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1
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Strep.

A

Gram positive cocci

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Neisseria.

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Gram negative cocci

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4
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Flagellum

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Proteins, motility

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5
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Pilus/fimbria

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Glycoproteins, adherence to cell surface or conjugation

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6
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Spore

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Keratin-like coat, dipicolinic acid, peptidoglycan, DNA; gram positive only; resist heat, dehydration, chemicals

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7
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Capsule

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Organized, discrete polysaccharide layer; protects against phagocytosis

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8
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Glycocalyx

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Mediate adherence to surfaces, especially foreign

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9
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Outer membrane-outer leaflet

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Contains endotoxin–lipid A induces TNF and IL-1; antigenic O polysaccharide component
Gram negative only

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10
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Outer membrane-embedded proteins

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Porins and other outer membrane proteins (OMPs)

Most are antigenic

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11
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Outer membrane-inner leaflet

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Phospholipids

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Periplasm

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Space between cytoplasmic membrane and outer membrane
Gram negative only
Accumulates components exiting gram negative cells, including hydrolytic enzymes (beta-lactamases)

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13
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Cell wall

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Peptidoglycan
Thick = retain crystal violet dye (+)
Thin = red or pink with counter stain (-)

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14
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Cytoplasmic membrane

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Phospholipid bilayer with embedded proteins and enzymes
Ex. Penicillin binding protein (involved in cell wall synthesis)
Site of oxidation and transport enzymes
Lipoteichoic acid

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15
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Lipotheichoic acid

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Gram positive only
Membrane to exterior
Induce TNF-alpha and IL-1

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16
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Five pleomorphic bacteria

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NO cell wall
Anaplasma
Ehrlichia
Chlamydiae
Rickettsia
Mycoplasma
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17
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Three spirochetes

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Borrelia
Leptospira
Treponema

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18
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Enterococcus.

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Gram positive cocci

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19
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Moraxella catarrhalis.

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Gram negative cocci

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20
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Bacillus.

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Gram positive rod

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21
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Clostridium.

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Gram positive rod

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Corynebacterium.

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Gram positive rod

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Gardnerella.

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Gram variable rod

24
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Lactobacillus.

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Gram positive rod

25
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Listeria.

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Gram positive rod

26
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Mycobacterium.

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Acid fast rod

27
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Propionibacterium.

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Gram positive rod

28
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Bacteroides.

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Enteric gram negative rod

29
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Campylobacter.

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Enteric gram negative rod

30
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E. coli.

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Enteric gram negative rod

31
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Enterobacter.

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Enteric gram negative rod.

32
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Fusobacterium.

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Enteric gram negative rod

33
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Helicobacter.

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Enteric gram negative rod

34
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Klebsiella.

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Enteric gram negative rod

35
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Proteus.

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Enteric gram negative rod

36
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Pseudomonas.

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Enteric gram negative rod

37
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Salmonella.

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Enteric gram negative rod

38
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Serratia.

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Enteric gram negative rod

39
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Shigella.

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Enteric gram negative rod

40
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Vibrio.

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Enteric gram negative rod

41
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Yersinia.

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Enteric gram negative rod

42
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Bordetella.

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Respiratory gram negative rod

43
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Burkholderia cepacia.

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Respiratory gram negative rod

44
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Haemophilus.

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Respiratory gram negative rod

45
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Legionella.

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Respiratory gram negative rod

46
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Bartonella.

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Zoonotic gram negative rod

47
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Brucella.

A

Zoonotic gram negative rod

48
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Francisella.

A

Zoonotic gram negative rod

49
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Pasteurella.

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Zoonotic gram negative rod

50
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Two branching filamentous bacteria

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Actinomyces
Nocardia
Gram positives

51
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Two bad gram stainers-too thin

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Treponema

Leptospira

52
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Bad gram stainer-high lipid content cell wall

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Mycobacterium

53
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Two Bad gram strainer-no cell wall

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Mycoplasma

Ureaplasma

54
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Six Bad gram stainers-intracellular

A 
Legionella
Rickettsia 
Chlamydia-lack peptidoglycan because of decreased muramic acid 
Bartonella
Anaplasma
Ehrlichia
55
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Five Giemsa stain

A 
Chlamydia
Borrelia
Rickettsia 
Trypanosomes
Plasmodium

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