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Chapter 4.4 : Examination of Primary Culture Plates for Anaerobic Bacteria

Editor: Lynne S. Garcia1
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The goal of processing primary culture plates is to isolate significant anaerobic organisms present in the original specimen for identification and when susceptibility testing is indicated. The original Gram stain of the specimen is critical. At that time all morphological types should be carefully described and recorded. When evaluating culture plates, all morphotypes observed in the original Gram stain should match.

Citation: Garcia L. 2010. Examination of Primary Culture Plates for Anaerobic Bacteria, p 703-708. In Clinical Microbiology Procedures Handbook, 3rd Edition. ASM Press, Washington, DC. doi: 10.1128/9781555817435.ch4.4
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Procedure for the examination of primary culture plates for anaerobes. Symbols: *, use any other suitable enriched primary media that contain vitamin K and hemin and that allow good growth of anaerobes; †, use EYA if clostridia are suspected from Gram stain or from nature of clinical specimen. KVLB, kanamycin-vancomycin-laked blood agar.

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Procedure for the examination of primary culture plates for anaerobes. Symbols: *, use any other suitable enriched primary media that contain vitamin K and hemin and that allow good growth of anaerobes; †, use EYA if clostridia are suspected from Gram stain or from nature of clinical specimen. KVLB, kanamycin-vancomycin-laked blood agar.

Citation: Garcia L. 2010. Examination of Primary Culture Plates for Anaerobic Bacteria, p 703-708. In Clinical Microbiology Procedures Handbook, 3rd Edition. ASM Press, Washington, DC. doi: 10.1128/9781555817435.ch4.4
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Citation: Garcia L. 2010. Examination of Primary Culture Plates for Anaerobic Bacteria, p 703-708. In Clinical Microbiology Procedures Handbook, 3rd Edition. ASM Press, Washington, DC. doi: 10.1128/9781555817435.ch4.4
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1. Dowell, V. R., Jr. 1989. Procedures for Isolation and Characterization of Anaerobic Bacteria. Centers for Disease Control, Atlanta, GA.
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Examination of Primary Culture Plates for Anaerobic Bacteria
Citation: Garcia L. 2010. Examination of Primary Culture Plates for Anaerobic Bacteria, p 703-708. In Clinical Microbiology Procedures Handbook, 3rd Edition. ASM Press, Washington, DC. doi: 10.1128/9781555817435.ch4.4
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Anaerobic organism clues from primary culture plates, and use of supplemental media

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Anaerobic organism clues from primary culture plates, and use of supplemental media

Citation: Garcia L. 2010. Examination of Primary Culture Plates for Anaerobic Bacteria, p 703-708. In Clinical Microbiology Procedures Handbook, 3rd Edition. ASM Press, Washington, DC. doi: 10.1128/9781555817435.ch4.4
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Special-potency antimicrobial agent disks for the identification of anaerobic bacteria

Adapted with permission from H. R. Jousimies-Somer, P. Summanen, D. M. Citron, E. J. Baron, H. M. Wexler, and S. M. Finegold, 6th ed., 2002, Star Publishing Co., Belmont, CA.

R, resistant; S, susceptible; V, variable.

Exceptions: rare strains of spp. and spp. may be vancomycin resistant.

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Table 4.4-2

Special-potency antimicrobial agent disks for the identification of anaerobic bacteria

Adapted with permission from H. R. Jousimies-Somer, P. Summanen, D. M. Citron, E. J. Baron, H. M. Wexler, and S. M. Finegold, 6th ed., 2002, Star Publishing Co., Belmont, CA.

R, resistant; S, susceptible; V, variable.

Exceptions: rare strains of spp. and spp. may be vancomycin resistant.

Citation: Garcia L. 2010. Examination of Primary Culture Plates for Anaerobic Bacteria, p 703-708. In Clinical Microbiology Procedures Handbook, 3rd Edition. ASM Press, Washington, DC. doi: 10.1128/9781555817435.ch4.4

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