_____ - Describe the growth of unknown A in broth culture. Describe the growth patterns
both before and after mixing! Useful terms: Uniform fine turbidity (turbid throughout),
flocculent (clumpy), pellicle (surface membrane), sediment, and ring (like a milk ring).
_____ - Take the nitrate broth tube to the nitrate test station and add the appropriate
reagents.
_____ - Describe the hemolysis (if any) on the Blood Agar plate
_____ - Describe motility. This can be tricky; remember that if the entire tube looks
turbid, the organism is most likely motile. If, by contrast, the growth is confined
only to the stab line, the organism is likely nonmotile.
_____ - If unknown A is a Gram-positive rod, make 1 streakline on a split plate of Starch and Spirit Blue Agars. Use an inoculating loop and make
only a single streak down the center of each half of the plate:
_____ - If your unknown is a Gram-positive and catalase positive coccus, streak one
Mannitol Salt plate.
_____ - If your unknown is a Gram-positive and catalase positive coccus, perform a
coagulase test.
_____ - For Gram-positive and catalase negative cocci, streak a slant of bile esculin
agar.
_____ - For Gram-positive and catalase negative cocci, perform a CAMP test and test
for Taxos A (Bacitracin) sensitivity on the same Blood Agar plate (see sketch):
_____ Describe the growth of unknown B in nutrient broth. Describe the growth both
before and after mixing.
_____ Describe motility.
_____ Perform the nitrate test at the nitrate test station.
_____ Inoculate one tube of urea broth using a loop.
_____ Inoculate one tube of SIM medium using an inoculating needle to make a single
stab to the bottom of the tube.
_____ Inoculate one slant of Simmons Citrate Agar using a loop to streak the entire
surface of the slant. After inoculation, place all the media into an incubation cup
or rack.
As the coagulase and urease tubes are very small, it is sometimes helpful to tape them to the inside of the incubation cup. Place the cup / rack in the tray on the side bench to be incubated at 37ºC. Be certain to place your working stock into the appropriate rack – DO NOT INCUBATE! If your Gram-positive unknown is a rod, place your MnCl2 slant into the rack with the working stock. This also needs to be stored in the refrigerator. The MR-VP tubes will remain in the incubator until the next lab period.