Major Groups of Disease Causing Bacteria Flashcards
What is the catalase test result for streptococcus
negative
What is the catalase test result for staphylococcus
positive
Result of s. pyogenes to hemolysis
beta
result of s. agalactiae to hemolysis
beta usually
gamma sometimes
result of s. pneumoniae to hemolysis
alpha
viridans group
Which staphylococcus species are sensitive to novobiocin
staphylococcus epidermidis
What staphylococcus specis is resitant to novobiocin
s. saprophyticus
Which neisseria does maltose fermentation
neisseria meningitidis
Which enterobacteriaceae ferment lactose
Escherichia
Which enterobacteriaceae don’t ferment lactose
salmonella shingella yersinia campylobacter helicobacter vibrio
Which enterobacteriaceae produce H2S gas
salmonella
Which enterobacteriaceae don’t produce H2S gas
escherichia shingella yersinia campylobacter helicobacter vibrio bacteroides
Mycoplasmas
lack a cell wall
Mycobacteria
identified using acid fast staining
Borrelia
identified using Wright’s stain
Chylamydia and Chlamydophilia
obilgate intracellular pathogens
Which streptococcus is sensitive to the optochin sensitivity test?
streptococcus pneumonia
What is resistant to the optochin sensitivity test
enterococcus species
staphylococcus with positve coagulase test
staphylococcus aureus
Gram + rods with postive anaerobic growth test
clostridium species
Gram + rods with positive spore formation and positive motility test
bacillus cereus
Gram + rods with positive spore formation and negative motility test
bacillus anthracis or bacillus cereus
Gram + rods with a negative spore formation and positive motility test
listeria monocytogenes
Gram + rods with a negative spore formation and negative motility test
corynbacterium diphteriae
