General Bacteria Flashcards
What 2 bacteria are G+ cocci?
Staphylococci and Streptococci
What are the 2 genus of bacteria that are G+ bacilli that are spore forming?
Bacillus and Clostrida
Which of the 2 genus of bacteria that are G+ bacilli that are spore forming are obligate anaerobes? Aerobic?
Clostridia (obligate); Bacillus (aerobic)
What are the G+ bacilli that are non-spore forming?
Corynebacteria, Listeria
Are corynebacteria and lysteria anaerobic or aerobic?
Aerobic
What is the genus of bacteria that are “grape-like”? And what are the 3 species?
Staph:
S. Aureus
S. Epidermidis
S. Saprophyticus
What are the genuses of bacteria that are chains or “beads on a string”? What are the species?
Strep: S. Pyogenes (Group A Strep) S. Agalactiae (Group B Strep) S. Pneumoniae Viridians Strep Enterococci S. Gallolyticus
What staph is/are coagulase positive?
Staph Aureus
What staph is/are coagulase negative?
Staph Epidermidis and Staph Saprophyticus
What strep is/are alpha hemolytic?
Viridians Group Strep and S. Pneumoniae
What strep is/are beta hemolytic?
GAS (Pyogenes) and GBS (Agalactiae)
What strep is/are non hemolytic?
Enterococcus Sp. and S. Gallolyticus
What are the different gastroenteritis-causing G- rods?
E. Coli (ETEC and EHEC), Salmonella, Shigella, Campylobacter, Vibrio
What GI tract organism has a curved rod shape?
Helicobacter Pylori
What is the most important clinical species of bacteroid?
Bacteroides Fragilis
What are the respiratory tract infection-causing G- rods?
Haemophilus Influenzae, Bordetella Pertussis, Legionella Pneumophila, Pseudomonas Aeruginosa, Klebsiella Pneumoniae
Of the respiratory tract infection-causing G- rods, which are opportunistic pathogens?
Pseudomonas Aeruginosa and Klebsiella Pneumoniae
What bacteria are G- cocci?
Neisseria (gonorrheae and meningitidis) and Moraxella Catarrhalis