30. Identify the Bacteria Flashcards
Can use independent or host ATP
Rickettsia
“Fried egg” colonies
Class Mollicutes
Granular colonies
M. pneumoniae
Transovarian passage occurs
Rickettsia
Causes the most common zoontic infection worldwide
Leptospira spp.
Small-greenish droplike colonies
F. tularensis
Biochemically inert
F. tularensis
Produces β-lactamase
L. pneumophila
Causes cat scratch disease
B. henselae
Cultures not recommended
B. henselae
Will not satellite on Blood agar
H. ducreyi
Frequent in infections from human bites
E. corrodens
Satellites around S. aureus on SBA
H. influenzae
Does not need V factor
H. ducreyi
Most common vector-borne disease in the USA
Lyme borreliosis
Resembles Corynebacterium in morphology and arrangement
Propionibacterium
Infection caused by Propionibacterium acnes
Acne vulgaris (pimples)
Gram-positive bacillus that may form branches or have a beaded appearance
Actinomyces israelii
Causes Parrot fever
C. psittaci
Found in hot tubs, plumbing fixtures, cooling towers, spas, and airconditioning units
L. pneumophila
Associated with long-term use of intrauterine devices
A. israelii
Causes cystic fibrosis
- B. cepacia
- Alcaligenaceae (Achromobacter & Alcaligenes)
- P. aeruginosa
Found in humans only
M. catarrhalis
C. pneumoniae
C. trachomatis
Most common bacterial STD pathogen
C. trachomatis
Nitrate reduction negative
Acinetobacter spp.
Partially-lactose fermentating on MAC
Acinetobacter