Gram Positive Rods Flashcards
What organisms are large GPRs and spore forming?
Bacillus, Clostridium, (Lactobacillus)
What organisms are Small GPRs and non-spore forming?
Listeria, Corynebacterium, Erysipelothrix (Lactobacillus)
What organisms are chaining GPR?
Lactobacillus, Bacillis, Clostridium
What organisms are branching GPR?
Nocardia, Actinomyces
What are the gram characteristics of Bacillus?
Large, chaining, spore forming GPR
What are the gram characteristics of Clostridium?
Large Chaining, spore forming GPR
What are the gram characteristics of Lactobacillus?
Medium, Chaining (non-spore) GPR
What are the gram characteristics of Corynebacterium?
Small, non spore forming GPR
What are the gram characteristics of Listeria?
Small, Non-spore forming GPR
What are the gram characteristics of Clostridium?
chaining, large spore forming GPR *anaerobe
What bacteria has large fuzzy colonies?
Bacillis
What bacteria has medusa head, is non hemolytic, has tenacity and is white?
Bacillus anthracis
What if a bacteria is white, blister like, fuzzy and has beta hemolysis?
Not B. anthracis
What bacteria resembles beta strep? (small beta hemolytic, translucent)
Listeria
What bacteria resembles alpha strep? (small alpha colonies)
Lactobacillus