Colony Appearance in Culture for Organisms

 
 

Colony Appearance in Culture	Organism
1. Draughtsman ( Concentric Rings)	Pneumococci
2. (a) Medusa Head (b) Frosted Glass (C) Inverted Fir Tree in Stab Culture	B. Anthracis
3. Swimming Growth ( Fishy or Seminal Smell)	Proteus
4. Swarm of Gnats Or Fish in Stream, darting motility.	V. Cholerae
5. Stalactite growth, safety pin appearance	Yersinia Pestis
6. Thumb print appearance, Bisected pearls or mercury drops , Aluminium Paint appearance	B. Pertussis
7. Cigar bundle ( globi ) appearance	M.Leprae
8. Fried egg	Mycoplasma
9. Bread crumb	Actinomyces israelii
10. Oil Paint	Staphylococci
11. School of Red fish	H. ducreyi
12. Stately Motility	Clostrida

*Daisy head colonies---------------------------------------- Corynbact gravis
*Frogs egg colonies----------------------------------------- Corynbact intermedius
*Poached egg colonies-------------------------------------- Corynbact mitis