Biochemical/characteristic medium

• Identification of Neisseria spp.

  Cystine Trypticase agar (CTA)
• Based pn their ability to utilize carbohydrate

  Cystine Trypticase agar (CTA)
• Cystine Trypticase agar (CTA) has a Biochemical/characteristic

  medium which is for Identification of

  Neisseria
• Cystine Trypticase agar (CTA) Based pn their ability to utilize


  carbohydrate
• Identification of gram negative enteric bacilli based on their

  ability to decarboxylate or deaminate lysine

  Lysine Iron agar (LIA)
• Lysine Iron agar (LIA) Identification of gram _ based on their

  ability to _ or _ lysine

  negative enteric bacilli

  decarboxylate

  deaminate
• Hydrogen sulphide production

  Lysine Iron agar (LIA)
• Glucose fermentation

  Lysine Iron agar (LIA)
• Lysine Iron agar (LIA) ferments _

  glucose
• Lysine Iron agar (LIA) _ production

  Hydrogen sulphide
• Identification of Clostridium perfringens

  Litmus milk medium
• Identification of gram negative enteric bacilli based on their

  ability to produce LDC/ODC/ADH

  Moeller’s broth
• Moeller’s broth is used for Identification of gram negative

  enteric bacilli based on their ability to produce

  LDC/ODC/ADH
• Differentiation of organisms based on their ability to oxidize

  or ferment carbohydrates

  Oxidation-Fermentation (O-F) medium
• Identification of gram negative enteric bacilli based on their

  ability to produce indole

  Tryptone broth
• Tryptone broth is used for Identification of gram negative

  enteric bacilli based on their ability to produce

  indole
• Identification of gram negative enteric bacilli based on their

  ability to ferment glucose, lactose & sucrose

  Triple Sugar Iron (TSI) agar
• Gas production

  Triple Sugar Iron (TSI) agar
• Sulfide production

  Triple Sugar Iron (TSI) agar
• Identification of gram negative enteric bacilli based on their

  ability to ferment glucose via mixed acid fermentation or

  butylene glycol pathway

  Methyl Red Voges Proskauer (MRVP) broth or Peptone glucose broth
• Methyl Red Voges Proskauer (MRVP) broth or Peptone

  glucose broth is used for Identification of gram negative

  enteric bacilli based on their ability to ferment _ via

  glucose

  mixed acid fermentation or butylene glycol pathway
• Identification of gram negative enteric bacilli based on their

  ability to produce the enzyme urease

  Christensen Urea agar or Stuart urea broth
• Christensen Urea agar or Stuart urea broth is for Identification of gram negative enteric bacilli based on their ability to produce the enzyme

  urease
• Identification of gram negative enteric bacilli based on their

  ability to produce the enzyme deaminase

  Phenylalanine deaminase (PD) agar
• Identification of gram negative enteric bacilli based on their

  ability to utilize citrate as source of carbon

  Simmon citrate agar
• Simmon citrate agar is used for Identification of gram negative

  enteric bacilli based on their ability to utilize _ as source of

  citrate

  carbon
• Differentiation of beta-hemolytic streptococci and enterococci

  based on their ability to produce the enzyme

  pyrrolidonylarylamidase or pyrroglutamylaminopeptidase

  PYR agar
• Identification of organisms that utilize acetate as carbon source,

  like Pseudomonas aeruginosa

  Acetate slant
• Identification of organisms that utilize acetamide as carbon

  source, like Pseudomonas aeruginosa

  Acetamide slant
• Acetamide slant Identification of organisms that utilize acetamide as carbon source, like

  Pseudomonas aeruginosa
• Biochemical/characteristic medium 14 ps.cal.tom os1

  Phenylalanine deaminase (PD) agar

  PYR agar

  Simmon citrate agar

  Cystine Trypticase agar (CTA)

  Christensen Urea agar or Stuart urea broth

  Acetate slant

  Acetamide slant

  Lysine Iron agar (LIA)

  Litmus milk medium

  Tryptone broth

  Triple Sugar Iron (TSI) agar

  Oxidation-Fermentation (O-F) medium

  Moeller’s broth

  Methyl Red Voges Proskauer (MRVP) broth or Peptone glucose broth
• or Peptone glucose broth

  Methyl Red Voges Proskauer (MRVP) broth
• or Stuart urea broth

  Christensen Urea agar