Save
Busy. Please wait.
Log in with Clever
or
show password
Forgot Password?
Don't have an account?  Sign up 
Sign up using Clever
or
Username is available taken
show password


Make sure to remember your password. If you forget it there is no way for StudyStack to send you a reset link. You would need to create a new account. Your email address is only used to allow you to reset your password. See our Privacy Policy and Terms of Service.

Already a StudyStack user? Log In

Reset Password
Enter the associated with your account, and we'll email you a link to reset your password.
focusNode
Didn't know it?
click below
 
Knew it?
click below
Don't Know
Remaining cards (0)
Know
0:00
edit
Embed Code - If you would like this activity on your web page, copy the script below and paste it into your web page.

  Normal Size     Small Size show me how

Bacteria List

TermMorphologyGram + or -Disease
Treponema Spirochete - Treponema pallidum: Syphilis
Borrelia Spirochete - Borrelia burgdoferi: Lyme disease, arthropod (tick) borne
Leptospira Spirochete - Leptospira interrogates: leptospirosis
Vibrio Curved rod (vibrio) - Vibrio cholerae: cholera, GI disease
Campylobacter Curved rod ( S-shaped) - Campylobacter jejuni: GI infections from contaminated meat or water, Guillain-Barre syndrome is a possible side effect
Helicobacter Curved rod (helical shape) - Helicobacter pylori: peptic ulcer
Rickettsia - Rickettsia rickettsia: rocky mountain spotted fever enter host through vectors
Chlamydia - Chlamydia trachomatis: trachoma (blindness), STD
Chlamydophila - Chlamydophila pneumonia: pneumonia
Pseudomonas (obligate aerobe) Bacillus - Pseudomonas aeruginosa: produces pyocyanin (green) pigment, infection in burn patients, nosocomial infections, lung infections in cystic fibrosis patients
Legionella Bacillus - Legionella pneumophila: pneumonia (Legionnaires disease), intercellular pathogens
Bordetella Bacillus - Bordetella pertussis: pertussis (whooping cough)
Burkholderia Bacillus - Burkholderia cepacia: cystic fibrosis patients likes moist surfaces (medical equipment)
Eschericha Bacillus - Normal GI tract O157: H7 strain: Hemolytic Uremic syndrome
Salmonella Bacillus - Salmonella enterica: typhoid fever, salmonellosis, food poisoning
Shigella Bacillus - Shigella dysenteries: shigellosis (dysentery)
Klebsiella Bacillus - Klebsiella pneumoniae: hemorrhagic pneumonia
Serratia Bacillus - Serratia marcescens: opportunistic UTI, respiratory infections colonies produce a red/pink pigment at room temperature
Proteus Bacillus - Proteus vulgaris: opportunistic UTI
Yersinia Bacillus - Yersinia pestis: plague
Enterobacter Bacillus - Opportunistic UTI
Fusobacterium Bacillus - gingivitis
Neisseria Diplococcus - Neisseria gonorrhoeae Neisseria meningitidis
Haemophilus Pleomorphic bacillus - Haemophilus influenzae: meningitis, epiglottis, otitis, URI
Clostridium (obligate anaerobe) Bacillus + Clostridium tetani: tetanus Clostridium perfringens: food poisoning, gas gangrene Clostridium botulinum: botulism Clostridium difficile: pseudomembranous colitis
Bacillus Bacillus + Bacillus anthracis: anthrax Bacillus cereus: fried rice syndrome some species make antibiotics
Lactobacillus Bacillus + used in making yogurt, buttermilk, and sauerkraut; also found in vaginal flora
Listeria Bacillus + Listeria monocytogenes: fetal pathogen, newborn meningitis; can live at refrigerated temperatures and cause food poisoning
Propionibacterium Bacillus + Propionibacterium acnes: acne
Gardnerella Bacillus + Gardnerella vaginalis: vaginosis/ vaginitis
Streptococcus Cocci in chains + Streptococcus pneumoniae: alpha hemolysis, pneumonia, otitis media Streptococcus pyogenes: beta hemolysis, pharyngitis, necrotizing fasciitis, cellulitis, erysipelas Streptococcus mutant: cavities
Enterococcus (type of streptococcus) Cocci in chains + Vancomycin resistant Enterococcus (VRE)
Staphylococcus Cocci in clusters + Staphylococcus aureus: folliculitis, scalded skin syndrome, impetigo, toxic shock syndrome, methicillin resistant Staph aureus (MRSA) Vancomycin resistant Staph aureus (VRSA) Staphylococcus epidermidis: normal flora on skin
Streptomyces Filamentous + Produce antibiotics
Actinomyces Filamentous + Respiratory diseases, cavities
Corynebacterium Pleomorphic + Corynebacterium diphtheriae: diphtheria Contain inclusions of metachromatic granules
Mycoplasma Pleomorphic (no cell wall) Mycoplasma pneumoniae: walking pneumonia fried egg appearance of colonies
Mycobacterium Bacillus Acid fast Mycobacterium tuberculosis: Tuberculosis Mycobacterium leprae: Leprosy
Nocardia Bacillus Acid fast Respiratory diseases also used to break down pollutants in lakes and landfills
Created by: imherinfluence
Popular Biology sets

 

 



Voices

Use these flashcards to help memorize information. Look at the large card and try to recall what is on the other side. Then click the card to flip it. If you knew the answer, click the green Know box. Otherwise, click the red Don't know box.

When you've placed seven or more cards in the Don't know box, click "retry" to try those cards again.

If you've accidentally put the card in the wrong box, just click on the card to take it out of the box.

You can also use your keyboard to move the cards as follows:

If you are logged in to your account, this website will remember which cards you know and don't know so that they are in the same box the next time you log in.

When you need a break, try one of the other activities listed below the flashcards like Matching, Snowman, or Hungry Bug. Although it may feel like you're playing a game, your brain is still making more connections with the information to help you out.

To see how well you know the information, try the Quiz or Test activity.

Pass complete!
"Know" box contains:
Time elapsed:
Retries:
restart all cards