Microbio Flashcards
Staph. aureus?
Gram positive, catalase positive, coagulase positive, cocci
Strep. pneumoniae?
Gram positive, catalase negative, alpha haemolytic and optochin sensitive cocci
Strep. viridans?
Gram positive, catalase negative, alpha haemolytic and optochin resitant cocci
Strep. pyogenes?
Gram positive, catalase negative, beta haemolytic, lancefield A cocci
Strep. agalactiae?
Gram positive, catalase negative, beta haemolytic, lancefield B cocci
H. influenzea?
Gram negative, aerobic bacilli which requires clotting factors 5 and 10 to grow
E.coli and K.pneumoniae?
Gram negative, aerobic bacilli which is lactose fermenting
Proteus/Salmonella/Shigella?
Gram negative, aerobic bacilli which are non-lactose fermenting and oxidase negative
What agars bust mycobacterium TB and strep pneumoniae be grown on?
Mycobacterium TB = Lowenstein-Jensen agar
Strep. pneumoniae = chocolate
Abxs which inhibit cell wall synthesis?
Vancomycin and Beta-lactams (penicillins, cefotaxime and ceftriaxone and ending in ‘penem’)
Abxs which inhibit nucleic acid synthesis?
Trimethoprim, Rifampicin and ending in ‘floxacin’ or ‘azoles’
Abxs which inhibit protein synthesis?
Tetracylines and ending in ‘omycin’ except vancomycin
Pseudomonas?
Gram negative aerobic bacilli which is non-lacose fermenting and oxidase positive