mucoid strains)
3. Identifying Characteristic: Pigmented (Fluorescein/Pyoverdin, Pyocyanin, Pyorubin, Pyomelanin) ; Fruity grapelike
odor or corn tortilla-like odor (2-aminoacetophenone) ; Grow at 42C; Cetrimide Agar (+); Acetamide (+)
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B. Acinetobacter spp.
1. Clinical significance: 2nd most common nonfermenter
2. Identifying characteristics: Plump, paired G(-) coccobacilli; A. baumanii (saccharolytic) - purplish (MAC) or
cornflower blue (EMB) ; A. iwoffi (assaccharolytic)
C. Stenotrophomonas maltophilia
1. Clinical significance: 3rd most common nonfermenter
2. Identifying characteristic: lavender green (BAP), Ammonia-like smell, oxidizes glucose W(+), oxidizes maltose S(+)
a. Burkholderia cepacia
1. Clinical significance: Pneumonia in patients with cystic fibrosis or chronic granulomatous dse.
2. Identifying characteristics: Dirtlike odor in BAP, ONPG +; dark pink in Mac in 4-7 d
b. Burkholderia pseudomallei
1. Clinical significance: Melioidosis
2. Identifying characteristics: Bipolar staining (G/S), wri kled & deep pi k i Ashdo
edia, Earthy odor
c. Burkholderia glandioli: Associated w/ patients w/ CF & CGD,
d. Burkholderia mallei: Glanders, Nonmotile
Organisms
S. maltophilia
A. baumannii
A. iwoffi
Organisms
P. aeruginosa
P. fluorescens
P. putida
B. cepacia
B. pseudomallei
Oxidase
(-)
(-)
(-)
Pigment
Y
(-)
(-)
Glucose
(+)
(+)
(-)
Maltose
(S+)
(+/-)
(-)
Growth at 42
(+/-)
(+)
(-)
Oxidase
Pyoverdin
Gelatin
hydrolysis
ONPG
(+)
(+)
(+)
(+)
(+)
(+)
(+)
(+)
(-)
(-)
Pyocyanin
Acetamide
Cetrimide
42 Growth
(+)
(-)
(-)
(+)
(-)
(-)
(-)
(-)
(+)
(-)
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8a. Anaerobic Bacteriology
I.
II.
Introduction
A. Aerotolerant anaerobe: Survive O2 exposure but performs metabolic processes only into an anaerobic environment.
B. Obligate, strict anaerobe: Strict anaerobic requirement (0% O2), killed almost instantly in the presence of oxygen
C. Exogenous
Contamination of wound or puncture by objects. E.g. C. tetani (tetanus) and C. perfringens (gas gangrene)
Ingestion of preformed toxins in vegetable or meat. E.g. C. botulinum (botulism), C. perfringens (food poisoning)
Colonization of GI tract of toxin-producing organism. E.g. C. botulinum (infant botulism)
D. Endogenous
Gain access to normally sterile site
Skin: Propionibacterium acnes
RT: Prevotella, Porphyromonas, Fusobacterium, Anaerobic Cocci
GIT: Bacteroides fragilis, Clostridium difficile
GUT: Bacteroides, Prevotella, Fusobacterium
Specimen Selection, Collection, Transport and Processing
A. Specimen Quality (Selection)
1. Suitable specimens: Tissue biopsy (necrotic tissues), needle and syringe aspiration (exudates, abscess)
2. Unsuitable Specimens: Swabs, voided urine, feces, coughed sputum, bronchial washings.
3. Fecal specimens for Clostridial illness: Food poisoning (C. perfringens), botulism (C. botulinum),
pseudomembranous enterocolitis (C. difficile), neutropenic enterocolitis (C. septicum)
B. Specimen Transport
1. Rubber-stoppered collection vial: For liquid specimens (i.e. pus & body fluids)
2. Oxygen free transport tubes and anaerobic pouch: For swab specimens and tissue specimens, respectively
3. Contents: i. Reducing agent (thioglycolic acid, Na thioglycolate); ii. redox indicator (resazurin, methylene blue)
C. Processing Clinical Specimens
1. Macroscopic Examination: Foul odor (Anaerobic G- bacilli), brick-red fluorescence and necrotic tissue black
exudates (Porphyromonas, Prevotella), sulfur granules (anaerobic G+ bacilli)
2. Microscopic Examination of the Specimen: To determine a polymicrobic infection, guide for media selection,
provide a presumptive identification and reveal leukocytes and squamous epithelial cells
3. Inoculation to Plated or Tubed Media
a. Anaerobic blood agar: Enriched media
b. PEA & CNA blood Agar: Selective for G(+) anaerobes
c. Anaerobic broth: i . Thioglycollate broth ; ii. Cooked meat broth and iii. peptone-yeast extract glucose (PYG) analysis of metabolic end products by GLC
d. Kanamycin-vancomycin-laked blood (KVLB):Selective for Bacteroides & Prevotella
e. Bacteroides bile esculin agar (BBE): Selective & differential for B. fragilis
f. Cycloserine cefoxitin fructose agar (CCFA): Selective & differential for C. difficile
g. Egg-yolk Agar (EYA): For determination of lecithinase and lipase production
C. perfringens: Lecithinase + (white opaque zone) ; F. necrophorum, C. botulinum: Lipase + (iridescent sheen)
4. Anaerobic Incubation
a. Anaerobe Chamber: Storage & inoculation under anaerobic condition
b. Anaerobic Jars and Bags: Anaerobiosis produced by gas generator envelope
c. Holding Jars: During processing, for inoculated plates pending incubation & examination of cultures
Contents: gas generator (85-90% N2 , 5% H2, 5-10% CO2), catalyst (palladium pellets, iron powder),
desiccant (silica gel, blue pink), redox indicator (methylene blue and resazurin)
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8b. Clinically Significant Species
I.
Gram Positive Spore Forming Bacilli

