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Common names (reverse) Flashcards

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Anthrax bacillus

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  1. Bacillus anthracis
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Hay bacillus

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  1. Bacillus subtilis
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Bang’s bacillus

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  1. Brucella abortus
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Gas bacillus

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  1. Clostridium novyii
    Clostridium oedematiens
    Clostridium perfringens or
    Clostridium welchii
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Tack head or

drumstick bacillus

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  1. Clostridium tetani
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Kleb-Loeffler’s bacillus

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  1. Corynebacterium diphtheriae
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“Corroding Bacterium”

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  1. Eikenella corrodens
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Colon bacillus

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  1. Escherichia coli
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Koch-Weeks bacillus

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  1. Haemophilus aegyptius
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Ducrey’s bacillus

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  1. Haemophilus ducreyi
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Pfeiffer’s bacillus

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  1. Haemophilus influenzae
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Friedlander’s bacillus

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  1. Klebsiella pnuemoniae
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Wiga agent

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  1. Legionella bozemanii
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Pittsburg pneumonia agent

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  1. Legionella micdadei
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“Battey bacillus”

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  1. Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare complex
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“Tap water bacillus”

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  1. Mycobacterium gordonae
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“Yellow bacillus”

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  1. Mycobacterium kansasii
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Hansen’s bacillus

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  1. Mycobacterium leprae
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“Raddish bacillus”

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  1. Mycobacterium terrae
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Tubercle bacillus or

Koch bacillus

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  1. Mycobacterium tuberculosis
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Formerly PPLOs (Pleuropneumonia-like Organism)

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  1. Mycoplasma
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Eaton agent

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  1. Mycoplasma pneumoniae
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Gonococcus

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  1. Neisseria gonorrhea
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Meningococcus

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  1. Neisseria meningitidis
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Bacillus pyocyaneus

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  1. Pseudomonas aeroginosa
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Glander’s bacillus

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  1. Pseudomonas mallei
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Gartner’s bacillus

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  1. Salmonella enteritiditis
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Paratyphoid bacillus

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  1. Salmonella paratyphi
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Typhoid bacillus or

Eberth’s bacillus

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  1. Salmonella typhi
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Bacillus prodigiosus

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  1. Serratia marcescens
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Neucastle-Manchester bacillus

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  1. Shigella boydii
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Shiga’s bacillus

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  1. Shigella dysenteriae
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Flexneri’s bacillus or

Strong’s bacillus

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  1. Shigella flexneri
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Duval’s bacillus

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  1. Shigella sonnei
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Pneumococci

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  1. Streptococcus pneumoniae
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Beta hemolytic streptococci

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  1. Streptococcus pyogenes
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Alpha hemolytic streptococci

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  1. Streptococcus viridans
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Comma bacillus

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  1. Vibrio cholerae
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Plague bacillus

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  1. Yersinia pestis

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