Bacteria Flashcards
Gram positive cocci, catalase positive, coagulase positive
Staph Aureus
Gram positive cocci, catalase positive, coagulase negative, novobiocin sensitive
Staph Epidermidis
Gram positive cocci, catalase positive, coagulase negative, novobiocin resistant
Staph Saprophyticus
Gram positive cocci, catalase negative, alpha hemolytic, optochin sensitive, bile soluble
Strep pneumoniae
Gram positive cocci, catalase negative, alpha hemolytic, optochin resistant, bile insoluble
Strep viridans
Gram positive cocci, catalase negative, beta hemolytic, bacitracin sensitive
Strep pyogenes
Gram positive cocci, catalase negative, beta hemolytic, bacitracin resistant
Strep agalactiae
Gram positive cocci, catalase negative, no hemolysis
Enterococcus
Gram positive rods, anaerobic
Clostridium
Gram positive rods, aerobic
Bacillus
Gram positive rods, acid fast
Mycobacterium
Gram positive branching filaments, anaerobic, not acid fast
Actinomyces
Gram positive branching filaments, aerobic, acid fast
Nocardia
Gram negative diplococci, maltose fermenter
Neisseria meningitis
Gram negative diplococci, maltose non-fermenter
Neisseria gonorrhea
Gram negative bacillococci requiring factor V and X for growth
H Influenzae
Gram negative rod, fast lactose fermenter(s)
E. Coli
Klebsiella
Gram negative rod, slow lactose fermenter(s)
Serratia
Gram negative rod, lactose nonfermenter, oxidase negative
Shigella
Salmonella
Proteus
Yersinia
Gram negative rod, lactose nonfermenter, oxidase positive
Pseudomonas
What bacteria produce toxins that inhibit protein synthesis?
Corynebacterium diptheriae (diptheria toxin)
Pseudomonas (Exotoxin A)
Shigella (Shiga toxin)
EHEC (Shiga-like toxin)
What bacteria produce toxins that increase fluid secretion?
ETEC: Heat-labile and heat-stable toxins
Bacillus anthracis: edema toxin
Vibrio cholerae: cholera toxin
What bacteria produce toxins that inhibit phagocitic ability?
Bordetella pertussis (pertusis toxin)
What bacteria produce toxins that prevent release of neurotransmitters?
Clostridium tetani (tetanospasmin) Clostridium botulnum (botulinum toxin)
What bacteria produce toxins that lyse cell membranes?
Clostridium perfringens (alpha toxins) Streptococcus pyogenes (Streptolysin O)
What bacteria produce toxins that act as superantigens?
Staphylococcus aureus (TSST-1) Streptococcus pyogenes (Exotoxin A)