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Bacterial Morphology Flashcards

1
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Cocci that are clustered (Grape Like)

A

Staphylococci like Staphylococcus aureus

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Cocci that are in chains

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Streptococci

 All of the Streptococcus spp

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Cocci in pairs (stuck together)

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Diplococci like Neisseria gonorrhoeae

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4
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Cocci in singles

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Coccus

 Cocci always come in pairs, chains, and clusters so this
arrangement (Coccus) is quite rare

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5
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Cocci in Tetrads (In fours)

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Sarcinae

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6
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ALL Cocci are Gram + except?

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o Neisseria
o Moraxella
o Veillonella
o Megasphaera
o Acidaminococcus

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7
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The only coccus that is Gram – compared to Gram + Staphylococcus, Streptococcus, etc…

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Acidaminococcus

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8
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Arrangements of Bacilli

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 Singles
 Pairs
 Chains
 Palisades (Fence-Like)

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9
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Appearances of Bacilli

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 Short or Long
 Fusiform
 Comma-shaped

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ALL Bacilli are Gram - except?

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o Arachnia
o Bacillus
o Bifidobacterium
o Clostridium
o Corynebacterium
o Erysiphelothrix
o Eubacterium
o Lactobacillus
o Listeria
o Propionibacterium
o Mycobacterium

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The most commonly observed species under the Bacilli classification

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Bacillus is a Gram + Baciili

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12
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This species are acid-fast bacilli as well as being Gram +

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Mycobacterium Spp

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13
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Its helical arrangement refers to singly arrangements
only

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Spiral

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14
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Arrangements of Spiral Bacteria

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Comma
Spirilum
Spirochetes

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15
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Spiral Bacteria that arranges in a Comma shape, which may also be classified atypical

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Vibrio and Plesiomonas

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16
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Spiral Bacteria that are Gram - and S shaped, and has not much curvature compared to that of Spirochetes

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 Spirilum spp.
 Campylobacter jejuni
 Helicobacter pylori

17
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Spiral Bacteria that is helical and close to the appearance of DNA helix

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 Leptospira interrogans
 Borella burgdorferi
 Treponema pallidum

18
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Bacteria morphologies usually not seen in clinical samples

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Atypical Morphology

19
Q

The two atypical morphologies of bacteria

A

SQUARE-SHAPED
STAR-SHAPED

20
Q

They are Square-Shaped bacteria

A

Haloquadra spp

21
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They are Star-Shaped Bacteria

A

Stella spp

22
Q

Associate the type of bacteria with the shape given:

ROUND

23
Q

Associate the type of bacteria with the shape given:

RODS

24
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Associate the type of bacteria with the shape given:

HELICAL

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