Bacteria Flashcards
1
Q
Gram +ve cocci
A
Staph (clusters)
Coag +ve = S. aureus
Coag -ve = epidermis
Strep
Enterococci
(Diplococci + chains)
2
Q
Gram +ve rods
A
ABCDL:
Actinomyces
Bacillus (e.g. Bacillus cereus)
Clostridium (difficile, perfringens, botulinum) - anaerobe
Diptheria
Listeria (monocytogenes)
3
Q
Gram -ve cocci
A
Neisseria meningitides (diplococci), N. gonorrhoea
Moraxella catarrhalis
4
Q
Gram -ve rods
A
Enterobacteria (SEKSY)
Salmonella E.coli Klebsiella Shigella Yersinia
5
Q
Gram -ve coccobacilli
A
H. influenza Bordetella pertussis Pseudomonas aeruginosa Chlamydia trachomatis Legionella
6
Q
Gram -ve spirochaetes
A
Treponema pallidum (Syphillis) Borrelia burgdoferi (Lyme disease) Leptospirosis interrogans
7
Q
Non-culturable bacteria
A
Legionella
Mycoplasma
Chlamydia
8
Q
Acid-fast bacilli
A
Mycobacteria