Bacterial Taxonomy Flashcards
Staphylococcus
Gram + coccus
Streptococcus
Gram + coccus
Neisseria
Gram - coccus
Moraxella catarrhalis
Gram - coccus
Clostridium
Gram + rod
Corynebacterium
Gram + rod
Bacillus
Gram + rod
Listeria
Gram + rod
Mycobacterium (acid fast)
Gram + rod
Gardnerella (gram variable)
Gram + rod
Lactobacillus
Gram + rod
Propionibacterium
Gram + rod
E. coli
Enteric: Gram - rod
Shigella
Enteric: Gram - rod
Salmonella
Enteric: Gram - rod
Yersinia
Enteric: Gram - rod
Klebsiella
Enteric: gram - rod
Proteus
Enteric: gram - rod
Enterobacter
Enteric: gram - rod
Serratia
Enteric: gram - rod
Vibrio
Enteric: gram - rod
Campylobacter
Enteric: gram - rod
Helicobacter
Enteric: gram - rod
Pseudomonas
Enteric: gram - rod
Bacteroides:
Enteric: gram - rod
Haemophilus (pleomorphic)
Respiratory: gram - rod
Legionella (silver)
Respiratory: gram - rod
Bordetella
Respiratory: gram - rod
Francisella
Zoonotic: gram - rod
Brucella
Zoonotic: gram - rod
Pasteurella
Zoonotic: gram - rod
Bartonella
Zoonotic: gram - rod
Actinomyces
Gram + Branching filamentous
Nocardia (weakly acid fast)
Gram + Branching filamentous
Rickettsiae
Giemsa stain
Gram - pleomorphic
Chlamydiae
Giemsa stain
Gram - pleomorphic
Borrelia
Spirochete: gram - spiral (giemsa)
Leptospira
Spirochete: gram - spiral
Treponema
Spirochete: gram - spiral
Mycoplasma
No cell wall (does not gram stain)
Ureaplasma
No cell wall (does not gram stain)