Bacteria Overview Flashcards
Staphylococcus
gram positive, cocci (spheres), aerobic
ex: staphylococcus aureus, staphylococcus epidermidis, staphylococcus saprophyticus
Streptococcus
gram positive, cocci (spheres), aerobic
ex: streptococcus agalactiae, streptococcus pneumoniae, streptococcus pyogenes, streptococcus viridans
Enterococcus
gram positive, cocci (spheres), aerobic
ex: enterococcus faecalis, enterococcus faecium
Peptococcus
gram positive, cocci (spheres), anaerobic
Peptostreptococcus
gram positive, cocci (spheres), anaerobic
Bacillus
gram positive, bacilli (rods), aerobic
ex: bacillus anthracis, bacillus cereus
Corynebacterium
corynebacterium diptheriae
gram positive, bacilli (rods), aerobic
Gardnerella
gardnerella vaginalis
gram positive, bacilli (rods), aerobic
Listeria
gram positive, bacilli (rods), aerobic
Norcardia
norcardia asteroides
weakly gram positive/acid fast, bacilli (rods), aerobic
Clostridium
gram positive, bacilli (rods), anaerobic
ex: clostridium botulinum, clostridium perfringens, clostridium tetani
Clostridioides
clostridioides difficile
gram positive, bacilli (rods), anaerobic
Cutibacterium
cutibacterium acnes
gram positive, bacilli (rods), anaerobic
Moraxella
moraxella catarrhalis
gram negative, cocci (spheres), aerobic
Neisseria
gram negative, cocci (sphere), aerobic
ex: neisseria gonorrhoeae, neisseria meningitidis
Acinetobacter
gram negative, bacilli (rods), aerobic
Bordetella
bordetella pertussis
gram negative, bacilli (rods), aerobic
Campylobacter
campylobacter jejuni
gram negative, bacilli (rods), aerobic
Enterobacterales
found in the intestinal tract of humans as part of the normal flora
gram negative, bacilli (rods), aerobic
citrobacter freundii
escherichia coli
klebsiella aerogenes
klebsiella pneumoniae
klebsiella oxytoca
proteus mirabilis
proteus vulgaris
salmonella enteroitidis
salmonella typhi
serratia marcescens
shigella dysenteriae
Haemophilus
haemophilus influenzae
gram negative, bacilli (rods), aerobic
Helicobacter`
helicobacter pylori
gram negative, bacilli (rods), aerobic
Legionella
legionella pneumophilia
gram negative, bacilli (rods), aerobic
Pseudomonas
pseudomonas aeruginos
gram negative, bacilli (rods), aerobic
Rickettsia
gram negative, bacilli (rods), aerobic
Stenotrophomonas
stenotrophomonas maltophilia
gram negative, bacilli (rods), aerobic
Vibrio
vibrio cholerae
gram negative, bacilli (rods), aerobic
Bacteroides
bacteroides fragilis
gram negative, bacilli (rods), anaerobic
Prevotella
gram negative, bacilli (rods), anaerobic
Fusobacterium
gram negative, bacilli (rods), anaerobic
Treponema
treponema pallidum
gram negative, spirochetes (spiral)
Borrelia
borrelia burgdorferi
gram negative, spirochetes (spiral)
Leptospira
leptospira interrogans
gram negative, spirochetes (spiral)
Mycobacterium
acid-fast, bacilli (rods)
mycobacterium tuberculosis, mycobacterium kansasii, mycobacterium avium-intracellulare complex (MAC), mycobacterium leprae
Chlamydia
atypical bacteria, cell wall similar to gram negative but lack peptidoglycan
chlamydia trachomatis, chlamydophila pneumoniae
Mycoplasma pneumoniae
atypical bacteria, lacks cell wall
