Bacterial Classification Flashcards
Gram +ve Cocci
Clusters = Staphylococcus Chain = Streptococcus Diplococci = Enterococcus
Gram -ve Cocci
Neisseria
Gonorrhoea
Gram +ve Bacilli (rods)
ABCDL
Actinomyces Bacillus Anthrax Clostridium Diptheria Listeria
Gram -ve Bacilli (rods)
Shigella, Klebsiella
Coniforms
Enterobacteriaceae: E coli, Salmonella, Shigella, Klebsiella, Yersinia
Gram -ve Coccobacilli
Brucellosis
Haemophilus influenzae
Chlamydia Trach
Gardnerella Vaginalis
Gram +ve Branching
Nocardia
Gram -ve Comma Shaped
Vibrio
Campylobacter
Helicobacter Pylon
Spirocetes
Treponema pallidum (eg syphilis) Leptospirosis borrelia (eg Lyme disease)
Acid fast (mycolic)
M. Tuberculosis Complex
M. Leprae
Cell wall deficient (therefore cannot gram stain)
M. Pneumoniae
Ureoplasma urealyticum
Which species of staph are coagulase +ve/-ve?
Coag +ve: Staph aureus Coag -ve: Staph epidermis
List 3 obligate intracellular protozoa
Toxoplasma Cryptosporidium Leishmania spp
List 4 obligate intracellular bacteria
Chlamydia trachomatis Rickettsia Coxiella (Q fever) Mycobacteria leprae
List 3 types of obligate anaerobes
Actinomyces (Gram +ve) Clostridium (Gram +ve) Bacteroides (Gram -ve)