Anaerobic Gram NEGATIVE RODS Flashcards
Fusobacterium sp. ..normal flora:
Fusiform–mouth and colon
human bites, lung abscesses, pleura cavity, brain abscess
GLC- major Butyric peak
Fusobacterium sp
Fusobacterium nucleatum (test)
Indol +
Fusobacterium nucleatum: Colony characteristics
smooth and rough forms
CIS
Mottled (ground glass) pink green
Molar tooth forms
Thin and tapered rods
Fusobacterium nucleatum
Fusobacterium necrophorum (colony characteristic)
“fried egg” raised yellow center
short and long GNRs
Fusobacterium mortiferum (test)/ NF
Bile +
Normal flora of colon
Spaghetti and meatballs of Broth (Bizarre plemorphic) HUGE GNRs
Fusobacterium mortiferum
resistant to antibiotics
Fusobacterium mortiferum abd Bacteriodes fragilis
Bacteriodes fragilis NF
colon
Bacteriodes fragilis Stimulated by
Bile (yellow tube) …..Bile disk resistant
Bacteriodes fragilis GLC
ap(ib)iv
Penicillinase producer ..id quickly
Bacteriodes fragilis
Large gray black conolnies on BBE agar
Growth on LKV (KVLB) after overnight
Bacteriodes fragilis
Indole NEGATIVE B. fragilis group:
B. fragilis (CIS) and B. vulgatus (fecal flora)