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Noteable Bacteria
Gram Negative Rods (bacillus)-Enterics-associated with the GI Tract
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Escherichia coli | Gram Negative Rods (bacillus) Enterics-associated w/GI Tract Facultative Anaerobes found in colon; sometimes causes enteric infections; “traveler’s diarrhea”. |
| Klebsiella pneumonia | Gram Negative Rods (bacillus) Enterics-associated w/GI Tract Facultative Anaerobes found in the mouth, causes pneumonia like disease; opportunistic pathogen. |
| Salmonella typhi | Gram Negative Rods (bacillus) Enterics-associated w/GI Tract Facultative Anaerobes causes typhoid fever- only found in humans. |
| Salmonella enteritidis & S. typhimurium | Gram Negative Rods (bacillus) Enterics-associated w/GI Tract Facultative Anaerobes causes food borne gastroenteritis. |
| Shigella dysenteriae | Gram Negative Rods (bacillus) Enterics-associated w/GI Tract Facultative Anaerobes causes bacillary dysentery. |
| Proteus mirabilis & P. vulgaris | Gram Negative Rods (bacillus) Enterics-associated w/GI Tract Facultative Anaerobes opportunistic pathogen. |
| Enterobacter aerogenes | Gram Negative Rods (bacillus) Enterics-associated w/GI Tract Facultative Anaerobes opportunistic pathogen. |
| Vibrio cholera | Gram Negative Curved Rods Facultative Anaerobes causes cholera, polar flagella. |
| Ysernia pestis | Gram Negative Rods Facultative Anaerobes causes bubonic plague (black death). |
| Serratia marcescens | Other Gram Negative Rods Facultative Anaerobes non-pathogenic, found in soil; produces orange pigment @ 25°C. |