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Mutualism

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Both organisms benefit from and depend on one another

Ex. Escherichia coli, E coli

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Synergism

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Subcategory of mutualism

Two organisms work together to achieve a result neither could obtain alone

Ex. Fusobacteria and spirochetes work together to cause a disease known as trench mouth

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Commensalism

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One organism benefits but second organism neither benefits nor is harmed

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Neutralism

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Sub category of commensalism

Two organisms occupy the same area with no effect on each other

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Antagonism

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Subcategory of commensalism

One microorganism inhibits or interferes with the growth of another

Ex. A microbe produces waste products that are toxic to the microbes nearby

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Parasitism

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One organism benefits and the host is harmed

Ex. Endoparasites, such as intestinal worms, cause an infection and deplete the body of nutrition

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Infections

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Multiplication of microbes in the host

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Nosocomial infections

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Hospital acquired infections

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Staphylococcus aureus

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Most commonly transmitted bacteria in the operating room

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Coccoid

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Round shaped bacteria

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Diplococci

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Coccoid bacteria

Paired bacteria

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Streptococci

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Coccoid

Chain of bacteria

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Staphylococci

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Coccoid

Cluster of bacteria

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Coccobacilli

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Coccoid

A bacterial cell intermediate in morphology between a coccus and a bacillus

While still rod shaped, coccobacilli are so short and wide that they resemble cocci

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Bacillus

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Rod shaped bacteria

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Pseudomonas aeruginosa

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Bacilli bacteria

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Heliobacter pylori

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Bacilli bacteria

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Escherichia coli

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Bacilli bacteria

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Clostridium perfringens

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Bacilli bacteria

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Mycobacterium tuberculosis

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Bacilli bacteria

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Spirilla bacteria

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Spiral shaped bacteria

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Treponema pallidum

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Spirilla bacteria

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Flagella

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Long, thin structure attached to the outside of the cell; uses whipping motion to provide motility to the cell

Movement or propel something

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Cilia

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Short, hair-like extensions located on the surface of the cell; their coordinated rhythmic movement allows the cell to move

Push things away

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Aerobe bacteria

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Need oxygen to survive

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Obligate

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Both aerobe and anaerobe

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Microaerophile

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Aerobe bacteria

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Anaerobe bacteria

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Do NOT need oxygen to survive

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Facultative bacteria

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Anaerobe bacteria

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Aerotolerant bacteria

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Anaerobe bacteria

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Capnophile

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Anaerobe bacteria

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Simple stain

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Used to determine basic shape and structure of cell

Single dye such as methylene blue is used and the cell is ringside in water

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Gram stain

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Determine type

Crystal violet and red safranin

Positive bacteria retain violet color

Negative bacteria retain red color

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Pathogenicity

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A microorganisms ability to cause disease

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Bacteria spores

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Difficult to kill

Lives in adverse conditions

Live for a long time

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Viruses

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Can mutate and adapt to environment

Antibiotic resistant

Intracellular parasites

Utilize host cell DNA to replicate

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Virus transmission

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Respiratory air droplets

Body fluid exchange

Ingestion

Arthropod bites

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Prions

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Built of proteins with no DNA/RNA

transmitted by infected instruments

Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (CJD)

Attacks the brain

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Asepsis

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Absence of pathogenic microorganisms or disease

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Aseptic principles

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Principles applied through use of aseptic (clean) technique to prevent pathogenic microbial contamination of the surgical environment

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Bacteriocidal

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Substance that destroys/kills bacteria

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Bacteriostatic

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Substance that inhibits the growth and reproduction of bacteria

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Bioburden

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The number of microbes or amount of organic debris on an object at any given time

Gross or maybe cross contamination on surgical instruments or supplies

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Contamination

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The presence of pathogenic materials

Violation of the state of sterility

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Cross-contamination

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The contamination of a person, object, or environment by contact with contaminants from another source

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Decontamination

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To reduce the microbial population on a surface or item to a sub-pathogenic level

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Disinfectant

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Chemical agent that kills most microbes, but usually not spores

Usually used on inanimate objects due to potential for toxicity in living tissues

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Event-related sterility

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Sterility determined by how a package is handled and stored rather than time elapsed

A package is considered sterile until opened or the integrity of packaging material is violated

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Fomite

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Inanimate object that harbors (carries) microorganisms, including dust and environmental surfaces

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Fungicide

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Agent that destroys fungal organisms

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HAI

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Health care-associated infections

Previously called nosocomial

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Indigenous microflora

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Microbial populations that normally reside in body tissues (skin) or body systems (gastrointestinal or respiratory tracts)

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Infection

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Invasion of the human Jody or tissue by pathogenic microorganisms that reproduce and multiply, causing disease

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Package integrity

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The intact barrier wrapping or containment of a sterile package

Absence of punctures, tears, broken seals, or fluid strike-through

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Pathogen

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Any microbe capable of causing disease or infection

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Sepsis

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Infection, usually serious and systemic

Accompanied by fever, results from the presence of pathogenic microorganisms

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Spore

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A resistance form of bacteria that can form a protective shell and remain dormant to survive in adverse conditions then reproduce when conditions become favorable again

