Bacteria Shape Flashcards
Positive Cocci Clusters
Staphylococci
Coagulase Positive
Coagulase Negative
Coagulase Positive Example
Staphylococcus Aureus
Coagulase Negative Examples (cocci clusters)
Staphylococcus epidermidis
Staphylococcus saprophyticus
Staphylococcus hominis
Staphylococcus hemolyticus
Staphylococcus warneri
(Every whore has STD’s Homie)
Positive Cocci Pairs (Diplococci)
Pneumoncocci
e.g. streptococcus pneumoniae
Positive Cocci Chains
Streptococci
a) Beta-hemolytic
- Streptococcus pyogenes (group A)
- Streptococcus agalactiae (group b)
- Groups C, F, G
b) Alpha-hemolytic
- Viridians streptococci
- Streptococcus pneumoniae
Positive Bacilli Small
- Listeria
- Cutibacterium
- Corynebacterium
- Gardnerella
(Large cks can grow)
Positive Bacilli Large
a) Spore forming
- Clostridium
- Bacillus
b) Nonspore-forming
- Lactobacillus
Positive Bacilli Branching or Non-filamentous
- Nocardia
- Actinomyces
- Erysipelothrix
Negative Cocci
- Neisseria Meningitis
- Neisseria Gonnorhea
- Veillonella
Negative Bacilli Lactose-Fermenter
a) Oxidase Positive
- Aeromonas
- Pasturella
- Vibrio
b) Oxidase-negative
- Escheria coli
-Klebsiella spp.
- Enterobacteur spp.
- Citrobacter spp.
Negative Bacilli Non-Lactose Fermenters
a) Oxidase-Positive
- Pseudomonas spp.
- Flavobacterium spp.
- Alcaligenes spp.
- Achromobacteur spp.
- Moraxella spp.
(mommies for pens and ashol)
b) Oxidase negative
- Proteus spp.
- Proficendia spp.
- Seratia spp.
- Morganella spp.
- Salmonella spp.
- Shigella spp.
- Stenotrophomonas
- Acinebacteur spp. (coccobacilli)
Gram Negative Coccobacilli
- Haemophilus influenzae
- Moraxella catarrhalis
Negative Bacilli are commonly found in….
G.I. Tract
