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This Gram (-) rod is aerobic, grows on MacConkey, lactose fermenting, and tests negative for citrate, urease, and oxidase

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E. coli

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This Gram (-) rod is aerobic, grows on MacConkey, lactose fermenting, and citrate negative but urease positive

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Enterobacter aerogenes

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This Gram (-) rod is aerobic, grows on MacConkey lactose fermenting, and citrate positive and urease positive

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Klebsiella

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How does one distinguish between Klebsiella pneumonia and Klebsiella granulomatis?

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K. pneumoniae: alcoholics, causes pneumonia and UTI

K. granulomatis: donovan bodies, std, granuloma inguinaie

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This Gram (-) rod is aerobic, grows on MacConkey, is lactose non-fermenting, and oxidase positive

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Psuedomonas aeruginosa

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What is unique about Pseudomonas aeruginosa? What disease does it cause?

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green colonies, grape-like smell; pulmonary, septicemia, eye and ear infections

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This Gram (-) rod is aerobic, grows on MacConkey, is lactose non-fermenting, and oxidase negative. It is urease positive and is known for its “swarming” motility.

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Proteus

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What disease does proteus cause?

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UTI, kidney stones

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This Gram (-) rod is aerobic, grows on MacConkey, is lactose non-fermenting, and oxidase negative. It is motile, citrate positive, H2S positive, and is spread fecal-orally

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Salmonella enterica

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What disease does Salmonella enterica cause?

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diarrhea, enteric fever

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This Gram (-) rod is aerobic, grows on MacConkey, is lactose non-fermenting, and oxidase negative. It is non-motile and can be characterized by 5 F’s: food, feces, flies, fingers, and fomites

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Shigella

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What disease does shigella cause?

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shigellosis - shiga toxin, fever, cramps, diarrhea, dysentery

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This Gram (-) rod is aerobic, doesn’t grow on MacConkey, and is seen with patients with damaged heart valves. It can cause septic arthritis in patients

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HACEK species

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This Gram (-) rod is aerobic, doesn’t grow on MacConkey, needs X and Y factors, is oxidase positive, and is known for its satellite phenomenon

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Haemophillus Influenzae

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15
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What disease does H. flu cause?

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CAPSULE: meningitis, cellulitis, epiglottis

NO CAPSULE: otitis media, sinusitis, bronchitis, pneumonia

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This Gram (-) rod is aerobic, doesn’t grow on MacConkey, but does grow on regan-lowe charcoal agar. It is important to use dacron swabs with this bacterium. It spreads through aerosol transmission.

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Bordatella pertussis

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This Gram (-) rod is aerobic, doesn’t grow on MacConkey, is found in ticks, is slow growing, and cross reacts with Brucella. It is considered a bioterrorism bacterium.

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Francisella tularenis

18
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What disease does Francisella tularenis cause?

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TULAREMIA: ulceroglandular, oculoglandular, pneumonia

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This Gram (-) rod is aerobic, doesn’t grow on MacConkey, and comes from unpasteurized milk and cheese. It is considered a bioterrorism bacterium.

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What disease does Brucella cause?

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Brucellosis (undulant fever) - lives and replicates in macrophages

21
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This Gram (-) rod is aerobic, doesn’t grow on MacConkey, is clean waterborne, survives in macrophages, and grows on BYCE agar with cysteine

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Legionella pneumophillia

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What disease does Legionella pneumophillia cause?

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legonnaires disease (pneumonia); pontiac fever (flu-like)

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This Gram (-) rod is aerobic, doesn’t grow on MacConkey, is considered a zoonotic disease and found in fleas

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Yersinia pestis

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What disease does Yersnia pestis cause?

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bubonic plague

25
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This Gram (-) rod is aerobic, doesn’t grow on MacConkey, is considered a zoonotic disease and found in rats

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Streptobacillus moniliformis

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What disease does streptobacillus moniliformis cause?

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rate bite fever

27
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This Gram (-) rod is aerobic, doesn’t grow on MacConkey, is considered a zoonotic disease and found in cats

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Bartonella henselae

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What disease does Bartonella henselae cause?

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cat scratch fever, bacilliary angiomatosis -> skin lesions in IC people

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This Gram (-) rod is aerobic, doesn’t grow on MacConkey, is considered a zoonotic disease and found in lice

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Bartonella quintana

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What disease does Bartonella quintana cause?

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trench fever - fever, pain in long bones

31
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This Gram (-) rod is aerobic, doesn’t grow on MacConkey, is considered a zoonotic disease and found in sand flies

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Bartonella bacilliformis

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What disease does bartonella bacilliformis cause?

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carrion’s disease - rbcs are attacked -> anemia, muscle and joint pain

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This Gram (-) rod is aerobic, doesn’t grow on MacConkey, is considered a zoonotic disease and found in domestic pets

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Pasturella multocida

34
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What disease does pasutrella multocida cause?

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local cellulitis

35
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These two Gram (-) rod are anaerobic

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Bacteroids - intrabdominal abscess

Fuschiobacterium

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