TSI Slant Agar Medium Fall 2106
Summary
TLDRThe video script explains the Triple Sugar Iron (TSI) agar slant, a differential medium used to identify bacterial metabolism. It contains glucose, sucrose, and lactose, and indicators like ferrous sulfate and phenol red to detect acid production and pH changes. Results like K/K, K/A, and A/A indicate fermentation patterns, with additional observations like CO2 and H2S production suggesting specific enzyme activities. The medium helps in characterizing bacterial motility and enzyme profiles.
Takeaways
- 🌟 TSI (Triple Sugar Iron) agar slant is a differential medium containing glucose, sucrose, and lactose, used to identify bacterial metabolic types.
- 🍬 Glucose is a monosaccharide, while sucrose and lactose are disaccharides, all of which serve as substrates for bacterial metabolism.
- 🌡 Phenol red is an indicator in TSI that detects pH changes due to acid production, turning yellow in acidic conditions.
- 🌈 Results like K/A or A/A indicate the metabolic activity of the bacteria, with 'A' for acid and 'K' for alkaline, reflecting whether sugars are fermented.
- 🚫 A K/K result suggests the organism does not ferment any of the sugars, lacking the necessary enzymes like sucrase and lactase.
- 🔍 A K/A result indicates glucose is fermented, but not sucrose or lactose, leading to a red top and yellow bottom.
- 🌟 An A/A result with yellow throughout suggests the organism can break down glucose and at least one of the disaccharides due to sufficient acid production.
- 💨 CO2 production can be observed as bubbles or medium displacement in the tube, indicating the organism's metabolic activity.
- ⚫ A black butt in the TSI slant can be due to H2S production from enzymes like thiosulfate reductase or cysteine desulfhydrase, often associated with motility.
- 🔬 Additional tests with media containing single sugars can help determine if an organism possesses sucrase and/or lactase enzymes.
Q & A
What is the purpose of the Triple Sugar Iron (TSI) agar slant in microbiology?
-The TSI agar slant is used as a differential medium to identify bacteria based on their metabolic reactions to glucose, sucrose, and lactose, and their ability to produce certain enzymes and metabolites.
What are the three sugars present in TSI agar and their classification?
-The three sugars present in TSI agar are glucose (a monosaccharide), sucrose, and lactose (both disaccharides).
What is the role of ferrous sulfate in TSI agar?
-Ferrous sulfate in TSI agar serves as an iron source and can cause a color change if the organism possesses certain enzymes like thiosulfate reductase or cysteine desulfhydrase.
How does phenol red function as an indicator in TSI agar?
-Phenol red is an indicator that detects waste products resulting in a pH change. It turns yellow in the presence of acid, indicating acid production due to sugar fermentation.
What do the terms 'K' and 'A' stand for in the context of TSI agar results?
-In TSI agar results, 'K' stands for alkaline and 'A' stands for acid, indicating the pH change caused by the organism's metabolic activity.
What does a K/K result on TSI agar indicate about the organism's metabolic activity?
-A K/K result indicates that the organism does not ferment any of the three sugars present, suggesting it lacks the enzymes sucrase, lactase, and the ability to digest glucose.
What is the significance of a K/A result on TSI agar?
-A K/A result indicates that the organism has fermented glucose, producing acid, but did not ferment sucrose or lactose, resulting in a red or pinkish color on top and yellow at the bottom.
What does an A/A result with yellow throughout the slant and butt indicate?
-An A/A result with yellow throughout indicates that the organism has broken down glucose and also has the enzymes to break down one or both of the disaccharides, sucrose and/or lactose.
How can CO2 production be detected on TSI agar?
-CO2 production can be detected as bubbles or cracks in the agar, or by the medium being pushed up the tube, indicating a robust CO2 producer.
What does the black color in the butt of the TSI agar slant signify?
-The black color in the butt of the TSI agar slant is due to the production of H2S, which can be a result of the organism possessing the enzyme thiosulfate reductase or cysteine desulfhydrase. This black color is also associated with motility.
Why might additional tests be run alongside TSI agar to further characterize an organism?
-Additional tests might be run to determine if the organism has sucrase and/or lactase, as an A/A result on TSI agar indicates glucose breakdown but does not specify the activity regarding the other sugars.
