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Gram Positive Rods Flashcards

1
Q 
Spore forming
Non motile 
Box cars
nonhemolytic
Catalase +
A

Bacillus anthracis

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Spore forming 
Motile
Beta hemolytic 
Penicillin R
Frosted glass appearance
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Bacillus cereus

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3
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Spore forming 
Motile
Gamma hemolytic
Catalase +
Oxidase +
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Bacillus subtilis

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4
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Non spore forming 
Oxidase -
Irregular shape
Catalase +
Chinese letters
Pinpoint yellow
Metachromatic granules
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Corynebacterium diphtheriae

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Non spore forming 
Oxidase-
H2S +
Vancomycin R
Catalase -
Pinpoint clear
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Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae

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6
Q 
Nonspore forming
H2S -
Catalase +
Bile esculin +
CAMP +
Oxidase -
VP +
Tumbling motility / umbrella 
Clear white small 
Beta hemolytic
A

Listeria monocytogenes

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7
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Non spore forming 
H2S -
Catalase - 
Oxidase -
Hippurate +
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Gardnerella vaginalis

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8
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what organism is the Elek test done on?

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C. diphtheriae

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9
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what does the Elek test determine?

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toxin production

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10
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why do C. dipthheriae turn black on Tinsdale?

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tellurite hydrolysis

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what organism produces a pseudomembrane on tonsils, uvula, or soft pallate?

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C. diphtheriae

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what are key characterisitics of Erysipelothrix?

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catalase -

H2S +

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13
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what are Erysipelothrix infections most commonly associated with?

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roses

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14
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medusa head colonies

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B. anthracis

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15
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what bacillus spp is nonhemolytic?

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B. anthracis

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16
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Catalase +
urea -
palisades

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C. jeikeium

17
Q 
Catalase +
partially acid fast
slow growing
SBA- wrinkled, dry chalky white - orange tan
beta hemolytic
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Nocardia

18
Q

B. cereus infections

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local and systemic

food poisoning

19
Q

listeria infections

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meningitis & septicemia in newborns

food poisoning

20
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nocardia infections immunocompetent

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skin infections

21
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nocardia infections immunocompromised

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invasive pulmonary & disseminated infections

22
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Gray black colonies on Tinsdale

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C diphtheriae

23
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Beaten egg white consistency

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Bacillus anthracis

24
Q

Oxidase +

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Bacillus

25
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Catalase -

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Erysipelothrix

Gardernella

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