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Define a prokaryote

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A cell with no membrane bound organelles i.e. bacteria

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Define a facultative anaerobe

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A cell capable of aerobic and anaerobic respiration

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Define an obligate anaerobe

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Cells which die in the presence of oxygen

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Define an obligate aerobe

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Cells which die without the presence of oxygen

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Enterococcus (stain, shape, oxygen, disease)

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Gram positive cocci, facultative aerobes, UTI

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Difference between enterobacter and enterococcus

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Both are faculatative aerobes
EnterobBactEr - gram nEgative Bacillis
EnteroCOccus- gram pOsitive Coccus

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Moraxella Catarrhalis (stain, shape, oxygen, disease)

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Gram negative, coccus, obligate aerobe, associated with respiratory, ear and sinus infections

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Legionella (stain, shape, oxygen, disease)

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Gram negative, bacillus, obligate aerobe, pneumonia

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Klebsiella (stain, shape, oxygen, disease)

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Gram negative, bacillus, facultative anaerobe, pneumonia in the immunosuppressed

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Bacillus (stain, shape, oxygen, disease)

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Gram positive, bacillus, facultative or obligate aerobe, B. anthracis causes anthrax, B. cereus causes food poisoning

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Corynebacterium (stain, shape, oxygen, disease)

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Gram positive, bacillus, facultative anaerobe, diphtheria (upper respiratory tract infection)

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Listeria (stain, shape, oxygen, disease)

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Gram positive, bacillus, facultative anaerobe, infection in pregnancy(stillbirth, preterm labour), neonates (sepsis, meningitis)

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Clostridium (stain, shape, oxygen, disease)

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Gram positive, bacillus, obligate anaerobe, c. tetani - tetanus, c. difficile-gastroenteritis, c.botulinum - botox

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Actinomyces (Stain, shape, oxygen, disease)

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Gram positive, bacillus, facultative anaerobe, intrauterine devices, dental infections

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Campylobacter (Stain, shape oxygen, disease)

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Gram negative, bacillus/s-shaped, facultative anaerobe, gastroenteritis

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Haemophilus influenza (stain, shape, oxygen, disease)

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Gram negative, bacillus, facultative anaerobe, pneumonia

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Difference between campylobacter and clostridium in terms of taxonomy

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CampylobactEr - gram nEgative, s shaped rod, facultative aerobe, causes gastroenteritis
ClOStrIdium- gram pOSItive, rod, obligate anaerobe, c. tetani/difficile/botulinum

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Proteus (stain, shape, oxygen, disease)

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Gram negative, bacillus, facultative anaerobe, wound and urine infections

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Helicobacter Pylori (stain, shape, oxygen, disease)

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Gram negative, bacillus, facultative anaerobe, stomach ulcer

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Salmonella (stain, shape, oxygen, disease)

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Gram negative, bacillus, facultative anaerobe, gastroenteritis

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Escherichia Coli (stain, shape, oxygen, disease)

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Gram negative, bacillus, facultative anaerobe, uti, gastroenteritis

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Pseudomonas aeroginosa (Stain, shape, oxygen, disease)

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Gram negative, bacillus, obligate aerobe, hospital acquired pneumonia

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Bordetella Pertussis (Stain shape, oxygen, disease)

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Gram negative bacillus, obligate aerobe, upper respiratory tract infection

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What is MacConkey agar?

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A growth medium used to identify gram negative bacteria (it kills gram positive bacteria) and to differentiate between lactose fermenting and non-lactose fermenting gram negative rods

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Give 3 examples of lactose fermenting bacilli

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E. coli, klebsiella, enterobacter

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Give 5 examples of non-lactose fermenting bacilli

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Proteus, salmonella, pseudomonas, shigella, h. pylori

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Give 2 examples of obligate anaerobes

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Clostridium (gram positive rod), bacteroides (gram negative rod)

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Give 3 examples of gram negative obligate aerobic cocci

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3 cocci: Neisseria gonorrhoea, Neisseria menigitides, Moraxella catarrhalis

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What is the catalase test used for?

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To differentiate between enterococcus and streptococcus (streptococcae are catalase negative because they cannot hydrolyse hydrogren peroxide to water and oxygen)

30
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Which bacteria cannot be differentiated with gram staining?

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Chlamydia, mycoplasma and ureaplasm - these bacteria do not have a normal bacterial cell wall, they lack peptidoglycans

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Bacteroides (stain, shape, oxygen, disease)

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Gram negative, rod, obligate anaerobe, GI infection including appendicitis/abscesses

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What is the purpose of the aesculin test?

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Aesculin (from horse chesnuts) with bile salts in agar - aesculin hydrolyses to aesculitin. Aesculitin forms a dark brown/black complex on the agar. Enterococcus (gram positive coccus) - forms black rings in aesculin agar = aesculin positive

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Which bacteria is aesculin positive?

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enterococcus

34
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Which bacteria is catalase negative?

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Streptococci

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Gardnerella vaginalis (stain, shape, oxygen, disease)

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Gram variable, rod, facultative anaerobe, bacterial vaginosis

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What does sulphur granules indicate?

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Actinomyces

37
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Give 3 examoles of gram negative obligate aerobic baccili

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3 rods: legionella, pseudomonas, bortadella

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