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Gram +ve vs -ve Flashcards

1
Q

What are the differences between gram +ve and gram -ve

A

+ve | Negative
Colour Violet | Red
Structure Simple | Complex
Membrane No | Yes
Peptidoglycan Thicc | Thin
Space Thinn | Wider

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2
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what are the 3 different shapes that a bacteria can come in

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spheres
rods
spirals

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3
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what type of bacteria can spirals be

A

ONLY GRAM -ve

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4
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what are the 2 classes of gram +ve bacteria

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cocci
baccilli

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5
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what are the 3 types of gram +ve cocci

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streptococcus
enterococcus
staphylococcus

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6
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what type of bacteria is s.pyogenes

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steptococcus gram +ve

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7
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what type of bacteria is S. pneumoniae

A

steptococcus gram +ve

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7
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what type of bacteria is E. faecalis

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Enterococcus gram +ve

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8
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what type of bacteria is E. faecium

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Enterococcus gram +ve

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8
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what type of bacteria is S. aureus

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Staphyloccoccus gram +ve

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9
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name 2 examples of streptococcus species

A

s.pyogenes
S. pneumoniae

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10
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name 2 examples of enerococcus species

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E. faecalis
E. faecium

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11
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name 2 types of spore forming gram +ve bacilli

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Bacillus (Aerobic)
Clostridium (Anaerobic)

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12
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name 2 examples of bacillus species

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B. anthracis
B. cereus

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13
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name 2 examples of clostridium species

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C. difficile
C. botulinum

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14
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name 3 types of non spore forming gram +ve bacilli

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listeria (Motile)
Lactobacilli (non motile)
Corynebacterium (non motile)

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15
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give an example of listeria species

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L.monocytogenes

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16
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give an example of Corynebacterium

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C.diptheria

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16
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give an example of Corynebacterium

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C.diptheria

17
Q

name a type of acid fast gram +ve bacilli

A

mycobacterium

18
Q

name a species of mycobacterium

A

m.tuberculosis

19
Q

what are the 3 types of gram -ve bacteria

A

cocci
bacillus
spirallum

20
Q

what are 2 types of -ve cocci

A

neisseria
moraxella

21
Q

name 2 species of neisseria

A

N. Meningitidis (V)
N. Gonorrhoeae

22
Q

name a species of moraxella

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M. Catarrhalis

23
Q

name 4 types of gram -ve bacilli with short rods or ovals

A

bordetlla
haemophilus
legionella
acinetobacter

24
Q

what shape is bordetlla

A

short rods or ovals

25
Q

what shape is haemophilus

A

short rods or ovals

26
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what shape is legionella

A

short rods or ovals

27
Q

what shpae is acinetobacter

A

short rods or ovals

28
Q

name a species of bordetella

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B. pertussis (V)

29
Q

name a species of Haemophilus

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H. influenzae (V)

30
Q

name a species of Legionella

A

L. pneumophilia

31
Q

name a species of acinetobacter

A

A. Baumannii

32
Q

name 5 gram -ve bacilli with long rods

A

Escherichia
Klebsiella
Salmonella
Shigella
Pseudomonas

33
Q

name 3 spirallum bacilli

A

as a reminder only gram -ve

campylobacter
vibrio
helicobacter

34
Q

name a species of escherichia

35
Q

name a species of Klebsiella

A

K. pneumoniae

36
Q

name a species of Salmonella

37
Q

name a species of shigella

A

S. dysenteriae

38
Q

name a species of psuedomonas

A

P.aeruginosa

39
Q

What species can causes the flu

A

H.influenzae

40
Q

what species can cause legionnaires disease

A

L. pneumophilia

41
Q

what species can cause diarrhoea

42
Q

what species can cause pnuemonia

A

K. pneumoniae

43
Q

what species can cause dysentary

44
Q

what species can cause cholera

A

vibrio cholera

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