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Gram Positive Bacteria Flashcards

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What are the two separations of gram positive bacteria?

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Bacilli and cocci

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2
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What are bacilli split into?

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Aerobic and anaerobic

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Give 2 examples of aerobic spore forming bacilli and what they cause

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  • Bacillus Cereus - food poisoning

- Bacillus Anthracis - Anthrax

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4
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Give 2 examples of non spore forming aerobic bacilli

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  • Listeria moncytogenes

- Corynebacterium Diptheriae

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5
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What does listeria monocytogenes cause?

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  • Meningitis in neonates

- Bacteraemia in pregnancy

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What does corynebacterium diphtheriae cause?

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Diptheria

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Give 4 examples of the clostridium species (anaerobic spore forming bacteria)

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  • Clostridium difficile
  • Clostridium perfringens
  • Clostridium botulinum
  • Clostridium tetani
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What does clostridium difficile cause?

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Diarrhoea

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What does clostridium perfringens cause?

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  • Can cause food poisoning
  • Gas gangrene
  • Is found normally in faeces
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What does clostridium botulinum cause?

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Botulism

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What does clostridium tetani cause?

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Tetanus

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What are the three subgroups of cocci?

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  • Staphylococci
  • Streptococci
  • Enterococci
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What coccus demonstrates a positive coagulase test?

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Staphylococcus aureus

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What cocci demonstrate negative coagulase tests?

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  • Staphylococcus epidermis

- Staphylococcus saprophyticus

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What does staphylococcus aureus cause?

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  • Found normally in the nose and skin

- Can cause endocarditis, osteomyelitis, food poisoning and toxic shock

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16
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Staphylococcus epidermis?

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  • Found everywhere on the skin

- Can infect catheters

17
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Staphylococcus sapropyticus?

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  • Cause of UTI in women of child bearing age
18
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What are streptococci separated into

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Haemolytic and non haemolytic

19
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What are haemolytic streptococci separated into

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Partial (alpha) and non partial (beta) haemolytic streptococci

20
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Give 2 examples of partial haemolytic streptococci

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  • Streptococcus pneumoniae

- Viridians streptococci

21
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Streptococcus Pneumoniae

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  • Normal flora of upper resp tract

- Major cause of meningitis in children and elderly

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Viridans Streptococci

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  • Normal flora of mouth cavity

- Can cause endocarditis.

23
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Give 2 examples of beta haemolytic streptococci

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  • Streptococcus Pyogenes

- Streptococcus agalactiae

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Streptococcus Pyogenes

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  • Sore throats
  • Cellulitis
  • Impetigo
  • Post streptococcal sequelae can result in acute rheumatoid fever, glomerulonephritis
25
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Give an example of a non haemolytic streptococcus

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Enterococcus faecalis

26
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What does enterococcus faecalis cause?

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  • Can cause UTI

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