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PSALM: MICROBIOLOGY > UNIQUE MICROSCOPIC MORPHOLOGY > Flashcards

UNIQUE MICROSCOPIC MORPHOLOGY Flashcards

DESCRIPTION, SPECIES/GENUS (includes info from Final Coaching)

1
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seen in grape-like clusters

A

Staphylococcus aureus

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2
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occurring in TETRADS or cuboidal packets

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Micrococci

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3
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BEAN-SHAPED / KIDNEY-SHAPED diplococcus

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Neisseria

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4
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LANCET or Bullet-shaped DIPLOCOCCUS

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Streptococcus pneumoniae

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5
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pleomorphic, PALISADE, XYVL FORMATION, CHINESE LETTER

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Corynebacterium diphtheriae

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6
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“CLUE CELLS” squamous with attached bacilli

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Gardnerella vaginalis

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7
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rod with tapered ends, appearing like TOOTHPICK

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Fusobacterium nucleatum

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8
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LOOSELY COILED spirochete

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Borrelia

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9
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TIGHTER & SLENDER COILS spirochete

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Treponema

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COILED TAILS/ENDS, aka HOOKED ENDS na spirochete

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Leptospira

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11
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spirochete with 8 FLAGELLA, 4 ON EACH END

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Brachyspira

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12
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COMMA-SHAPED

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Vibrio cholerae

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13
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fusiformed-shaped with 1 ROUND END and 1 BLUNT END

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Leptotrichia spp

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14
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PALLISADE, ANAEROBIC diphtheroids

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Propionebacterium acnes or C. acnes

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15
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disjointed, BAMBOO FISHING ROD APPEARANCE with square ends

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Bacillus anthracis

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16
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TERMINAL, SWOLLEN SPORES, lollipop, DRUMSTICK

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Clostridium tetani

17
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BOX CAR MORPHOLOGY

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Clostridium perfringens

18
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CIGAR PACKET arrangement

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Mycobacterium leprae

19
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cross barred, “SHEPHERD’S CROOK appearance

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Mycobacterium kansasii

20
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4 bacteria with SAFETY PIN APPEARANCE

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  1. Yersinia pestis
  2. Pasteurella multocida
  3. Bacteroides fragilis
  4. Calymmatobacterium granulomatis (Kleb daw ni ron) 🤷‍♀️

“Y ka Pa B C”? (Why ka pa-busy?) 😔

21
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anaerobe with BIFID or BIFURCATED ENDS; “BONE-SHAPED DOG BISCUIT”

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Bifidobacterium

22
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CROISSANT morphology

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Mycobacterium microti

23
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S-shaped bacilli, WINGS OF SEAGULLS with DARTING MOTILITY

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Campylobacter

24
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**SCHOOL OF FISH APPEARANCE, RAIL ROAD TRACK APPEARANCE, FINGERPRINT APPEARANCE*

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Haemophilus ducreyi

25
Q

elongated football-shaped

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Clostridium clostridioforme

26
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ROSETTE ARRANGEMENT in GRAM-STAINED SMEARS

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Cardiobacterium hominis

PSALM: MICROBIOLOGY (11 decks)

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