Anaerobes and their diseases (1) Virulence Factors, (2) Associated Disease
Procedures for Identifying anaerobes : (3) Cellular Morphology, (4) Colony Morphology, ( 5) Other Characteristics
A. Clostridium perfringens
1. -toxin (type C food poisoning), enterotoxin
2. Gas gangrene, myonecrosis and food poisoning
3. Gram-variable large square rods with blunt ends (boxcar)
4. Double zone of hemolysis
alpha toxin (partially hemolyzed outer zone), theta toxin (completely hemolyzed inner zone)
5. a. Lecithinase positive (opaque zone around the colonies in Egg Yolk Agar); b. Nagler reaction (Type A Toxin
demonstration); c. CAMP (Bow-tie) & Reverse CAMP (Arrow-head) positive
B. Clostridium tetani
1. Tetanospasmin (neurotoxin) - causes a spastic type of paralysis with continuous muscular spasms.
2. Tetanus - Trismus (lockjaw), risus sarcodinicus (distorted grin) & backward arching of the back muscles
3. Swollen terminal spore, drumstick appearance
4. Smoothly swarming but slow growing, narrow zone of -hemolysis
C. Clostridium botulinum
1. Botulism toxin (neurotoxins) - flaccid type of paralysis
2. Food borne botulism - ingestion of preformed toxin
Infant botulism- ingestion of spores
Wound botulism - contamination of wound with spores
3. Swollen subterminal spores (Tennis racket)
4. Usually -hemolytic (SBA)
5. Lipase positive (iridescent, multicolored sheen, resembling gasoline on water or mother-of-pearl in EYA),
Confirmation by demonstration of neurotoxin in serum, stool, vomitus or gastric contents
D. Clostridium difficile
1. Toxin A (enterotoxin) & B (cytotoxin)
2. Antibiotic-associated diarrhea and pseudomembrane colitis
3. Thin rods, rare spores
4. Horse stable, barnyard odor, chartreuse fluorescence; large, yellow colonies that fluoresces golden-yellow (CCFA)
5. Confirmed by demonstration of toxin B (cytotoxin) and organism in feces
E. Clostridium septicum
1. Associated w/ malignancies (colorectal cancer), neutropenic enterocolitis and myonecrosis
2. Thin rods, subterminal spores
3. Rese les Medusa head , -hemolytic, smoothly swarming
Double Zone
Chartreuse
Spore
Swarming
Lecithinase
Lipase
of hemolysis
Fluorescence
Position
C. perfringens
+
+
ST
C. botulinum
+
ST
C. tetani
+
T
C. difficile
+
ST
C. septicum
+
ST
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II.
Gram Positive Bacilli: Outline: (1) Disease, (2) Cellular Morphology, (3) Colony Morphology, ( 4) Other Characteristics
A. Actinomyces israelli
1. A ti o y osis si us tra ts, hi h erupt to the surfa e a d drai pus that ay o tai sulfur granules ),
2. Branching filamentous rods
3. White, opaque and rese le molar tooth
B. Propionibacterium acnes
1. Actinomycosis, acne, subcute bacterial endocarditis, contaminants of blood culture bottles
2. Anaerobic diphtheroids
3. Small & white to large & yellowish tan
C. Bifidobacterium
1. Actinomycosis, in mixed infections of abdomens and GUT
2. Diptheroid, e d of ells ay e spatulated or ifur ated dog bones
3. Small, white, convex, shiny with irregular edge
Branched bacilli
Catalase/Indole
Comments
A. israelii
+
Molar tooth colony
P. acnes
+
Diptheroid
Bifidobacterium
Rods w/ forked ends
III. Gram Negative Bacilli
1. Virulence Factor: Polysaccharide capsules, adherence factors
2. Spectrum of Disease: In mixed infection, brain abscess and peritoneal infections
3. Cellular Morphology; 4. Colonial Characteristics; 5. Other Characteristics
A. Bacteroides fragilis
3. Coccobacili or pleomorphic
4. Gray black colonies on BBE Agar, Grow in KVLB agar
5. Tolerates and hydrolyze 20% bile, saccharolytic and resistant to kanamycin, vancomycin & colistin
