Bacterial Morphology Flashcards

1
Q

Actinomyces

A

Anaerobic Gram (+) branching filamentous

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2
Q

Bacillus

A

Aerobic Gram (+) rod

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3
Q

Bacteroides

A

Anaerobic Gram (-) rod

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4
Q

Bartonella

A

Zoonotic Gram (-) rod

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5
Q

Bordetella

A

Gram (-) (“coccoid”) rod

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6
Q

Borrelia

A

Gram (-) spirochete (Giemsa)

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7
Q

Brucella

A

Zoonotic Gram (-) (“coccoid”) rod

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8
Q

Campylobacter

A

Gram (-) comma-shaped rod

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9
Q

Chlamydiae

A

Gram (-) pleomorphic; intracellular

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10
Q

Clostridium

A

Anaerobic Gram (+) rod

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11
Q

Corynebacterium

A

Gram (+) rod

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12
Q

Enterobacter

A

Gram (-) rod

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13
Q

Francisella

A

Zoonotic Gram (-) rod

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14
Q

Gardnerella

A

Gram variable rod

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15
Q

Haemophilus

A

Gram (-) pleomorphic (“coccoid”) rod

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16
Q

Helicobacter

A

Gram (-) comma-shaped rod; catalase, oxidase, AND urease (+)!

17
Q

Klebsiella

A

Gram (-) rod

18
Q

Legionella

A

Gram (-) rod; silver stain

19
Q

Leptospira

A

Gram (-) spirochete

20
Q

Listeria

A

Gram (+) rod

21
Q

Mycobacterium

A

Aerobic acid fast Gram (+) rod - contains mycolic acid

22
Q

Mycoplasma

A

No cell wall - does not Gram stain

23
Q

Neisseria

A

Gram (-) diplococci

24
Q

Nocardia

A

Aerobic, weakly acid fast Gram (+) branching filamentous

25
Q

Pasteurella

A

Zoonotic Gram (-) (“coccoid”) rod

26
Q

Proteus

A

Gram (-) rod

27
Q

Pseudomonas

A

Gram (-) rod (aeruginosa = aerobic)

28
Q

Rickettsiae

A

Gram (-) pleomorphic; intracellular (Giemsa)

29
Q

Serratia

A

Gram (-) rod

30
Q

Staphylococcus

A

Gram (+) cocci in clusters

31
Q

Streptococcus

A

Gram (+) cocci in chains

32
Q

Treponema

A

Gram (-) spirochete

33
Q

Vibrio

A

Gram (-) comma-shaped rod

34
Q

Yersinia

A

Gram (-) rod