Bacteria basics-Table 1

Question 1

what are the 4 gram positive bacterial classes that are important to know?

Answer 1

Streptococci-Group A Strep, viridans strep / Streptococcus Pneumoniae / Enterococcus(faecalis) / Staphylococci (aureus, coag neg)

Question 2

What are the atypical bacterial classes to know?

Answer 2

mycoplasma, chlamydia, legionella, Haemophilus influenzae,

Question 3

What are the gram negative rods to know?

Answer 3

E.coli, klebsiella, proteus,

Question 4

What is a gram negative that is associated with recurrent infections?

Answer 4

Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Question 5

What are the Anaerobe classes to know?

Answer 5

Bacteroides, Clostridia, Prevotella

Question 6

What are Enterobacteriacea?

Answer 6

Gram negative rods, aerobic

Question 7

What species make up the enterobacteriacea?

Answer 7

interobacter, escherichia coli, klebsiella pneumoniae, morganella morganii, proteus vulgaris, providencia, serratia marcenena, salmonella, shigella, yersinia

Question 8

What are SPACE organisms and why are they important?

Answer 8

Serratia, Pseudomonas, Acinetobacter, Citrobacter Enterobacter; they require double coverave d/t more resistance; they are strictly pathogenic-aka.not normal colinizers of human microbiota