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  2. TSI slant - Wikipedia

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    The TSI slant is a test tube that contains agar, a pH-sensitive dye , 1% lactose, 1% sucrose, 0.1% glucose, [2] and sodium thiosulfate and ferrous sulfate or ferrous ammonium sulfate. All of these ingredients are mixed together, heated to sterility, and allowed to solidify in the test tube at a slanted angle.

  3. Pseudomonas aeruginosa - Wikipedia

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    A TSI slant is often used to distinguish nonfermenting Pseudomonas species from enteric pathogens in faecal specimens. [citation needed] When P. aeruginosa is isolated from a normally sterile site (blood, bone, deep collections), it is generally considered dangerous, and almost always requires treatment.

  4. Shigella dysenteriae - Wikipedia

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    Shigella dysenteriae is a species of the rod-shaped bacterial genus Shigella. [1] Shigella species can cause shigellosis (bacillary dysentery). Shigellae are Gram-negative, non-spore-forming, facultatively anaerobic, nonmotile bacteria. [2] S. dysenteriae has the ability to invade and replicate in various species of epithelial cells and ...

  5. Cetrimide agar - Wikipedia

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    Cetrimide also enhances the production of Pseudomonas pigments such as pyocyanin and pyoverdine, which show a characteristic blue-green and yellow-green colour, respectively. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] Cetrimide agar is widely used in the examination of cosmetics, pharmaceuticals and clinical specimens to test for the presence of Pseudomonas aeruginosa .

  6. Pseudomonas infection - Wikipedia

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    Pseudomonas infection refers to a disease caused by one of the species of the genus Pseudomonas. P. aeruginosa is a germ found in the environment and it is an opportunistic human pathogen most commonly infecting immunocompromised patients, such as those with cancer , diabetes , cystic fibrosis , [ 1 ] severe burns, AIDS , [ 2 ] or people who ...

  7. Simmons' citrate agar - Wikipedia

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    A slant is prepared by adding the heated agar to a test tube and allowing it to solidify at a slanted angle. To transfer cells from a sample to the agar, a sterilized needle is used to select a distinct colony from the sample and to streak across the agar surface, as is done on an agar plate.

  8. File:CDC Vaccine Information Statement for MMR Vaccine.pdf

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    English: Example of a Vaccine Information Statement (VIS) produced by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). This VIS is specifically for the MMR vaccine. Under the National Childhood Injury Act all vaccine providers are required to provide a VIS to the vaccine recipient before the vaccination is given.

  9. Pseudomonas - Wikipedia

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    Pseudomonas is a genus of Gram-negative bacteria belonging to the family Pseudomonadaceae in the class Gammaproteobacteria.The 348 members of the genus [2] [3] demonstrate a great deal of metabolic diversity and consequently are able to colonize a wide range of niches. [4]