Gram Positive Organisms (For All Blocks)

Question 1

2 main classes of aerobic organism?

Answer 1

cocci

bacilli

Question 2

what kind of haemolysis do alpha haemolytic organisms undertake?

Answer 2

partial

Question 3

what kind of haemolysis do beta haemolytic organisms undetake?

Answer 3

complete

Question 4

what bacteria commonly causes tonsillitis?

Answer 4

strep pyogenes

Question 5

is strep pyogenes group a or group b strep

Answer 5

group a

Question 6

name the 2 types of beta haemolytic organism?

Answer 6

group a

group b

Question 7

what organism(s) are classed as group a strep?

Answer 7

strep pyogenes only

Question 8

what organism(s) are considered alpha haemolytic strep?

Answer 8

strep pneumoniae

strep viridans

Question 9

what organism(s) are considered non haemolytic strep?

Answer 9

enterococcus

Question 10

what staph is/are coagulase positive?

Answer 10

staph aureus

Question 11

name an example of a coagulase negative staph?

Answer 11

staph epidermidis

Question 12

2 main kinds of bacilli?

Answer 12

small

large

Question 13

is bacillus cereus classed as a small or large bacillus

Answer 13

large (if it says bacillus its large)

Question 14

what bacteria causes diphtheria and what kind of organism is it?

Answer 14

corynebacterium

gram positive small bacilli

Question 15

are the clostridium bacteria aerobic or anaerobic organisms?

Answer 15

anaerobic

Question 16

is clostridium a cocci or bacilli

Answer 16

bacilli