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Sporicide

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Substance that kills/destroys bacteria in the spore stage

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Sterile

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Having been rendered free of all living microorganisms, including spores

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Sterile field

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Specific area, usually the area immediately on and around the patient, that is considered free of microorganisms by covering with sterile drapes

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Sterile technique

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Techniques of creating and maintaining a protected sterile field and remaining vigilant to prevent contamination

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Strike-through contamination

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Containment of a sterile field or package that occurs from the passage of fluid through a microbial barrier

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Surgically clean

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Mechanically cleaned and chemically disinfected but not sterile

In surgical scrub procedure, the removal of transient microbes and reduction of indigenous skin microflora to an irreducible level

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Terminal disinfection

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To render items safe to handle by high-level disinfection

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Terminal sterilization

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To render items safe to handle by proper sterilization methods

However, unwrapped so not appropriate for use within the sterile field

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Transient microflora

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Microbes that have been deposited onto the skin surface and are easily removed with routine hand washing

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Vector

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Living carrier that transmits disease

May show no signs of disease itself

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Virucide

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Agent that destroys viruses

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Streptococcal infections gram stain

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Gram stain positive

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Streptococcal infection produce

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Toxins that contributes to its pathogenesis

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Streptococcal infection examples

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Puerperal fever

Strep throat

Streptococcal pneumonia

Scarlet fever

Necrotizing fasciitis

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Cholera is an infectious gastroenteritis caused by

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The gram negative bacterium vibrio cholerae

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Cholera transmission occurs

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Through ingesting contaminated water or food

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Cholera takes action on

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Mucosal epithelium lining of the small intestine responsible for the characteristic massive diarrhea

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Cholera is one of

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The most rapidly fatal illnesses known

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Cholera progresses from

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First liquid stool to shock in 4 to 12 hours, with death quickly following without rehydration treatment

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Gas gangrene is most often caused by

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The end spore producing gram positive, clostridium perfringens

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Clostridium bacteria produces

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Many different toxins which can damage to tissues, blood cells, and blood vessels

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Under low-oxygen (anaerobic) conditions, clostridium produces

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Toxins that cause tissue death and related symptoms

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Gas gangrene can also be caused by

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Group A streptococcus (gram negative)

There are other bacteria that can cause similar infections

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Gas gangrene most often occurs at the site of

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Trauma or a recent surgical wound

The onset of gas gangrene is sudden and dramatic

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Methods of transmission

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Surgical team and other health care providers

Other patients

Environment

Fomites

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Methods of transmission

Patient

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Endogenous flora

Resident flora of skin

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Personnel awareness

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Proper hand washing

Skin and hair are reservoirs of bacteria

Gloves and gowns

Preoperative skin prep of patient

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Staphylococcus

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Aerobe or facultative aerobe

Cocci

Gram positive

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Streptococcus

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Aerobe or facultative aerobe

Cocci

Gram-positive

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Enterococcus

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Aerobe or facultative aerobe

Cocci

Gram positive

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Peptostreptococcus

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Anaerobe

Cocci

Gram positive

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Corynebacterium

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Aerobe or facultative aerobe

Rods

Gram positive

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Listeria

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Aerobe or facultative aerobe

Rods

Gram positive

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Lactobacillus

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Aerobe or facultative aerobe

Rods

Gram positive

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Nocardia

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Aerobe or facultative aerobe

Rods

Gram positive

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Mycobacterium

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Aerobe or facultative aerobe

Rods

Gram positive

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Bacillus

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Facultative Aerobe or aerobe

Rods

Gram positive

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Actinomyces

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Anacrobe

Rods

Gram positive

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Clostridium

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Anacrobe

Rods

Gram positive

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Neisseria

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Aerobe

Cocci

Gram negative

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Pseudomonas

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Aerobe

Rods

Gram negative

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Salmonella

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Facultative Anaerobe

Rods

Gram negative

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Shigella

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Facultative Anaerobe

Rods

Gram negative

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Klebsiella

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Facultative Anaerobe

Rods

Gram negative

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Proteus

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Facultative Anaerobe

Rods

Gram negative

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Escherichia

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Facultative Anaerobe

Rods

Gram negative

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Yersinia

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Facultative Anaerobe

Rods

Gram negative

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Bordetella

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Facultative Anaerobe

Rods

Gram negative

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Haemophilus

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Facultative Anaerobe

Rods

Gram negative

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Brucella

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Facultative Anaerobe

Rods

Gram negative

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Pasteurella

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Facultative Anaerobe

Rods

Gram negative

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Vibrio

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Facultative Anaerobe

Rods

Gram negative

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Bacteroides

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Anaerobe

Rods

Gram negative

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Fusobacterium

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Anaerobe

Rods

Gram negative

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Prevotella

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Anaerobic

Rods

Gram negative

113
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Campylobacter

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Microacrophile

Rods

Gram negative

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Leptospira

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Aerobe

Spirochaetes

Gram negative

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Borrelia

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Anaerobe

Spirochaetes

Gram negative

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Treponema

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Anaerobe

Spirochaetes

Gram negative

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