Infection And Microorganisms Flashcards
Types of gram positive cocci
Staphylococci
Streptococci
Types of gram positive bacilli
Bacillus
Listeria
Corynebacterium
Clostrudium
Difference in staining between gram positive and negative bacteria
Positive= stain pink as have thick peptidoglycan wall
Negative= stain purple as have lipopolysaccharide
Types of staphylococcus
S.aureus (coagulase positive)
S.epidermis
S.capitis (coagulase negative)
S.saprophyticus
Eoisone
Plasmid that can replicate independently of host
Types of streptococcus
a- haemolytic: (incomplete haemolysis on blood agar, showing green colony)
S.pneumonia
S.oralis
S.salivarius
B- haemolytic: (complete haemolysis on blood agar plate, clear)
Group A: S.pyogenes
Group B: S.agalactiae
Bacteraemia
Bacteria in blood
Types of clostridium
C.tetani
C.botulinum
C.difficile
C.perfringens