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Bacteria Flashcards

1
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Peptococcus

A

Gram +
Cocci
Anaerobic

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Peptostreptococcus

A

Gram +
Cocci
Anaerobic

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Staphylococcus aureus

A 
Gram + 
Cocci
Aerobic
Clusters
Catalase +
Coagulase +
More virulent type of staphylococcus
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Staphylococcus epidermidis

A 
Gram + 
Cocci
Aerobic
Clusters
Catalase +
Coagulase -
Frequent contaminant of blood cultures
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5
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Staphylococcus saprophyticus

A 
Gram + 
Cocci
Aerobic
Clusters
Catalase +
Coagulase -
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Streptococcus pneumoniae

A 
Gram +
Cocci
Aerobic
Pairs/Chains
Catalase -
α-hemolysis
If streptococci found in respiratory culture 
Oral flora
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Viridans streptococci

A 
Gram +
Cocci
Aerobic
Pairs/Chains
Catalase -
α-hemolysis
Oral flora
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Streptococcus pyogenes

A 
Gram +
Cocci
Aerobic
Pairs/Chains
Catalase -
β-hemolysis
Group A
Pathogens of skin, pharynx, and genitourinary tract
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Streptococcus agalactiae

A 
Gram +
Cocci
Aerobic
Pairs/Chains
Catalase -
β-hemolysis
Group B
Pathogens of skin, pharynx, and genitourinary tract
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10
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Enterococcus faecalis

A 
Gram +
Cocci
Aerobic
Pairs/Chains
Catalase -
Non-hemolytic
If streptococci found in intra-abdominal culture 
Bugs of gastrointestinal origin 
More common
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Enterococcus faecium

A 
Gram +
Cocci
Aerobic
Pairs/Chains
Catalase -
Non-hemolytic
If streptococci found in intra-abdominal culture 
Bugs of gastrointestinal origin 
More resistant
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Lactobacillus

A

Gram +
Bacilli
Anaerobic

or

Gram +
Bacilli
Aerobic
Group 2

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13
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Propionibacterium

A

Gram +
Bacilli
Anaerobic
Common skin contaminant

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14
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Actinomyces

A

Gram +
Bacilli
Anaerobic

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15
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Clostridium

A

Gram +
Bacilli
Anaerobic
If Gram + bacilli from necrotizing wound infection

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Corynebacterium

A 
Gram +
Bacilli
Aerobic
Group 1
Common skin contaminant
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17
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Listeria

A 
Gram +
Bacilli
Aerobic
Group 1
If Gram + bacilli from CSF culture
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Gardnerella

A

Gram +
Bacilli
Aerobic
Group 2

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19
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Bacillus

A 
Gram +
Bacilli
Aerobic
Group 2
Common skin contaminant
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20
Q

Cocci

A

Spheres

Most medically important Gram + pathogens

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21
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Bacilli

22
Q

Bacteroides

A

Gram -
Bacilli
Anaerobic

23
Q

Prevotella

A

Gram -
Bacilli
Anaerobic

24
Q

Fusobacterium

A

Gram -
Bacilli
Anaerobic

25
Q

Vibrio

A 
Gram - 
Bacilli
Aerobic
Rapid growth on standard agar
Glucose fermenter
26
Q

Aeromonas

A 
Gram - 
Bacilli
Aerobic
Rapid growth on standard agar
Glucose fermenter
27
Q

Escherichia

A 
Gram - 
Bacilli
Aerobic
Rapid growth on standard agar
Glucose fermenter
Enterobacteriaceae
Enteric / Lactose fermenting gram- rod
28
Q

Klebsiella

A 
Gram - 
Bacilli
Aerobic
Rapid growth on standard agar
Glucose fermenter
Enterobacteriaceae
Enteric / Lactose fermenting gram- rod
29
Q

Serratia

A 
Gram - 
Bacilli
Aerobic
Rapid growth on standard agar
Glucose fermenter
Enterobacteriaceae
Enteric / Lactose fermenting gram- rod
30
Q

Enterobacter

A 
Gram - 
Bacilli
Aerobic
Rapid growth on standard agar
Glucose fermenter
Enterobacteriaceae
Enteric / Lactose fermenting gram- rod
31
Q

Citrobacter

A 
Gram - 
Bacilli
Aerobic
Rapid growth on standard agar
Glucose fermenter
Enterobacteriaceae
Enteric / Lactose fermenting gram- rod
32
Q

Proteus

A 
Gram - 
Bacilli
Aerobic
Rapid growth on standard agar
Glucose fermenter
Enterobacteriaceae
Enteric / Lactose fermenting gram- rod
33
Q

Salmonella

A 
Gram - 
Bacilli
Aerobic
Rapid growth on standard agar
Glucose fermenter
Enterobacteriaceae
Enteric / Lactose fermenting gram- rod
34
Q

Shigella

A 
Gram - 
Bacilli
Aerobic
Rapid growth on standard agar
Glucose fermenter
Enterobacteriaceae
Enteric / Lactose fermenting gram- rod
35
Q

Pseudomonas

A 
Gram - 
Bacilli
Aerobic
Rapid growth on standard agar
Non-fermenter
Nonfermenting gram- rod
Has high level of antibiotic resistance
36
Q

Acinetobacter

A 
Gram - 
Bacilli (may appear as coccobacilli)
Aerobic
Rapid growth on standard agar
Non-fermenter
Nonfermenting gram- rod
Has high level of antibiotic resistance
37
Q

Stenotrophomonas

A 
Gram - 
Bacilli
Aerobic
Rapid growth on standard agar
Non-fermenter
Nonfermenting gram- rod
Has high level of antibiotic resistance
38
Q

Burkholderia

A 
Gram - 
Bacilli
Aerobic
Rapid growth on standard agar
Non-fermenter
Nonfermenting gram- rod
Has high level of antibiotic resistance
39
Q

Haemophilus

A 
Gram -
Bacilli (may appear as coccobacilli)
Aerobic
Fastidious organism
HACEK organism
40
Q

Campylobacter

A

Gram -
Bacilli
Aerobic
Fastidious organism

41
Q

Helicobacter

A

Gram -
Bacilli
Aerobic
Fastidious organism

42
Q

Bartonella

A

Gram -
Bacilli
Aerobic
Fastidious organism

43
Q

HACEK organisms

A 
Haemophilus
Actinobacillus
Cardiobacterium
Eikenella
Kingella

Gram -
Bacilli
Aerobic
Fastidious organism

44
Q

Fastidious organisms

A

Picky eaters
Grow slowly
Require specially supplemented media
May take few days to few weeks to grow in culture

45
Q

Neisseria

A

Gram -
Cocci
Useful in preliminary identification of meningitis; strongly suggests Neisseria meningitidis

46
Q

Moraxella

A

Gram -

Cocci (may appear as coccobacilli)

47
Q

Actinobacillus

A

HACEK organism

48
Q

Cardiobacterium

A

HACEK organism

49
Q

Eikenella

A

HACEK organism

50
Q

Kingella

A

HACEK organism

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