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What is the presumptive test for Neisseria?
What is the presumptive test for Neisseria?
- Thayer-Martin Medium
- Vancomycin
- Nystatin
- 1% tetramethyl-p-phenylenediamine dihydrochloride (correct)
Which organism is inhibits by vancomycin?
Which organism is inhibits by vancomycin?
- Yeast
- Spreading proteus
- Gram-positive organisms (correct)
- Gram-negative rods
Which agar is formerly known as Neisseria catharralis or Branhamella catharralis?
Which agar is formerly known as Neisseria catharralis or Branhamella catharralis?
- Thayer-Martin Medium
- New York City Agar
- Martin Lewis Agar (correct)
- Oxidase Test Agar
What does a positive oxidase test indicate?
What does a positive oxidase test indicate?
Which test is used to differentiate Neisseria species and Moraxella catharralis?
Which test is used to differentiate Neisseria species and Moraxella catharralis?
What is the purpose of Thayer-Martin Medium in microbiology?
What is the purpose of Thayer-Martin Medium in microbiology?
Which organism displays a wagon-wheel appearance on CAP agar?
Which organism displays a wagon-wheel appearance on CAP agar?
What is the only organism that is positive on the DNAse test?
What is the only organism that is positive on the DNAse test?
Which organism is positive for vigorous bubbling in the Superoxol test?
Which organism is positive for vigorous bubbling in the Superoxol test?
Which organisms are negative for reduction of nitrite?
Which organisms are negative for reduction of nitrite?
Which organism is exclusively positive for glucose in all the tests conducted?
Which organism is exclusively positive for glucose in all the tests conducted?
Which condition is characterized by recurrent episodes of meningococcemia, petechiae formation, and arthritis?
Which condition is characterized by recurrent episodes of meningococcemia, petechiae formation, and arthritis?
What is a distinguishing feature of Neisseria cinerea compared to N. gonorrhoeae?
What is a distinguishing feature of Neisseria cinerea compared to N. gonorrhoeae?
In which condition is there severe bleeding in the adrenal glands, leading to a very poor prognosis?
In which condition is there severe bleeding in the adrenal glands, leading to a very poor prognosis?
What is the primary function of Endotoxin in the context of meningococcemia?
What is the primary function of Endotoxin in the context of meningococcemia?
Which Neisseria species is considered normal microbiota in the respiratory tract, particularly in the pharynx?
Which Neisseria species is considered normal microbiota in the respiratory tract, particularly in the pharynx?
What characteristic feature allows differentiation between N. cinerea and other Neisseria species?
What characteristic feature allows differentiation between N. cinerea and other Neisseria species?
