C8.1 - MICROBIAL FLORA Flashcards
Usual Flora of the SKIN - COMMON
Candida spp.
Micrococcus spp.
Staphylococcus spp.
Clostridium spp.
Propionibacterium spp.
Diphtheroids (Corynebacterium spp.)
Usual Flora of the SKIN - LESS COMMON
Streptococcus spp.
Acinetobacter spp.
Bacteroides spp.
Gram-negative rods (fermenters and nonfermenters)
Moraxella spp.
predominant genus on the MOUTH
Streptococcus
Usual Flora of the MOUTH - COMMON
Staphylococcus epidermidis
Streptococcus mitis
Streptococcus sanguis
Streptococcus salivarius
Streptococcus mutans
Peptostreptococcus spp.
Veillonella spp.
Lactobacillus spp.
Actinomyces israelii
Bacteroides spp.
Prevotella/Porphyromonas
Bacteroides oralis
Treponema denticola
Treponema refringens
Usual Flora of the MOUTH - LESS COMMON
Staphylococcus aureus
Enterococcus spp.
Eikenella corrodens
Fusobacterium nucleatum
Candida albicans
Viridans Streptococci usual FLora
mouth, nasopharynx, and oropharynx
Nose and Nasopharynx - Common Bacteria
Staphylococcus aureus
Staphylococcus epidermidis
Diphtheroids (Corynebacterium spp.)
Haemophilus parainfluenzae
Streptococcus spp.
Nose and Nasopharynx - Less Common Bacteria
Streptococcus pneumoniae
Moraxella catarrhalis
Haemophilus influenzae
Neisseria menigitidis
Moraxella spp.
Common Bacteria - Oropharynx
a-Hemolytic and nonhemolytic streptococci
Diphtheroids
Staphylococcus (aureus, epidermidis)
Streptococcus (mutans, milleri, mitis, sanguis, salvarius)
Moraxella catarrhalis
Haemophilus parainfluenzae
Anaerobic streptococci
Bacteroides
Prevotella/Porphyromonas
Bacteroides oralis
Fusobacterium necrophorium
Less Common Bacteria - Oropharynx
Streptococcus pyogenes
Neisseria meningitidis
Haemophilus influenzae
Gram-negative rods
Usual Flora of the Gastrointestinal Tract
Bacteroides spp.
Clostridium spp.
Enterobacteriaceae
Eubacterium spp.
Fusobacterium spp.
Peptostreptococcus spp.
Peptococcus spp.
Staphylococcus aureus
Enterococcus spp.
Usual Flora of the Genitourinary Tract - COMMON Microorganism
Lactobacillus spp.
Bacteroides spp.
Clostridium spp.
Peptostreptococcus spp.
Staphylococcus aureus
Staphylococcus epidermidis
Enterococcus spp.
Diphtheroids
Usual Flora of the Genitourinary Tract - Less Common Microorganism
Group B Streptococci
Enterobacteriaceae
Acinetobacter spp.
Candida albicans
Skin - Less Important Microorganisms
Staphylococcus aureus, Micrococcus spp.,
Corynebacterium spp. (diphtheroids), Viridans
streptococci (α hemolytic) and non hemolytic streptococci (S. mitis), Pseudomonas aeruginosa (in small numbers), Anaerobes
(Peptococcus and Peptostreptococcus),
Acinetobacter spp., yeasts (e.g. Candida albicans in small numbers
Nose - Less Important Microorganisms
Staphylococcus epidermidis, Corynebacterium spp. (diphtheroids), various streptococci
Throat - Less Common Microorganisms
Various streptococci (including Streptococcus pyogenes and Streptococcus pneumoniae), Neisseria spp., Haemophilus influenzae, Staphylococcus epidermidis