Triton College BIOLOGY 222 BIOS242 JULY 2019 1)Match the pathogen to the correct differential stain to identify it

Triton College

BIOLOGY 222

BIOS242 JULY 2019

1)Match the pathogen to the correct differential stain to identify it. Pathogen

1. Mycobacterium tuberculosis (causative agent of tuberculosis) –
2. Bacillus anthracis (causative agent of inhalational anthrax) –
3. Clostridium difficile (causative agent of C. diff diarrhea) –

IV.          Escherichia coli (causative agent of traveler’s diarrhea) –

V.Klebsiella pneumonia (one causative agent of bacterial pneumonia)

Stain

1. 1. Negative stain
   2. Acid-fast stain
   3. Endospore stain
   4. Gram stain

2. What is the difference between an acidic dye and a basic dye?

3. What is the functional type of mannitol salt agar (MSA)? Explain how it is utilized in the isolation and identification of Staphylococcus species.