Enterobacteriaceae are often referred to as ________.
Enterics or Coliforms
Natural habitat of Enterobacteriaceae
Intestinal tract
Gram stain reaction and Morphology of Enterobacteriaceae
Gram (-) bacilli and coccobacilli
Aerotolerance of Enterobacteriaceae
Facultative anaerobes or Aerobes
Enterobacteriaceae do not produce ________.
Cytochrome oxidase
Which member of Enterobacteriaceae produces cytochrome oxidase?
Plesiomonas spp.
Which carbohydrate/s can be fermented by the members of Enterobacteriaceae?
Glucose
Can Enterobacteriaceae reduce nitrate to nitrite?
Yes
EXCEPT: Photohabdus and Xenorhabdus
Which member of Enterobacteriaceae cannot reduce nitrate?
Are Enterobacteriaceae motile?
Yes (at room temperature)
Which member/s of the Enterobacteriaceae family are not motile at room temperature?
MNEMONIC: SKY
* Shigella spp.
* Klebsiella spp.
* Yersinia spp.
Enterobacteriaceae possess a ____ flagella
peritrichous
Catalase reaction of Enterobacteriaceae
(+)
EXCEPT: Shigella dysenteriae type 1
Which member/s of the Enterobacteriaceae family is not Catalase (+)?
Shigella dysenteriae type 1
Colonial appearance of Enterobacteriaceae on BAP/CAP
Large, moist, and gray colored
____ are used in order to classify the members of the Enterobacteriaceae Family.
Tribes
Tribes are proposed by ____.
Ewing
When did Ewing proposed the classification of Enterobacteriaceae Family according to Tribes?
1963
Genus under the Escherichieae Tribe
Genus under the Edwardsielleae Tribe
Edwardsiella
Genus under the Salmonelleae Tribe
Salmonella
Genus under the Citrobacteriaceae Tribe
Citrobacter
Genus under the Klebsielleae Tribe
Genus under the Proteeae Tribe