Bacteria genera in each group... Flashcards
G+, aerobic cocci
Staphylococcus spp. (S. aureus, coagulase negative staphylococci)
Streptococcus spp. (GAS, GBS, Strep. pneumoniae, Strep. mitis, enterococci)
G+, aerobic bacilli
Corynebacterium spp (C. diptheriae, C. jeikeium) Listeria spp. (L. monocytogenes
G+, anaerobic cocci
Peptostreptococcus spp
G+, anaerobic bacilli
Actinomyces israeli
Clostridium spp. (C. tetani, C. botulinum, C. perfringens, C. difficile)
G-, aerobic fermenters
Escherichia coli Enterobacter spp Salmonella spp Proteus spp Vibrio spp (V. cholerae)
G-, aerobic nonfermenters
Moraxella spp (M. catarrhalis) Pseudomonas spp. (P. aeruginosa)
G- fastidious coci/bacilli/coccobacilli
Haemophilus spp. (H. influenza)
Neisseria spp. (N. meningitidis, N. gonorrhea)
G-, anaerobic
Bacteroides spp. (B. fragilis)
Spirochetes/Spiral Bacteria
Helicobacter spp. (H. pylori)
Treponema spp. (T. pallidum)
Acid-Fast Bacilli
Mycobacterium spp. (M. tuberculosis, M. avium)
Non Gram staining bacteria
Mycoplasma spp. (Genital mycoplasma, M. pneumoniae)
Obligate intracellular bacteria
Chlamydia spp. (C. trachomatis)
Chlamydophila spp. (C. psittaci)
Rickettsia spp. (Rickettsia rickettsii)