Common Bacteria

Question 1

Name 2 gram positive cocci

Answer 1

1. S. aureus

2. S. pneumoniae

Question 2

Name 3 gram positive rods

Answer 2

1. C. difficile
2. listeria
3. Bacillus spp.

Question 3

Name 2 gram negative cocci

Answer 3

1. Chlamydia trachomatis

2. N. gonorrhoea

Question 4

Name 6 gram negative rods

Answer 4

1. campylobacter
2. shigella
3. salmonella
4. E. coli
5. H. pylori
6. P. aeruginosa

Question 5

Name 3 conditions that E. coli can cause

Answer 5

• neonatal meningitis
• gastroenteritis
• UTI

Question 6

1. What is the gram staining of H. influenzae?
2. What is its shape?
3. Name 2 conditions that it can cause

Answer 6

1. gram negative
2. coccobacillus
3. pneumonia. bacterial menningitis

Question 7

What condition does Mycobacterium pneumoniae cause?

Answer 7

community acquired pneumonia

Question 8

Name 2 intracellular pathogens

Answer 8

1. Salmonella

2. Chlamydia trachomatis

Question 9

Name 3 conditions that S. pneumoniae can cause

Answer 9

1. pneumonia
2. menningitis
3. sepsis

Question 10

What is the gram staining of menningococcus?

Answer 10

Gram Negative