MLS ASCP Microbiology with correct answers

1 : 10 ratio - Answer The proper blood-to-broth ratio for blood cultures to reduce the antibacterial effects of serum Beta-lactamase - Answer Produced by a penicillin-resistant N. gonorrhoeae Columbia CNA with 5% sheep blood - Answer Selective medium used for the isolation of gram-positive microorgnisms Indole test - Answer used for determining an organism's ability to produce indole from deamination of tryptophan JEMBEC system - Answer is a transport and inoculation medium used for direct plating of specimens for N gonorrhoeae. Chocolate based selective medium is inoculated with the specimen. This is placed in an impermeable plastic bag with a bicarbonate-sodium citrate pellet to generate a carbon dioxide rich environment. Martin Lewis agar - Answer Chocolate agar base containing vancomycin, colistin, anisomycin, and trimethoprim for better inhibition of gram-positive organisms and candida.