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Bacteria Classifications Flashcards

1
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What are the main genera that fall under aerobic gram-positive cocci?

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Staphylococcus, streptococcus, and enterococcus.

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Among staphylococci, which is coagulase positive and which are coagulase negative?

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Coagulase positive: S. aureus

Negative: S. epidermidis and saprophyticus

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Which aerobic gram positive cocci come in clusters?

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Staphylococci

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Which single organism presents as aerobic GPC in pairs?

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Streptococcus pneumoniae

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Among streptococci, which are alpha-hemolytic (partial hemolysis)?

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viridians streptococci (normal oral flora):
S. milleri, mutans, salivarius, mitis, sanguis
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What configuration do most streptococci present as?

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Aerobic GPC in chains

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Among beta-hemolytic streptococci, name the groups and members of each group.

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Group A: S. pyogenes
Group B: S. agalactiae
Group C: S. equi
Group D: S. bovis and equinus
Groups F and G
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What genera of bacteria presents as aerobic gram positive cocci in pairs and chains?

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Enterococcus (faecalis, faecium [highly vanc resistant], durans, gallinarum, avium, casseliflavus, raffinosus)

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What are the primary species of aerobic non-spore-forming gram positive bacilli?

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Listeria monocytogenes, corynebacterium diptheriae and jeikum, and lactobacillus species

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What are the primary species of aerobic spore-forming gram positive bacilli?

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Bacillus cereus and anthracis [anthrax]

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What are the primary species of branching or filamentous aerobic gram positive bacilli?

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Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae and nocardia species (asteroides)

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What are the primary species of aerobic gram-negative cocci?

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Neisseria gonorrhoeae and meningitidis

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What are the primary species of aerobic gram-negative coccobacilli (really fat rods)?

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Moraxella catarrhalis, haemophilus influenza and parainfluenzae

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What is the other name for a large family of aerobic gram-negative bacilli?

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Enterobacteriaceae

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Name the 10 members of the Enterobacteriaceae family.

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Citrobacter (freundii, koseri), Enterobacter (aerobenes, cloacae), E. coli, Klebsiella (pneumonia, oxytoca), Morganella morganii, Proteus (mirabilis, vulgaris), Providencia (rettgeri, stuartii), Salmonella (enteritidis, typhi), Serratia marcescens, Shigella dysenteriae

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What aerobic gram-negative bacilli are lactose-fermenting?

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CEEK: Citrobacter, Enterobacter, Eschericha coli, Klebsiella (all Enterobacteriaceae)
[also Aeromonas, Pasteurella and Vibrio cholera]

17
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What aerobic gram-negative bacilli are non-lactose-fermenting?

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Enterobacteriaceae: Morganella, Proteus, Providencia, Salmonella, Serratia, Shigella
Others: Pseudomonas, Acinetobacter, Alcaligenes, Burkholderia, Stenotrophomonas

18
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Name the 5 miscellaneous aerobic gram-negative bacilli

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Brucella, Bordetella, Camphylobacter jejuni, Francisella tularensis, Helicobacter pylori

19
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What are the 4 aerobic atypical bacteria, that are not characterized by gram staining?

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Chlamydophila pneumoniae, Chlamydia trachoma’s, Legionella pneumophila, Mycoplasma pneumoniae

20
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What are the 3 aerobic spirochetes, that are not characterized by gram staining?

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Treponema pallidum (syphilis), Borrelia burgdorferi (Lyme), Leptospira interrogans

21
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What are the anaerobic gram-positive cocci in chains?

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Microaerophilic streptococci

Peptostreptococcus (anaerobius, intermedius, magnus)

22
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What are the anaerobic gram-positive bacilli that are non-spore forming?

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Propionibacterium acnes

23
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What is the primary genus of anaerobic, spore-forming gram-positive bacilli?

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Clostridium (perfringens [gas gangrene], difficile [diarrhea], tetani [tetanus], botulinum [Botox])

24
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What is the primary anaerobic, gram-positive, branching/filamentous bacilli?

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Actinomyces (israeli)

25
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What is the primary anaerobic gram-negative coccus?

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Veillonella parvula

26
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What are the anaerobic, gram-negative bacilli?

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Bacteroides (fragilis, thetaiotaomicron, ovatus, distastonis - gut)
Prevotella (melaninogenica, denticola, buccae, oralis - oral)
Fusobacterium

27
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In the skin, what are organisms you would expect as normal flora?

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Diptheroids (Corynebacterium), Staphylococci (epidermis), Streptococci, P. acnes

28
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In the upper respiratory tract, what organisms reside as normal flora?

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Haemophilus spp., Streptococci (viridian’s group), Diptheroids (Corynebacterium), Neisseria spp., oral anaerobes (Prevotella)

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In the GI tract, what organisms live as normal flora?

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Bacteroides spp., Enterobacteriaceae, Furobacterium spp., Clostridium spp.

30
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In the genital tract, what organisms live as normal flora?

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Corynebacterium spp., Enterobacteriaceae, Lactobacillus spp., Mycoplasma spp., Staphylococci, Streptococci, Candida spp., anaerobes

Pharmacotherapy V (10 decks)

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