Gram Stain Morphology Flashcards
1
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Staphylococcus (GPC)
A
- GP cocci in grape-like clusters
2
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Pyogenic Streptococcus (GPC)
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- GPC in short chains and pairs
3
Q
Nonpyogenic Streptococcus (GPC)
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- GPC in long chains
4
Q
Streptococcus pnemoniae (GPC)
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GP lancet shaped diplococci
5
Q
Enterococcus spp (GPC)
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- GPC mostly in chains and pairs
6
Q
Neisseria spp (GNC)
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- GN kidney bean shaped diplococci
7
Q
Vibrio spp (GNR)
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- GN curved/comma shaped short rods
8
Q
Camplylobacter spp
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- GN thin, curved rods - S shaped, Seagull shaped, corkscrew shaped
9
Q
Yersenia pestis (GNR)
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- GNR with bipolar staining (safety pin)
10
Q
Leigonella spp (GNR)
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- Gram invisible in primary smear
11
Q
Enterics (GNR)
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- bacilli, straight rod or coccobacillary
12
Q
Pseudomonas (GRN)
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- GN bacilli, thin
13
Q
Haemophillus spp (GNR)
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- GN bacilli, coccobacillary, small pleomorphic
14
Q
Corynebacterium spp (GPR)
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- short, irregular shaped, pleomorphic
15
Q
Actinomyces spp (GPR)
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- pleomorphic, short or irregular
16
Q
Bifidobacterium spp (GPR)
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- pleomorphic, short or irregular
17
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Propionibacterium spp (GPR)
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- pleomorphic, short or irregular
18
Q
Listeria spp (GPR)
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- GP small/med rod
19
Q
Erysipeothrix spp (GPR)
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- GP small/med rod
20
Q
Aerotolerant Lactobacillus strains
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- GP small/med rods
21
Q
Eubacterium spp (GPR)
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- GP small/med rod
22
Q
Lactobacillus spp (GPR)
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- GP short/med rods
23
Q
Clostridium ramosum (GPR)
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- GP short/med rods
24
Q
Bacillus spp (GPR)
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- large GP rods
25
Q
Clostridium perfringes (GPR)
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- large GP rods
26
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Nocardia spp (GPR)
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- GP branching or filamentous
27
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Actinomyces israelii
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- GP branching or filamentous
