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

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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.