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Bacteria Classification Flashcards

1
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How are Aerobic G+ves subdivided

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Cocci / Bacilli

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How are Aerobic G+ve Cocci subdivided

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Chains / Clusters

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How are Aerobic G+ve Cocci - Chains (Streptococcus) subdivided

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Haemolysis - Alpha (partial), Beta (full) or Gamma (none)

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How are Aerobic G+ve Cocci - Clusters (Staphylococcus) subdivided

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Coagulation - Positive or negative

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Give all Gram +ve Cocci - chains - Alpha haemolytic and what they cause

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Strep. Pneumoniae - Pneumonia / meningitis

Strep. Viridans - Endocarditis

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Give al Gram +ve Cocci - chains - Beta haemolytic and non haemolytic and what they cause

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Beta - Strep. A (throat and skin infections)
Strep. B (Neonatal meningitis)

Non-haemolytic - Enterococcus - gut commensal, UTI

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Give all Gram +ve cocci - clusters - coagulation +ve and what they cause

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Staph. Aureus - wounds, skin infections etc

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Give all Gram +ve cocci - clusters - coagulation -ve and what they cause

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Coagulation -ve e.g. Staph. epidermidis - skin commensals, IV line infections

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How are aerobic Gram +ve bacilli subdivided

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Small / Large

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How are small aerobic Gram +ve bacilli subdivided

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Corynebacterium sp. (Corynebacterium diptheriae / diptheroids) / or not Listeria monocytogenes

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How are large aerobic Gram +ve bacilli subdivided

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They are all Bacillus sp. - Bacillus cerus or Bacillus anthraxis

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12
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How are Gram +ve anaerobes subdivided

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Cocci / Bacilli

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13
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How are Gram +ve anaerobic bacilli subdivided

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Clostridium sp. - Clostridium tetani, Clostridium perfringens and Clostridium difficile

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14
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What does strep. pneumoniae cause

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Pneumonia, meningitis

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15
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What does strep. viridans cause

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Endocarditis

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16
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What does Group A strep cause

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Throat and skin infections etc

17
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What does Group B strep cause

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neonatal meningitis

18
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What does Enterococcus cause

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UTI’s. It is also a gut commensal

19
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What does staph aureus cause

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Wound and skin infections etc

20
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What does staph epidermidis cause

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IV line infections. It is also a skin commensal

21
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What does Corynebacterium diptheriae cause

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Diptheria

22
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What does diptheroids cause

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Skin commensals

23
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What does listeria monocytogenes cause

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Meningitis

24
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What does bacillus cerus cause

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Food poisoning

25
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What does bacillus anthraxis cause

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Anthrax

26
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What does Clostridium tetani cause

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Tetanus

27
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What does Clostridium perfringens cause

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Gas gangrene

28
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What does Clostridium difficile cause

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Antibiotic associated colitis

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