Question

MY BACTERIA IS ENTEROBACTER CLOACAE

1. information on the bacteria, morphology, identity

2. diseases related to it, ways of infection, where is it found commonly? skin contact?

3. is it defective our differential ? biochemical assays used to conform it (macconkey test, triple sugar iron test, phenol red broth test, citrate test, etc), expected results for the test run, supplies used, how to confirm it's this bacteria,

4. recommended treatment plan, abtibiotuc susceptibility to the bacteria (harmless or not)

Answer 1

Answer;

1) Enterobacter cloacea

• Gram negative bacterium
• Respiration: Facultative anaerobe
• Shape: Rod
• Easily grows at 30°C on agar medium.

2) It cauaes several infectious disease such as skin infection,opthalmic infection,urinary tract infection etc.

Ways of infection: It can acquired through skin,urinary tract,Gastrointestinal tract.

Commonly found in water,sewage water,soil etc.

3) Biochemical assays to confirm it;

• MacConkey test: It is used to distinguish those gram negative bacteria that can ferment lactose.
• Triple sugar iron test: Used to determine whether gram negative bacteria utilizes glucose or lactose fermentatively and produce hydrogen sulphide.
• Phenol red test: After incubating the liquid containing bacteria,if it turns yellow ,than this test is positive for enterobacter cloacea.
• Citrate test: It is a selective test for bacteria that has ability to ferment lactose.

Result: Positive if it turns blue.

Negative if it remains green.

4) Antibiotics include - Carbapene,aminoglycosides,TMP-SMZ etc.

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