B. Prevotella spp.
3. Tiny coccobacilli
4. Fluoresces brick red, Black pigment in KVLB agar.
5. Inhibited by 20% bile, saccharolytic, susceptible to colisten
C. Porphyromonas spp.
3. Tiny coccobacilli
4. Fluoresces brick red, No growth in KVLB agar.
5. Inhibited by 20% bile, asaccharolytic, susceptible to vancomycin
D. Fusobacterium nucleatum
3. Spindle-shaped w/ pointed ends
4. Crumblike or Ground glass, Greening on air exposure, Fluoresces chartreuse, Lipase positive (EYA)
5. Asaccharolytic, susceptible to kanamycin and colistin
Bile
Esculin Growth on Brick Red
Chartreuse
Iridescent
Species
V
K
Co
Resistance Hydrolysis
KVLB Fluorescence fluorescence sheen (EYA)
B. fragilis
R
R
R
+
+
+
Prevotella
R
R
S
+
+
Porphyromonas
S
R
R
+
Fusobacterium
R
S
S
+
+
IV. Cocci
A. Spectrum of Disease: In mixed infection, brain abscess and peritoneal infections
B. Cellular Morphology:
1. G(-) diplococci / in chains -> Veillonella parvula
2. G(+) cocci -> Peptococcus & Peptostreptococcus (Finegoldia magna)
C. Colony Morphology: Red fluorescence -> Veillonella parvula
V. Confirmatory Test
Gas-liquid chromatography: Metabolic ends products from glucose metabolism
Gas chromatography: Whole-cell long chain fatty acid methyl ester (FAME) analysis
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9a. Spirochetes
I. Clinically Signifant Species
A. Leptospires
1. Characteristics:
Tightly coiled, thin, spirochetes w/ hooked ends
Cultura le to Flet hers, Stuart, EMJH
Visible by dark-field, phase contrast & immunoflourescence microscopy
2. Leptospira interrogans:
Acquired through contact with urine of animals (e.g. rodents) who carry the organism.
Leptospirosis and Weil disease (systemic disease with intravascular disease, renal & hepatic failure)
B. Borreliae
1. Characteristics:
Less tightly coiled (3 -10 coils); culturable to Kelly medium; visualized by bright-field microscopy
2. Borrelia recurrentis:
Endemic (tickborne) and epidemic relapsing fever (louse-borne)
3. Borrelia burgdorferi:
Lyme disease
1. Localized (Erythema chronicum migrans),
2. Early disseminated
3. Late persistent
C. Treponemes
1. Characteristics
Coiled (4-14); non culturable, motile with graceful flexuous movements; visible by dark-field
2. Treponema pallidium subsp. pallidum:
i. Syphilis manifests as
a. Primary (chancre)
b. Secondary (condylomas)
c. Tertiary (gummas, neurosyphilis)
ii. Congenital syphilis
iii. Serologic Tests: VDRL & RPR, FTA-ABS, TP-PA and EIA
3. Treponema pallidum subsp. pertenue - Yaws
4. Treponema pallidum subsp. endemicum - Endemic Syphilis or Bejel
5. Treponema carateum - Pinta
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9b. Chlamydiaceae
I. Introduction: Obligate Intracellular Bacteria
A. General Characteristics
C. trachomatis
C. pneumoniae
C. psittaci
EB Morphology
Round
Pear-shaped
Round
(+)
(-)
(-)
in
inclusions
Glycogen
Sulfa drug sensitivity
(+)
(-)
(-)
Natural Hosts
Humans
Humans
Birds
B. Chlamydia trachomatis
Biovars
Clinical Syndromes
Route of Transmission
A,B,Ba,C
Ocular (Endemic) Trachoma
Hand to eye from fomites
L1,L2,L3
Lymphogranuloma venereum
Sexual
Urogenital Disease (PID , Reiter Syndrome)
D-K
Inclusion conjunctivitis
Hand to eye
Cell Culture, serology , molecular (PCR)
Freis test (intradermal skin test of LGV Ag): Positive: erythema (redness) and induration (firmness)
C. Chlamydophilia pneumoniae:
Pneumonia & pharyngitis
Guillain-Barre syndrome
D. Chlamydophilia psitacci:
Psittacosis & ornithosis (parrot fever)
acquired from birds by inhalation of aerosols
9c. Ricketsiaceae and Similar Organism

