Marie G.
asked 11/24/20
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Table for the Identification of Bacteria Associated with the Urinary Tract
Unknown # _6__
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Observation |
Result |
Explanation of Observation/Result |
Organism or Organisms Indicated |
| Gram reaction & |
Shape |
Purple spheres, in clumps |
Gram positive Cocci |
because of the thickness of peptoglycan |
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| MacConkey Agar Plate |
No Growth |
Gram positive |
Because of the clear and growth on MacConkey Agar plate |
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| Eosin-Methylene Blue Agar |
No Growth |
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| Urea Hydrolysis |
Orange liquid in tube |
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| Indole Production |
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Yellow ring visible after addition of Kovac’s reagent |
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| Phenylalanine Deamination |
No green color after addition of Fecl3
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| Oxidase reaction |
No blue color after addition of oxidase reagent |
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| Nitrate Reduction |
No red color after adding nitrate reagents and red color after adding Zn |
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| Catalase |
No Bubbles after adding H2O2
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Inactive Tutor
answered 07/25/26
| TestResultExplanationOrganism Indicated |
| Gram stain |
Gram-positive cocci in clusters |
Thick peptidoglycan retains crystal violet stain |
Staphylococcus spp. |
| MacConkey Agar |
No growth |
MacConkey inhibits Gram-positive bacteria |
Gram-positive organism |
| EMB Agar |
No growth |
EMB selectively inhibits Gram-positive bacteria |
Gram-positive organism |
| Urea Hydrolysis |
Negative |
Medium remained orange; urease enzyme absent |
Rules out urease-positive organisms (e.g., Proteus)
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| Indole Production |
Negative |
No yellow/red layer after Kovac's reagent |
Organism does not produce indole from tryptophan |
| Phenylalanine Deamination |
Negative |
No green color after FeCl₃ |
Phenylalanine deaminase absent |
| Oxidase Reaction |
Negative |
No blue/purple color developed |
Cytochrome c oxidase absent |
| Nitrate Reduction |
Negative |
No red color after reagents or zinc |
Nitrate was not reduced |
| Catalase |
Negative*
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No bubbles after H₂O₂ |
Catalase enzyme absent |
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