Gram Negative Cocci Flashcards
Nonfermenter
Oxidase +
Catalase +
White clear small
Moraxella
Fermenters
Glucose only
Superoxol +
Pinpoint clear smooth
Neisseria gonorrhoeae
Glucose and maltose fermenters
Small medium clear white
Neisseria meningitidis
Glucose lactose maltose fermenter
B-galactosidase (enzyme ferments lactose)
Pinpoint clear
Neisseria lactamica
Glucose lactose maltose sucrose fermenter
Neisseria sicca
what are environmental conditions required for Neisseria growth?
5 - 10% CO2
what organism can cause Waterhouse-Friderichsen?
N. meningitidis
Organism with hockey puck colonies
Moraxella catarrhalis
N meningitidis infection
Common cause of meningitis in young adults
Moraxella infections
RTI
Otitis media, sinusitis in children
Nonmotile
Oxidase +
No growth MAC
Penicillin S
Moraxella lacunata
Hard colony that moves over media
Moraxella