List of bacteria Flashcards
1
Q
Streptococcus pyogenes : Group A
A
GRAM +VE
- Catalase -ve
- b-haemolysis on HBA
- Resistant to bactiracin
- Blue staining round shaped in chains
2
Q
Streptococcus pneumoniae
A
GRAM +VE
- Catalase -ve
- alpha-haemolysis on HBA
- Sensitive to optochin
- Blue staining round shaped in chains
3
Q
Staphylococcus aureus
A
GRAM +VE
- Catalase +ve
- Coagulase +ve
- Confirmation on mannitol sugar agar (MSA) –> turns yellow
4
Q
Neisseria spp
A
GRAM -VE
1. round shaped on gram stain under microscope
5
Q
Clostridium spp
A
GRAM -VE
- rod-shaped on gram stain
- endospore formation
6
Q
Listeria monocytogenes
A
GRAM -VE
- rod shaped on gram stain
- no endospore formation
7
Q
Haemophillus influenzae
A
GRAM -VE
- rod-shaped/bacillus
- Oxidase +ve
- straight bacillus
- grows on chocolate agar
8
Q
Escherichiae coli
A
GRAM -VE
- bacillus/rod shaped
- Oxidase -ve
- Grows on MAC(macconkey) agar +lactose fermentation (turns pink on a yellow agar)
- green sheen on EMB(eosin methylene blue) agar
9
Q
Shigella spp
A
GRAM -VE
- bacillus/rod shaped
- Oxidase -ve
- Grows on MAC(macconkey) agar but no lactose fermentation (no colour change)
- Grows on XLD agar but does not change the colour (pink)
10
Q
Salmonella spp
A
GRAM -VE
- bacillus/rod shaped
- Oxidase -ve
- Grows on MAC(macconkey) agar but no lactose fermentation (no colour change)
- Grows on XLD agar and turns the centre of colonies black