I. Introduction: Obligate intracellular bacteria, arthropod borne
A. Characteristics: Arthropod-borne, obligate intracellular. Manifest as triad of fever, headache and rash
B. Rickettsia and Orentia
1. Spotted fever Group
Agent
Disease
Vector or MOT
Rickettsia akari
Rickettsialpox .
Mites
Bouttonneuse fever
Mediterranean spotted fevers
Rickettsia conorii
South African, Israeli spotted fevers
Ticks
Indian, Kenyan tick typhus
Rickettsia rickettsii
Rocky mountain spotted fever.
2. Typhus Group
Epidemic typhus
Lice
Rickettsia prowazekii
Sporadic typhus
Flying squirrels
Brill-Zinsser disease
Recrudescent-Reactivation
Rickettsia typhi
Murine typhus, Endemic typhus
Ticks
3. Scrub Typhus Group
Orientia tsutsugamushi
Scrub typhus
Chiggers
C.
Ehrlichia / Anaplasma
Ehrlichia chaffeenis
Ehrlichia ewingii
A. phagocytophilum
D. Coxiella
Coxiella burnetii
Monocytic ehrlichiosis
Granulocytic ehrlichiosis
Granulocytic anaplasmosis
Q (query) fever
Ticks
Inhalation of dried birthing fluid

