Bacteria

Question 1

What are the 3 main types of Gram Positive Cocci?

Answer 1

Staphylococci
Streptococci
Enterococci (UTIs, enterococcus faecalis)

Question 2

What test should be ran on Staphylococcus and what are the outcomes?

Answer 2

Coagulase test
Positive- Staph. Aureus
Negative- Many different species

Question 3

What test should be carried out on Streptococci and what are the outcomes?

Answer 3

Haemolysis
Alpha-Haemolytic (Green, partial)- Strep. Pneumoniae
Beta-Haemolytic (clear, full)- A (Strep. Pyogenes) and B (Strep. Agalactiae)

Question 4

Name 3 main types of Gram positive bacilli

Answer 4

Clodistrium Difficile
Clodistrium Perfringens
Clodistrium Tetani

Question 5

Name 3 main rypes of Gram negative cocci

Answer 5

Neisseria meningitidis
Neisseria Gonorrhoeae
Moraxella Catarrhalis

Question 6

What are the 2 main types of gram negative bacilli that dont ferment lactose?

Answer 6

Salmonella- enterica, Typhi

Shigella- Dysentery

Question 7

What type of Gram Negative Bacilli ferments lactose?

Answer 7

E-coli