Gram Stains & Blood agar Flashcards
Gram positive cocci
Grape like clusters
Staph aureus
Beta haemolysis = staph aureus
No haemolysis = staph epidermidis
Gram positive cocci
Chains
= Streptococci
Gram negative dipplococci
= Neisseria / Moraxella
Neisseria
Pushable
No haem
Chocolate agar
Odour
= Haemophilus
Gram positive bacilli
= corynebacterium or bacillus
Beta haemolystic
Large colonies
= Bacillus species
Small
Weak beta haemolysis
= corynebacterium
Gram negative bacilli
Enterobaterales or
Pseudomonas
Irregular edge
Metallic sheen
Sweet smell
= Pseudomonas
Swarming
Fishy smell
= proteus
Gram positive bacilli
Corynebacterium or bacillus or
Clostridioides
Large colonies
Double beta haem
= Clostridiodes
No haem
Small
= bacteroides