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Classes of Bacteria
Gram +ve vs. Gram -ve, cocci vs. bacilli, others
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Staphylococcus species | Gram +ve cocci |
| Clostridium species | Gram +ve bacilli, anaerobes |
| Corynebacterium species | Gram +ve bacilli |
| Rhodococcus equi | Gram +ve bacilli |
| Bacillus anthracis | Gram +ve bacilli |
| Listeria monocytogenes | Gram +ve bacilli |
| Erysipelothrix rhusopathae | Gram +ve bacilli |
| Neisseria species | Gram -ve cocci |
| Moraxella catarrhalis | Gram -ve cocci |
| Enterobacteraciae | Gram -ve bacilli |
| Escherichia coli | Gram -ve bacilli, Enterobacteraciae |
| Klebsiella species | Gram -ve bacilli, Enterobacteraciae |
| Enterobacter species | Gram -ve bacilli, Enterobacteraciae |
| Proteus species | Gram -ve bacilli, Enterobacteraciae |
| Serratia marcesens | Gram -ve bacilli, Enterobacteraciae |
| Citrobacter species | Gram -ve bacilli, Enterobacteraciae |
| Pseudomonas aeruginosa | Gram -ve bacilli |
| Stenotrophomonas maltophilia | Gram -ve bacilli, pseudomonad |
| Burkholderia cepacia | Gram -ve bacilli, pseudomonad |
| Acinetobacter species | Gram -ve bacilli |
| Legionella species | Gram -ve bacilli |
| Vibrio species | Gram -ve bacilli |
| Haemophilus influenzae | Gram -ve bacilli |
| Campylobacter jejuni | Gram -ve bacilli |
| Shigella species | Gram -ve bacilli |
| Salmonella species | Gram -ve bacilli |
| Helicobacter pylori | Gram -ve bacilli |
| Francisella tularensis | Gram -ve bacilli |
| Brucella species | Gram -ve bacilli |
| Bordetella species | Gram -ve bacilli |
| Pasturella species | Gram -ve bacilli |
| Bartonella species | Gram -ve bacilli |
| Yersinia pestis | Gram -ve bacilli |
| Fusobacterium | Gram -ve bacilli, anaerobes |
| Bacteroides species | Gram -ve bacilli, anaerobes |
| Prevotella species | Gram -ve bacilli, anaerobes |
| Peptostreptococcus species | Anaerobes |
| Nocardia species | Gram +ve |
| Actinomyces israelii | Gram +ve bacilli |