Microbiology practical take home assignment, please submit on Thursday 6

july2012.

1.

Oxidase strips
A. Mention the enzyme present in it.
B. Which two organisms you have tested in the laboratory and which one of
them gave positive result.
C. What is the change in colour on the oxidase strips you observed
2. What is the purpose of streaking and why do you have to heat the inoculation
loop at each steps A,B,C and D.

3. What is the principal behind performing coagulase test,

A. What do you think which organism should give positive result?
B. What plasma was used, rabbit or human during demonstration?
4. E.coli
A. Which stain it has taken?
B. Explains its morphology?
C. What is its role in pathogenicity?
5. Serratia

A. Which stain it has taken?

B. Explains its morphology?
C. What is its role in pathogenicity?
6. Microsporum gypseum:
A. Explain morphology
B. Pathogenicity
7. Candida
A. Which test you would perform for chlamdospore formation.
B. Names the disease commonly infects in females.
8. Staphylococcus
A. Which test you would perform to confirm to differentiate between Stap
and Strep.?
B. Which stain will it take during Gram staining?
C. What is the colour of the produce by it.
9. Mucor
A. Draw the morphology.
10.Mention the difference between aspergillus flavus, Aspergillus niger and
aspergillus fumigatus.