Outlines
🔬 Understanding TSI Slant: Metabolism and Color Changes
The video script introduces the Triple Sugar Iron (TSI) agar slant, a differential medium used to identify bacterial metabolism types through their interaction with glucose, sucrose, and lactose. The presence of ferrous sulfate as an iron source and phenol red as a pH indicator allows for observable color changes based on the organism's metabolic byproducts. The script explains the significance of different outcomes, such as K (alkaline) and A (acid), which indicate whether the organism ferments the sugars and the resulting pH change. Phenol red turns yellow in acidic conditions, signaling acid production. The video also describes the technique of inoculating the medium, emphasizing the importance of a 'fishtail' and a 'stab' into the 'butt' of the medium for accurate results. It further discusses the interpretation of results like K/K, K/A, and A/A, each indicating different metabolic capabilities and enzyme presences, such as sucrase and lactase. Additionally, the script touches on the detection of gas production, like CO2, and the blackening of the medium due to H2S production, which is associated with certain enzymes and motility.
🌐 Advanced TSI Analysis: Enzyme Detection and Motility
The second paragraph delves deeper into the analysis of TSI slant results, focusing on the detection of specific enzymes and the inference of bacterial motility. It discusses the possibility of a K/K result, which indicates no sugar fermentation, and contrasts it with an A/K result, which would show acid production only in the butt. The paragraph also elaborates on A/A results, where the organism breaks down glucose but the presence of sucrase and/or lactase is uncertain. To resolve this, additional media tests with single sugars are suggested. The video highlights the importance of observing gas production, such as CO2, which can be inferred from bubbles or medium displacement, and H2S production, which causes a black color in the butt of the medium. This black color is associated with the presence of either thiosulfate reductase or cysteine desulfhydrase enzymes and is also an indicator of the organism's motility. The script concludes by emphasizing the utility of the TSI slant in conjunction with other tests to characterize an organism's enzymatic profile comprehensively.
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Keywords
💡Triple Sugar Iron (TSI) Agar
💡Monosaccharide
💡Disaccharide
💡Ferrous Sulfate
💡Phenol Red
💡Acid Production
💡K/A Test
💡Sucrase and Lactase
💡CO2 Production
💡H2S Production
💡Motility
Highlights
TSI (Triple Sugar Iron Agar Slant) is a differential medium containing glucose, sucrose, and lactose.
Glucose is a monosaccharide, while sucrose and lactose are disaccharides.
TSI is used to identify different types of bacterial metabolism through color changes.
Ferrous sulfate in TSI acts as an iron source and enables color changes.
Phenol red is an indicator for pH changes due to acid production.
Acid production results in a drop in pH, turning phenol red yellow.
Results are often described as K (alkaline) or A (acid) in various combinations.
K over K indicates no fermentation of sugars due to lack of necessary enzymes.
K over A suggests glucose was digested, but not sucrose or lactose.
A over A indicates the breakdown of glucose and possibly sucrose and/or lactose.
CO2 production can be observed as bubbles or cracks in the medium.
A black color in the butt of the medium can indicate H2S production and motility.
The black color is associated with the presence of thiosulfate reductase or cysteine desulfhydrase enzymes.
A over K result would show a yellow slant and red butt, indicating glucose breakdown but no sucrase or lactase activity.
Gas production can be specifically identified as CO2 or H2S based on the medium's reaction.
TSI can be combined with other media to further characterize the enzymes an organism possesses.
Transcripts
This video serves to outline the triple sugar iron agar slant or what's called TSI.
The triple sugar refers [to] glucose sucrose and lactose
Glucose is a monosaccharide
Sucrose and lactose are both
disaccharides> This is a differential medium meaning that most organisms can grow on it
So it doesn't necessarily choose against the particular organism.
But they will produce different color changes depending on their particular type of metabolism.
So also besides the three sugars that are present in the tube
there is ferrous sulfate that acts as the iron, the iron source and
that will enable a color change which I'll talk about in a moment if the organism possesses
one of two enzymes.
The other indicator in there is phenol red and phenol red is an indicator that is commonly used to
detect waste products that will result in a pH change
And so we're particularly looking for an acid production. So that means a drop in the pH, so below 7. And
that will cause phenol red to turn yellow in the presence of an acid.