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E. Laboratory Diagnosis
1. Immunohistology and PCR
2. Embryonated eggs and tissue culture
3. Gie sa, Wrights stai ed uffy oat
4. Weil-Felix rxn. (P. vulgaris OX-19, OX-2, P. mirabilis OX
Disease
Brill-Zinsser
Epidemic typhus
Murine typhus
Rickettsialpox
RMSF
Scrub Typhus
OX-19
V
+
+
OX-2
V
V
V
OX-K
9d. Mycoplasma and Ureaplasma

I.
Characteristics
Do not possess a cell wall
Small cell, genome size and colonies
Pleuropneumonia-like organisms (PPLOs)
A. Mycoplasma pneumoniae
1. Flora: Oropharnyx and upper RT tract
2. MOT: Contact with urine of animals (e.g. rodents) who carry the organism
3. Clinical infections: Asymptomatic infection, primary atypical or walking pneumonia
4. Others: Eaton Agent
B. Mycoplasma hominis and Ureaplasma spp.
1. Flora: GUT
2. MOT: sexual and vertical
3. Clinical infections: Urogenital tract infections (Non gonococcal urethritis, PID); systemic infections in neonates
and in immunosupressed patients
C. Laboratory Diagnosis
1. Specimen Collection and Transport
a. Body fluids, wound and blood
b. Swabs (dacron, polyester and calcium alginate)
c. Inoculated at bedside
2. Direct Examination
a. PCR, serology
b. Culture, Isolation and Identification: Colonies growing on SP4 Agar. Mycoplasma appear as fried egg
while Ureaplasma appear as dark brownish clumps .
c. Differentiated on their ability to ferment glucose, utilize arginine and hydrolyze urea
Species
Glucose
Arginine
Urease
M. hominis
M. pneumoniae
+
U. urealyticum
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10a. Mycobacteria
Slender, slightly curved rods, high lipid content (mycolic acid), acid fast (stained by basic fuchsin dye but resist
decolorization by 3% HCl), slow growth (2-6 weeks)
1. Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex
A. Mycobacterium tuberculosis
a. Epidemiology: >1 billion persons are infected, 8-10 million new cases / year, 15-20% develops disease
b. Transmission: Inhalation of aerosols or close contact
c. Spectrum of disease: Tuberculosis
i. Primary / Reactivation: Tubercles or granuloma (granulomatous lesions from multinucleated cells) and
Caseation (cheese like masses from break down of tubercles) in the lungs
ii. Extrapulmonary (Miliary): Kidney, joints, CNS, GUT, body cavities, larynx, etc.
d. Culture: Raised, dry, rough, buff (2-3 weeks in LJ, 5-10 days in Middlebrook)
B. Mycobacterium bovis and BCG
a. Transmission: M. bovis (Ingestion of milk from infected cattle)
M. bovis / Bacille Calmette-Guerin (Immunization of immunocompromised individuals)
b. Culture: rese les water droplets i Middle rook
c. ScreeningTest: Tuberculin Skin Testing (Mantoux test, Pirquet test, PPD test)
Positive: erythema (redness) and induration (firmness) in 48-72 hours
2. No tu er ulosis y o a teria NTMs
Runyon Classification of NTM: Based on the ability to produce carotenoids
A. Photochromogens Unpigmented when grown in the dark and develop pigment after light
a. M. asiaticum
b. M. kansasii: Yellow bacillus , s i
i g pool gra ulo a, nd most common NTM in lungs
c. M. marinum: of the sea , grows best 30-32C
d. M. simiae
B. Scotochromogens Pigmented when grown in the dark but may intensify with exposure to light
a. M. gordonae: Tap water bacillus
b. M. szulgai: Photochromogen (22C) & scotochromogen (37C)
c. M. scrofulaceum: Cervical lymphadenitis in children
d. M. xenopi: Gro s est C, Birds est i or eal agar
C. Nonphotochromogens Nonpigmented when grown in the dark and exposed to light
a. M. avium complex Battey bacillus : Most commonly isolated NTM;
Most common cause of systemic bacterial infection in AIDS patients
b. M. avium subs. paratuberculosis: Chro i diarrhea e.g. Joh es & Croh s dse.
c. M. celatum: Frequent isolate in respiratory specimen
d. M. genavense: Associated with infections of AIDS patients
e. M. haemophilium: Requires hemoglobin and hemin
f. M. malmoense: Coccobacilli without cross-bands
g. M. terrae complex: Radish bacillus
h. M. ulcerans: Grows best 42C, 3rd most common Mycobacteria
D. Rapid-growers 7 days growth
a. M. fortuitum and M. chelonae abscessus group: Non photochromogen, Arylsulfatase (+) in 3 d, MacConkey (+)
b. M. smegmatis Schotochromogen
E. Noncultivatable
a. M. leprae - Ha se s Disease
i. Tuberculoid Leprosy - Skin lesions and peripheral nerve involvement
ii. Lepromatous leprosy - Extensive skin lesions and symmetric nerve damage
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A. Laboratory Safety Considerations
1. Specimen is collected in sterile, leak proof container.
2. BSL 2 - for preparing AFB smears and culture, BSL 3 - For propagation
3. Aerosol - generating procedures is performed in Class II or III BSC
B. Specimen Collection
1. Sputum and gastric lavage - early morning specimens in 3 consecutive days
2. Urine - early morning urine in 3 consecutive days, midstream clean catch
3. Stool - for isolation of M. avium in AIDS patients
4. Blood - for isolation of M. avium complex, can be recovered by BACTEC or by Isolator lysis centrifugation
5. Tissue and body Fluids - homogenized and concentrated), respectively
C. Specimen Preparation
1. n-Acetyl-L-cysteine (NALC) or dithioreitol: liquefy specimen (splits disulfide bonds)
2. 2-4% NaOH: both digestant (mucolytic) and decontaminating (antibacterial) agent
3. Trisodium phosphate & Benzalkonium chloride: acts as digestant and as decontaminating agent, respectively.
4. Oxalic Acid: for Pseudomonas contaminated samples
D. Staining of Acid Fast Bacilli: Acid-Fast Stain (AFB Stain)
1. Ziehl-Neelsen (hot stain) & Kinyuon (cold)
2. Auramine-Rhodamine fluorochrome stain. Examined at (250-400x). More sensitive
AFB (1000x)
Flourochrome (450x)
Report
No AFB seen
1-2/300 fields
1-2/70 fields
Repeat test
1-9/100 fields
2-18/50 fields
1+
1-9/10 fields
4-36/10 fields
2+
1-9/field
4-36/field
3+
>9/field
>36 field
4+
E. Media & Isolation Methods

