systematic bacteriology 1 Flashcards
cocci
spheres
bacilli
rods
attached cocci
dipplococci
clumps of cocci
staphylococcus
chains of cocci
strep
fusiform
long slender rods
example of curved rod
vibrio cholerae
rigid spiral bacterium
spirillum
flexible spiral bacterium
spirochaetes
spores
thick walls
can resist high temperatures, humidity, and other environmental conditions
some bacteria produce to defend themselves
example of pathogen with spores
c.diff
examples which dont stain well
mycobcterium tb as has a lipid rich/ waxy wall
coagulase use
for staph
haemolysis use
for strep
aerobic
grow in oxygen
obligate aerobes
require oxygen
obligate anaebroes
killed by oxygen
facultattive anaerobes
tolerate oxygen
alpha haem
partial
beta haem
completega
gamma haem
no haem
agglutination
clumping of particles
MALDI TOF
diagnostic tool of microbial identification and characterization
coagulase positive
staph aur
culture of staph aur
golden culture
pseudomonas aureginosa
gram negative coccobaccilus and resistant to many orals
excption for gram neg producing exotoxin
c.diff
gram positive cell wall
singular thick layer of peptidoglcyan