Bacteria I Flashcards
crystal violet
gram positive
blue
gram stain
crystal violet
iodine
alcohol wash
safranin
safranin
gram positive
red
penicillin
inhibits transpeptidase
-no peptidoglycan cross links
teichoic acid
gram positive
mureinlipoprotein
gram negative
gram positive
2 layers
-thick with lots of crosslinks
gram negative
3 layers
- LPS - lipid A - endotoxin
- thin layer
-blocked action of PCN and lysozymes
gram positives
streptococci straphylococcus bacillus clostridium listeria corynbacterium
spore former gram positive
rods
- bacillus
- clostridium
non-spore former gram positive
rods
- listeria
- corynbacterium
gram negative cocci
neisseria
moraxella
gram - spiral
spirochetes
- treponema
- barcellia
- leptospira
gram - bacilli
enterics haemophilus bordetella legionella yersinia francisella brucella pasteurella gardnerella
gram - pleomorphs
chlamydia
rickettsia
no cell wall
mycoplasm
obligate anaerobes
clostridium
bacteriode
catalse test
identify staph
coagulase test
identifiy staph aureus
single polar flagella
vibrio cholera
many flagella
E. coli
protues morabilis
no flagella
shigella
periplasmic flagella
spirochetes
protein capsule
bacillus anthracis
india ink stain
cryptococcus
-see capsule
quellung rxn
bacteria with capsules
tetanospasmin
clostridium tetani
-muscle contraction
botulinum
clostridium botulinum
-flaccid paralysis