1. Solid Media: 35C, 5-10% CO2 , hu idity
i. Egg Based (18-24 d) - Lowenstein-Jensen and Petragnani ala hite gree
ii. Agar based (10-12 d) - Middlebrook 7H10 & 7H11 and Mit hiso s (Selective Middlebrook)
2. Liquid Media: Middlebrook broth (10 d)
F. Laboratory Identification
1. Niacin (Accumulation) Test
Test for the ability to produce and accumulate Niacin (niacin niacin ribonucleotide)
Positive (Formation of yellow liquid w/ addition of cyanogen bromide); Negative (Liquid remains milky white)
2. Nitrate Reduction
Test for the ability of to reduce nitrate (nitrates nitroreductase nitrite)
Positive (Development of pink to red color); Negative (No color development)
3. Semiquantitative Catalase Test : >45 mm of bubbles or <45 mm of bubbles
4. Heat stable (68C) Catalase Test
Test for the ability of catalase enzyme to remain active after heating
Stable or inactivated at 68C for 20 mins.
5. Growth Inhibition by T2H (TCH)
Test for the ability for tolerance to Thiophene-2-Carboxylic Acid Hydrazide
Positive (No Growth); Negative (Growth)
Species
M. tuberculosis
M. bovis
Niacin
+
(-)
Growth on T2H
R (-)
S (+)
Nitrate reduction 68 & SQ Catalase

+
(-)
(-)
(-)
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11a. Principle of Antimicrobial Action & Resistance
Introduction
Antibiotics - Substance obtained from microbes to kill an infecting pathogen.
Bacteriostatic - Inhibit microbial growth
Bactericidal - Kills the microbe leading to lysis and death

II. Antimicrobial Action
1. Inhibitors of Cell Wall Synthesis
a. Beta-lactams: Binds to the enzyme (penicillin-binding proteins). E.g. penicillins, cephalosporins
b. Glycopeptides: Binds to the precursors, interfering PBD activity. E.g. vancomycin
2. Inhibitors of Cell Membrane Function
a. Lipopeptides: G(+) bacteria. E.g. daptomycin
b. Polymyxins: G(-) bacteria. E.g. polymyxin B & colistin
3. Inhibitors of Protein Synthesis
A. Binds to 30s ribosomal subunits
a. Aminoglycosides: E.g. gentamicin, tobramycin, amikacin
b. Tetracyclines: Broad spectrum including intracellular bacteria. E.g. doxycycline
c. Glycylglycine: For tetracycline resistant bacteria. E.g. tigecycline
B. Binds to 50s ribosomal subunits
a. Macrolide Lincosamid Steptogramin:
E.g. Macrolide (erythromycin), Lincosamide (clindamycin), Steptogramin (quinupristin)
b. Oxazolidinones: E.g. linezolid
c. Chloramphenicol: Toxic (bone morrow aplasia)
4. Inhibitors of DNA and RNA Synthesis
a. Fluoroquinolones: Binds and interferes with DNA gyrase. E.g. ciprofloxacin
b. Metronidazole: Breaks DNA strands. Requires anaerobiosis
c. Rifampin: Binds the RNA polymerase. Inhibits RNA synthesis
5. Inhibitors of Folic Acid Synthesis
a. Sulfonamides: Inhibits dihydropteroate synthase. i.e. sulfamethoxazole
b. Trimethoprim: Inhibits dihydrofolate reductase
6. Nitrofurantoin: May inhibit bacterial protein and enzyme synthesis (Only used treat UTI)
III. Mechanisms of Antibiotic Resistance
A. Intrinsic (Natural) Resistance: Results from the normal genetic structural or physiologic state
1. Anaerobes vs. aminoglycosides : Lack of oxidative metabolism to drive uptake
2. Gram (-) bacteria vs. vancomycin: Lack of uptake from inability of vancomycin to penetrate outer membrane
3. Aerobes vs. metronidazole: Inability to aerobically reduce the drug to its active form
B. Acquired Resistance: Results from changes in genetic make-up. Genetic mutation and acquisition of genes via gene
transfer
1. Transformation: Uptake and incorporation of naked DNA into a bacterial cell.
Competent - able to take up free DNA (H. influenzae, S. pneumoniae and N. gonorrhoeae )
2. Transduction: Transfer of bacterial genes by a bacteriophage
3. Conjugation: Due to cell-cell-cell contact leading to mo ilizatio of do or a teriu s hro oso e, plas id, or
transposon via sex pili
I.
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11b. Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing
I. Introduction
Determine the extent of its acquired resistance

