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UAMS Microbiology Exam 2
UAMS MICROBIOLOGY EXAM 2 QUESTIONS
| VERIFIED SOLUTION | UPDATED VERSION
2026\27.
Neisseria gonorrhoeae-CORRECT ANS GNDC
Requires CO2
NG on BAP
On Choc grows flat, smooth, light brown/grey
Salty or mousy smell
All Neisseria are ox +
Superoxol Test (30% H2O2) + Immediate and vigorous bubbling. Other Neisseria are
- or weak, delayed reactions.
Glucose +
Oxidase Reagent-CORRECT ANS Tetramethyl-para-phenylenediamine
dihydrochloride
Positive - blue
Negative - No color
Carbohydrate Utilization Test-CORRECT ANS pH indicator: Phenol Red
Positive - Yellow (acid produced)
Negative - Red
Neisseria meningitidis-CORRECT ANS GNDC
Requires CO2
Will grow on BAP
Flat, smooth colonies
Opaque/white
Resembles GC
Latex Agglutination and Coag for urine, CSF and Serum
A+ GRADED 1
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UAMS Microbiology Exam 2
Oxidase +
Glucose and Maltose positive
Neisseria lactamica-CORRECT ANS Glucose, Maltose, Lactose +
Neisseria sicca-CORRECT ANS Glucose, Maltose, Lactose, Sucrose +
Chromogenic Substrate Table-CORRECT ANS
Moraxella catarrhalis-CORRECT ANS GNC
On BAP - Smooth, white colonies
Oxidase +
Nitrate +
DNAse Test +
Butyrate Esterase + (Blue)
All sugars negative
All species of the genus Neisseria have the enzyme to oxidase:
A. Naphthylamine
B. Dimethylaminobenzaldehyde
C. Glucopyranoside
D. Tetramethyl-phenylenediamine-CORRECT ANS Tetramethyl-phenylenediamine
(Oxidase)
Haemophilus species-CORRECT ANS GNR (pleomorphic and coccobacilli)
blood loving
All require X Factor (hemin)for growth
Most require V Factor (NAD)
Most won't grow on sheep BAP. Will grow on horse and rabbit BAP (X Factor) and
Choc (X and V Factor)
A+ GRADED 2
UAMS Microbiology Exam 2
UAMS MICROBIOLOGY EXAM 2 QUESTIONS
| VERIFIED SOLUTION | UPDATED VERSION
2026\27.
Neisseria gonorrhoeae-CORRECT ANS GNDC
Requires CO2
NG on BAP
On Choc grows flat, smooth, light brown/grey
Salty or mousy smell
All Neisseria are ox +
Superoxol Test (30% H2O2) + Immediate and vigorous bubbling. Other Neisseria are
- or weak, delayed reactions.
Glucose +
Oxidase Reagent-CORRECT ANS Tetramethyl-para-phenylenediamine
dihydrochloride
Positive - blue
Negative - No color
Carbohydrate Utilization Test-CORRECT ANS pH indicator: Phenol Red
Positive - Yellow (acid produced)
Negative - Red
Neisseria meningitidis-CORRECT ANS GNDC
Requires CO2
Will grow on BAP
Flat, smooth colonies
Opaque/white
Resembles GC
Latex Agglutination and Coag for urine, CSF and Serum
A+ GRADED 1
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UAMS Microbiology Exam 2
Oxidase +
Glucose and Maltose positive
Neisseria lactamica-CORRECT ANS Glucose, Maltose, Lactose +
Neisseria sicca-CORRECT ANS Glucose, Maltose, Lactose, Sucrose +
Chromogenic Substrate Table-CORRECT ANS
Moraxella catarrhalis-CORRECT ANS GNC
On BAP - Smooth, white colonies
Oxidase +
Nitrate +
DNAse Test +
Butyrate Esterase + (Blue)
All sugars negative
All species of the genus Neisseria have the enzyme to oxidase:
A. Naphthylamine
B. Dimethylaminobenzaldehyde
C. Glucopyranoside
D. Tetramethyl-phenylenediamine-CORRECT ANS Tetramethyl-phenylenediamine
(Oxidase)
Haemophilus species-CORRECT ANS GNR (pleomorphic and coccobacilli)
blood loving
All require X Factor (hemin)for growth
Most require V Factor (NAD)
Most won't grow on sheep BAP. Will grow on horse and rabbit BAP (X Factor) and
Choc (X and V Factor)
A+ GRADED 2
