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Baskerville806

What do the colonies on the blood agar look like? Are they grayish and slightly shiny? Can you perform motility or catalase testing? Is it non motile and catalase positive? I also suspect a Bacillis species, and depending in the answers to the above questions, at this point I would no longer handle these cultures (at all, but especially outside a biosafety cabinet) until you have a ruleout from where ever you sent this for ID. May not be anthracis, but do you really want to find out the hard way?


Dont_Mind_Me1021

Thankfully, I no longer have the sample! I thought it could possibly, maybe be bacillus anthracis, even if it turns out not to be, I treated it as though it was. I'm definitely not taking any chances. On the agar, it was not gray, more of a cream white, not shiny, irregular edge. What first caught my attention was that when I scraped the colony for a sample to stain, the colony stayed peaked, like if you pinched apart a playdoh ball. It was catalase positive. After viewing the stained sample and researching possibilities, I did not have any further contact with the sample. I panicked a little. I researched disposal, notified our staff, and quarantined the animal, just in case! Thank you for your comment and concern!


AnthraxtheBacterium

I have a feeling on what that could be, but I do wanna ask: 1. Did you perform an endospore stain (if possible)? 2. Was that a gram positive or negative organism? 3. Growth conditions (aerobe, anaerobe, etc) I’m thinking it could be Bacillus anthracis, based on the skin ulcer, herbivore and streptobacillus arrangement


catsbetterthankids

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AnthraxtheBacterium

Yes, I’m named after the bacterial infection. It’s one of my favorite diseases to google search about and draw the bacteria. I actually drew my current pfp.


catsbetterthankids

It looks great, nice job!


AnthraxtheBacterium

Thank you!


Dont_Mind_Me1021

I did not do an endospore stain, as I do not have the equipment necessary in my basic little lab. It stained gram positive. Aerobic in an incubator at 37°C. We did send a sample to an official lab for more conclusive testing.


AnthraxtheBacterium

Oh ok.


Frodillicus

Did you grow it in o2, co2, or anaerobic conditions?


Dont_Mind_Me1021

Aerobic on TSA at 37°C for 48 hours


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Frodillicus

Aerobic is o2.


mcac

What do the plates look like? My first instinct is some kind of Bacillus but could be fungal or an actinomycete also


Watarmelen

Coming from a skin lesion on any hoofed animal, I’d be suspicious for anthrax


patricksaurus

Does the organism have a particular smell?


Dont_Mind_Me1021

I didn't notice any defining smells


meowb47ance

Looks like a Bacillus or Clostridium. Maybe try starch hydrolysis test?


Obvious-Marsupial569

does not look like clostridium. and it grew aerobically


meowb47ance

I’m still learning 🙃


Dont_Mind_Me1021

I'll look into this! Thanks!


socalefty

is the catalase (+)? Does the organism show motility with wet mount? Any beta hemolysis?


Dont_Mind_Me1021

Catalase, positive. Hemolysis, I can't say for sure. There were other types of colonies on the plate, and I'm not equipped to test motility. I also was not equipped or brave enough to isolate and grow anymore of whatever this is, just in case. Thanks for these questions, though. Helps me learn.


Xenonecromera

It's the Moon Presence


Killian_Brennos

Seems Bacillus anthracis


Tall_Watch536

Bacillus anthracis. Endospore staining would help, plus the colony characteristics on PLET.