II. Disk diffusion Testing Methods (Kirby-Bauer)
Variable
Standard
Inoculum
Disk diffusion: 1.5 x 108 CFU/mL
Broth microdilution: 5 x 105 CFU/mL
Agar dilution: 1x104 CFU/mL
Formulation
Mueller-Hinton
25 mg/L Ca2+, 12.5 mg/L Mg2+
Ca2+, Mg2+ content
Thymidine content
pH
Note:
Concentration: a ti ity of
Aminoglycosides and Tetracyclines
Concentration: a ti ity of
Sulfonamide and SXT
pH : a ti ity of A i ogly osides,
Erythromycin ; a ti ity of Tetra y li es
Minimal or absent
7.2-7.4
Agar depth
3-5mm (4 mm)
Incubation
Atmosphere
Temperature
Length
Humidified ambient air

35C
Disk diffusion: 16-18 hr
Others
Age of the Colony
Colonies Sampled
from isolates
Distance
Maximum stacks
24 hours
4-5
20 mm apart
5
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1a. Bacterial Structure

2b. Host-Microorganisms Interactions

disposables: syringes, catheters or gloves

1d. Clinical Laboratory Safety

Genus (Species)-Specific Stains

Gram Negative Coccobacilli

Borrelia, Leptospira, Treponema

F. Examination of Prepared Material

G. Examples of Sample Observations

5. Nutritional Requirements and Metabolic Capabilities

2. Gram (+) Cocci

2a. Gram (+) Staphylococci

2b. Gram (+) Streptococci

Cell Wall (Polysaccharide) Structure

2a. Aerobic Gram Positive Bacilli (Catalase Positive)

2c. Aerobic Gram Positive Bacilli (Branching Actinomycetes)

2d. Aerobic Gram Positive Bacilli (Spore-Formers)

String of pearls i MHA containing 10 U penicillin

3a. Gram (-) Diplococci

4a. Fastidious Gram Negative Bacilli

Pleomorphic, small G(-) bacilli, MacConkey (-)

Porphobilinogen (add Ko a s rgt a d Porphyri s emit with 360nm UV, red-orange)

Clinically significant species

5. Gram Negative Bacilli (MacConkey Positive)

ii. Diseases / Symptoms

Pili & cytolysins

Most common cause of UTI

2. Enterotoxigenic E. coli (ETEC)

Fimbriae & enterotoxins

3. Enteroinvasive E. coli (EIEC)

Epidemic & tra elers

K. pneumoniae subs. pneumoniae

iii. Other Information

UTI & diarrhea

Species (Decarboxylase Rxns)

5b. Laboratory Diagnosis

7a. Gram Negative Bacilli (MacConkey Positive, Non Fermentative)

Gram Positive Spore Forming Bacilli

9c. Ricketsiaceae and Similar Organism

Inhalation of dried birthing fluid

9d. Mycoplasma and Ureaplasma

E. Media & Isolation Methods

Nitrate reduction 68 & SQ Catalase

Antibiotics - Substance obtained from microbes to kill an infecting pathogen.

Bacteriostatic - Inhibit microbial growth

Bactericidal - Kills the microbe leading to lysis and death

Determine the extent of its acquired resistance

Humidified ambient air

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