Anaerobic GNC, GPC, GNRs Flashcards
Most commonly isolated and only GNC implicated as a pathogen
Veillonella
Most pathogenic of the anaerobic GPCs and most frequently isolated in pure culture
Finegoldia magna
FInegoldia magna
- Colonial morphology
Donuts (resembles RBCs)
Parvimonas micra
- Colonial morphology
Demonstrates slight beta hemolysis
Peptostreptococcus anaerobius
- Clonial morphology
Creamy, round colonies
Veillonella spp
- Clonial morphology
Circular, raised, smooth, and creamy
Bacteroids fragilis
- Clonial morphology
Fine ground glass (CIS)
Bacteroides ovatus
- Clonial morphology
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Bacteroides thetaiotaomicron
- Clonial morphology
Mucoid, often w/ white striations
Campylobacter ureolyticus
- Clonial morphology
“Pits” the agar
Prevotella melaninogenica ‘group’
- Clonial morphology
Yellow to tan to brown to black colonies → become darker w/ prolonged incubation
Fusbacterium mortiferum
- Clonial morphology
Colonies have whirl appearance
Fusobacterium necrophorum
- Clonial morphology
“Fried egg” colonies (raised yellow center)
Fusobacterium nucleatum
- Clonial morphology
- Mottled (course ground glass), pinkish to greenish
- Molar tooth forms
Peptostreptococcus anaerobius
- GLC
GLC = a…IC
Fusobacterium spp
- GLC
GLC = aB
Bacteroides fragilis ‘group’
- GLC
GLC = ap (ib) iv
Porphyromonas spp
- Normal flora
Mouth
Veillonella spp
- Normal flora
Oral, respiratory, intestinal, genitourinary… (mucus membrane lined cavities)
Finegoldia magna
- Normal flora
Intestine
Parvimonas micra
- Normal flora
Mouth/upper respiratory tract
Staphylococcus saccharolyticus
- Normal flora
Skin