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Microorganisms Flashcards

1
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What colour do gram positive and negative bacteria stain?

A

Negative- red

Positive-purple

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Examples of gram negative cocci

A

Neisseria meningitides
Neisseria gonnorhoaea
Moraxella catarrhalis

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Examples of gram negative bacilli

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Enterobacteriaceae 'coliforms'
Shigella
Campylobacter
E.coli
Salmonella
Pseudomonad aeruginosa
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Fastidious gram negative bacteria

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Thin layer of peptidoglycan
Eg. Helicobacter pylori (gastric pathogen, 4-6 flagellum)
Eg. Legionella pneumophila (causes legionnaires disease and Pontiac fever, waterborne)
Eg. Haemophilia influenzae

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Gram negative anaerobes

A

Bacteroids fragilis

Fusobacterium necrophorum

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Acid fast bacilli

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Mycobacterium tuberculosis
H pylori
Legionella?

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