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Bacterial Morphology Flashcards

1
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Actinomyces

A

Anaerobic Gram (+) branching filamentous

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Bacillus

A

Aerobic Gram (+) rod

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3
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Bacteroides

A

Anaerobic Gram (-) rod

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4
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Bartonella

A

Zoonotic Gram (-) rod

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5
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Bordetella

A

Gram (-) (“coccoid”) rod

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6
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Borrelia

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Gram (-) spirochete (Giemsa)

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7
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Brucella

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Zoonotic Gram (-) (“coccoid”) rod

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8
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Campylobacter

A

Gram (-) comma-shaped rod

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9
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Chlamydiae

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Gram (-) pleomorphic; intracellular

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Clostridium

A

Anaerobic Gram (+) rod

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11
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Corynebacterium

A

Gram (+) rod

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12
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Enterobacter

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Gram (-) rod

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13
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Francisella

A

Zoonotic Gram (-) rod

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14
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Gardnerella

A

Gram variable rod

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15
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Haemophilus

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Gram (-) pleomorphic (“coccoid”) rod

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Helicobacter

A

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

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Klebsiella

A

Gram (-) rod

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Legionella

A

Gram (-) rod; silver stain

19
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Leptospira

A

Gram (-) spirochete

20
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Listeria

A

Gram (+) rod

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Mycobacterium

A

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

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Mycoplasma

A

No cell wall - does not Gram stain

23
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Neisseria

A

Gram (-) diplococci

24
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Nocardia

A

Aerobic, weakly acid fast Gram (+) branching filamentous

25
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Pasteurella

A

Zoonotic Gram (-) (“coccoid”) rod

26
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Proteus

A

Gram (-) rod

27
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Pseudomonas

A

Gram (-) rod (aeruginosa = aerobic)

28
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Rickettsiae

A

Gram (-) pleomorphic; intracellular (Giemsa)

29
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Serratia

A

Gram (-) rod

30
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Staphylococcus

A

Gram (+) cocci in clusters

31
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Streptococcus

A

Gram (+) cocci in chains

32
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Treponema

A

Gram (-) spirochete

33
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Vibrio

A

Gram (-) comma-shaped rod

34
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Yersinia

A

Gram (-) rod

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