PLEOMORPHIC GRAM (-) BACTERIA Flashcards
1
Q
soft chancre; schools of red fish upon Gram staining
A
H. ducreyi
2
Q
pink eye conjunctivitis
A
H. aegypticus
3
Q
satellites around Staphylococcus aureus
A
H. influenzae
4
Q
Undulant fever/Malta fever
- Abortion in animals
- Needs erythriol: CASTANEDA BIPHASIC MEDIUM
A
Brucella
B. melitensis: sheep/goat
B. abortus: cattle
B. suis: pigs
B. canis: dogs
5
Q
subacute endocaditis
A
HACEK
Haemophilus aphrophilus Aggregatibacter actinomycetomcomitans Cardiobacterium hominis Eikenella corrodens Kingelle kingae
6
Q
foam-loving; aka Aggregatibacter aphrophilus
A
Haemophilus aphrophilus
7
Q
star-shaped
A
Aggregatibacter actinomycetomcomitans
8
Q
tear-drop shape/rosette
A
Cardiobacterium homini
9
Q
corrodes agar; bleach odor
A
Eikenella corrodens
10
Q
twitching motility
A
Kingelle kingae
11
Q
- Bipolar metachromatic garanules
- Mercury drop/pearl on Regan Lowe (Charcoal-Cephalexin) – preferred culture medium
- Calcium Alginate swabs in Amies transport medium
- Bordet-Gengou agar = potato-based
A
Bordetella pertussis
12
Q
- Faint bipolar staining
- Requires CYSTINE Blood Cystine Glucose Agar
- Deerfly fever/rabbit fever
A
Francisella tularensis
13
Q
- Shipping fever in cattles
- Animal bites
- Biopolar staining
A
Pasterurella multocida
14
Q
- from airconditioning system
- Dieterle stain
- Ground-glass colonies on
BCYE
A
Legionella
15
Q
Wiga’s agent of pneumonia
A
- L. bozemanni
16
Q
Pittsburg pneumonia
A
L. micdadei
17
Q
Broadstreet pneumonia; Legionnaire’s disease, Pontiac
fever
A
L. pneumophilia