So common results that we hear are the terms K or A and its some combination like A over A, K over A
and those
stand for the A is for acid and the K is for
alkaline of course we can't use a again even though alkaline starts with an A so we use A for acid and K for alkaline.
So if the organism is able to grow
you can get a K over K result which indicates that the organism does not
ferment any of those three sugars that are present, so it lacks the enzyme sucrase,
lactase and it's also unable to digest
glucose. And
another possibility is what's called a K over A so the top you'll see here is red or A
Pinkish color and the bottom you'll see here is yellow.
It's critical for this that you do a fishtail
on the top
And then hopefully you can kind of see the stab into what's called the butt of the so even though
this is a slant. There's enough medium poured across the bottom
That you're able to actually stab it with a
And so in a K over A result we say that glucose was digested
However the organism did not have the enzyme sucrase or lactase. The organism was not able to break down sucrose and lactose.
What happens then is acid is produced from the glucose breakdown
But not enough acid because the other sugars were not broken down that it didn't turn
Acidic or that yellow color all the way up the tube and remember that that's phenol red that causes that color change.
So if an acid is produced the phenol red will turn yellow. Now if we compare that to an uninoculated
tube here on the left that is a tube that has that phenol red that hasn't experienced that color change from a pH
change. So always make sure you have growth and a good stab there into the butt of the medium
This is from here down is what we call the butt from here up we call the slant.
So another possibility is A over A
with yellow all the way through. So that indicates that the organism has
enzymes to break down glucose, and then it has either / or and / or
Sucrase
And/or lactase so it's able to break down one or both of the remaining disaccharides. So what will happen then
there's enough waste product, enough acid produced that you'll get an acid change all the way up the slant as well as the butt.
What's also interesting to take a note here
is that you can get CO2 production which is yet another piece of information that we can get from the TSI medium and
You may see that as a bubble here in the back
You might see that as bubbles or cracking here in the bottom that indicates that CO2 is produced. You also might see
this is a really robust CO2 producer
So you know I see the bubble in the back
But it actually produces so much gas that it pushes the medium up the tube, so it traps the CO2 down there
So we would say that this one is a over a with CO2 gas productions
and
then you can also get an A over A
But now you have a black in the butt and the black is also from a gas production
it can be from the organism possessing the enzyme thiosulfate reductase which will produce a
H2S which will react with that ferrous sulfate. That was
an ingredient if you recall earlier in the medium and
That will cause a black color to form and we also
associate organisms that can produce that black color with motility and
The nice thing about the black color is you can really see here that from the original stab line here in the back
The organism was able to move throughout the tube because the organism possesses
One or more flagella there.
The other enzyme that can produce this black color
We don't know which is which we just think that the organism has one of those two
is the enzyme Cysteine desulfhydrase which will also produce this end product here of
Pyruvate ammonia, but also that H2S and again, you'll have that reaction of the black butt. So we'll see this also duplicated in the SIMS
medium in another laboratory that that black color can indicate the presence of
one of those two enzymes, so
That particular one
again is associated with motility. So just to review here
We can have a K over K result I didn't show an A over K
but you can probably kind of picture what that would look like with a
Yellow slant on the top and then red in the bottom, but I don't have an example for that
but I have K over K shown here, then I have K over A
Then I have three A over A tubes
Again these two on the far right no - I'm holding up here would have gas production
it would be specifically CO2 gas so you could narrow it down to the gas type and
The one here in the middle has black in the butt and so that would indicate
H2S production and again it's going to be the enzyme cysteine desulfydrase or thiosulfate
reductase that can both cause that change to occur in there. And again the black there is associated also with motility so you can
Make that assumption based on the black here for for our laboratory that that organism is also motile.
Now one of the things that we run into is
When we have A over A results, I said that there was a possibility
We know that the organism is able to break down glucose
But we don't know if the organism has sucrase and/or lactase so we can run other media in conjunction with that
That have just sucrose in them
or just
Lactose in them to narrow it down is it one or both enzymes.
So we can actually kind of team this test up with others to really characterize the enzymes that the organism possesses
And that is the TSI or triple sugar iron agar slant.
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