| Question | Answer |
| Peptococcus | G(+) Anaerobic Cocci
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Found in the mouth |
| Peptostreptococcus | G(+) Anaerobic Cocci
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Found in the mouth |
| Staphylococcus aureus | G(+) Aerobic Cocci
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Catalase(+) Coagulase(+)
Grows golden on sheep's blood agar |
| Staphylococcus epidermidis | G(+) Aerobic Cocci
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Catalase(+) Coagulase(-)
Found on the skin |
| Staphylococcus saprophyticus | G(+) Aerobic Cocci
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Catalase(+) Coagulase(-)
UTI's |
| Streptococcus pneumoniae | G(+) Aerobic Cocci
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Catalase(-) Alpha-hemolytic
Hang out in pairs "diplococci"
Found in upper airways. |
| Viridans streptococcus | G(+) Aerobic Cocci
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Catalase(-) Alpha-hemolytic
Found in the mouth and on skin. |
| Streptococcus pyogenes (Grp A) | G(+) Aerobic Cocci
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Catalase(-) Beta-hemolytic
Strep throat, skin issues/cellulitis |
| Streptococcus agalactiae (Grp B) | G(+) Aerobic Cocci
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Catalase(-) Beta-hemolytic
Cellulitis, vaginal colonization (birth issues) |
| Streptococcus (Grp C, F, G) | G(+) Aerobic Cocci
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Catalase(-) Beta-hemolytic
Cellulitis |
| Enterococcus faecium | G(+) Aerobic Cocci
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Catalase(-) NON-hemolytic |
| Enterococcus faecalis | G(+) Aerobic Cocci
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Catalase(-) NON-hemolytic |
| Propionibacterium | G(+) Anaerobic Bacilli |
| Actinomyces | G(+) Anaerobic Bacilli |
| Clostridium | G(+) Anaerobic Bacilli |
| Corynebacterium | G(+) Aerobic Bacilli |
| Listeria | G(+) Aerobic Bacilli
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common cause of meningitis |
| Lactobacillus | G(+) Aerobic/Anaerobic Bacilli
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Urinary issues, GI tract
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Facultative anaerobic |
| Gardnerella | G(+) Aerobic Bacilli
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Urinary issues, GI tract |
| Neisseria | G(-) Cocci
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Causes gonorrhea and meningitidis |
| Moraxella | G(-) Cocci
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May appear as coccobacilli (rounded rods that look like oval racetrack).
Mostly respiratory tract (ear/URI/LRI) issues. |
| Bacteroides | G(-) Anaerobic Bacilli
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Live in the gut and can cause serious infections. |
| Prevotella | G(-) Anaerobic Bacilli
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Live in the gut and can cause serious infections. |
| Fusobacterium | G(-) Anaerobic Bacilli
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Live in the gut and can cause serious infections. |
| Vibrio | G(-) Aerobic Bacilli
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Rapid growth on std agar.
Lactose fermenter. |
| Aeromonas | G(-) Aerobic Bacilli
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Rapid growth on std agar.
Lactose fermenter. |
| Enterobacteriaceae morphology? | G(-) Aerobic Bacilli
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Rapid growth on std agar.
Lactose fermenter.
Live in the gut OR cause havoc in the gut. |
| The 8 bacteria that makeup Enterobacteriaceae? | E. coli, klebsiella, serratia, enterobacter, citrobacter, proteus, salmonella, shigella. |
| Pseudomonas | G(-) Aerobic Bacilli
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Rapid growth on std agar.
NON-Lactose fermenter.
Hospital/ICU acquired bug - NOT enterobacteriaceae; |
| Acinetobacter | G(-) Aerobic Bacilli
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Rapid growth on std agar.
NON-Lactose fermenter.
Hospital/ICU acquired bug - NOT enterobacteriaceae;
May appear as coccobacilli |
| Burkholderia | G(-) Aerobic Bacilli
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Rapid growth on std agar.
NON-Lactose fermenter. |
| Stenotrophomonas | G(-) Aerobic Bacilli
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Rapid growth on std agar.
NON-Lactose fermenter. |
| Haemophilus | G(-) Aerobic Bacilli
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Fastidious organisms (slow grower)
May appear as coccobacilli; Influenza. |
| Campylobacter | G(-) Aerobic Bacilli
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Fastidious organisms (slow grower)
Gastroenteritis. |
| Helicobacter | G(-) Aerobic Bacilli
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Fastidious organisms (slow grower)
H. pylori / ulcer issues |
| Bartonella | G(-) Aerobic Bacilli
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Fastidious organisms (slow grower)
Fleas (homeless people). |
| HACEK organism morphology? | G(-) Aerobic Bacilli
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Fastidious organisms (slow grower)
Show up in endocarditis, live in the mouth. |
| The 5 HACEK organisms. | Haemophilus, actinobacillus, cardiobacterium, eikenella, kingella. |
| Legionella | Atypical - no cell wall - doesn't stain. Common in pneumonia patients. |
| Mycoplasma | Atypical - no cell wall - doesn't stain. Common in pneumonia patients. |
| Chlamydia | Atypical - no cell wall - doesn't stain. |
| The three atypical bacteria? (3) | Legionella, Mycoplasma, Chlamydia |
| Natural flora of the skin? (4) | Strep, staph epidermidis, corynebacterium, propionobacterium. |
| Natural flora of the mouth? (6) | Strep viridans, peptococcus, peptostreptococcus, eikenella, haemophilus, candida. |
| Natural flora of the upper airways? (5) | Strep pneumonia, strep pyogenes, neisseria, haemophilus influenza, staph aureus (nose). |
| Natural flora of the lower airways? | None - its sterile. |
| Natural flora of proximal small intestine? (3) | enterococcus, lactobacillus, candida |
| Natural flora of large intestine/rectum? (7) | Strep, lactobacillus, clostridia, enterococcus, enterobacteriaceae, bacteroides, candida. |
| Natural flora of Genito-urinary tract? (6) | Lactobacillus, prevotella, enterobacteriaceae, group B strep (agalactiae), staph, candida. |
| Natural flora of blood, CSF and urine? | None - its sterile. |
| Natural flora of distal small intestine? (4) | enterococcus, bacteroides, enterobacteriaceae, lactobacillus |