Colony Appearance in Culture

1. Draughtsman(concentric rings)- Pneumococci

2. Medussa head/frosted glass/inverted fir tree in stab culture/string of pearls- B.anthracis

3. Swimming growth( fishy or semunal smell)- proteus

4. Swarm of gnats or fish in stream- V.cholera

5. Stalactite growth- Yersinia pestis

6. Thumb print appearance/Bisected pearls/
mercury drops/ Aluminium paint appearance- B.petrussis

7. Cigar bundle(globi) appearance- M.leprae

8. Fried egg- Mycoplasma

9. Bread crump- Actinomyces israelii

10. Oil paint- Staphylococci

11. School of red fish- H.ducreyi

12. Stately Motility- Clostrida