Anaerobic Microorganisms + Normal Flora Flashcards
Gram-positive cocci in chains
GRAM-POSITIVE
Peptostreptococcus spp. (P. anaerobius, P. intermedius) Finegoldia magna (formerly P. magnus)
Gram-positive bacilli
Non-spore-forming
Cutibacterium spp. (C. acnes [formerly Propionibacterium acnes])
Spore-forming
GRAM-POSITIVE
Clostridium spp. (C. perfringens, C. tetani, C. botulinum)
Clostridioides difficile
Branching, filamentous
GRAM-POSITIVE
Actinomyces spp. (A. israelii)
Gram-negative cocci
GRAM-NEGATIVE
Veillonella spp. (V. parvula)
Gram-negative bacilli
Bacteroides spp. (B. fragilis, B. thetaiotamicron, B. ovatus, B. distastonis) Fusobacterium spp.
Normal Skin Flora
Diphtheriods (e.g., Corynebacterium spp.) Staphylococci (esp. S. epidermidis) Streptococci
Propionibacterium spp.
Normal Flora gastrointestinal tract
Bacteroides spp. Enterobacteriaceae Enterococci Fusobacterium spp. Peptostreptococcus spp. Clostridium spp.
Normal Flora Upper Respiratory Tract
Haemophilus spp.
Streptococci (viridans group)
Diphtheriods (e.g., Corynebacterium spp.) Neisseria spp.
Oral anaerobes
Normal Flora Genital Tract
Corynebacterium spp. Enterobacteriaceae Lactobacillus spp. Mycoplasma spp. Staphylococci Streptococci Anaerobes Candida spp.