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hemolysins:
exotoxins produced by gram-positive cocci species
able to destroy red blood cells & hemoglobin
Blood agar is sometimes called? why?
Sheep blood agar
because it contains 5% sheep blood in tryptic soy agar base
3 major types of hemolysis are:
beta-hemolysis
alpha-hemolysis
gamma-hemolysis
beta-hemolysis:
complete destruction of RBC's and hemoglobin, results in a clearing of the medium around the colonies
alpha-hemolysis:
pratial destruction of RBC's and produces a greenish discoloration of the agar around the colonies
gamma-hemolysis:
non-hemolysis and appears as simple growth with no change to the medium
hemolysins produced by sreptococci are called? what are their 2 forms?
streptolysins
types
: O & S
Streptolysin O:
oxygen labile
expresses maximal activity under anaerobic conditions
Streptolysin S:
oxygen-stable
express itself optimally under anearobic conditions
streak stab technique:
easiest method of providing an enviroment favorable for streptolysisns on blood agar
plate is streaked for isolation and stabbed
stab encourages streptolysin activity because of the reduced oxygen concntration of the subsurface enviro
blood agar is used for isolation and cultivation of many types of? differentiates?
fastidious bacteria
based on hemolytic characteristics, especilly w/in streptococcus, enterococcus and aerococcus.
Blood Agar Results:
clearing around growth
greening around growth
No change in the medium
organisms hemolyzes RBC's completely (beta)
organism hemolyzes RBC's partially (alpha)
Organism does not hemolyze RBC's (gamma)
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Blood Agar
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Blood Agar
Updated
2011-03-21T22:33:38Z
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