Common Names of Bacteria Flashcards

(39 cards)

1
Q

Bacillus anthracis

A

Anthrax bacillus

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2
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Bacillus subtilis

A

Hay bacillus

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3
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Brucella abortus

A

Bang’s bacillus

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4
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Clostridium noyvii
Clostridium oedematiens
Clostridium welchii

A

Gas bacillus

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5
Q

Clostridium tetani

A

Tack head or Drumstick bacillus

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6
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Corynebacterium diphtheriae

A

Kleb-Loeffler’s bacillus

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7
Q

Eikenella corrodens

A

Corroding bacterium

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8
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Escherichia coli

A

Colon bacillus

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9
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Haemophilus aegyptius

A

Koch-Weeks bacillus

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10
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Haemophilus ducreyi

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Ducrey’s bacillus

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11
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Haemophilus influenzae

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Pfeiffer’s bacillus

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12
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Klebsiella pneumoniae

A

Friedlander’s bacillus

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13
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Legionella bozemanii

A

Wiga agent

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14
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Legionella micdadei

A

Pittsburg Pneumonia agent

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15
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Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare complex

A

Battey bacillus

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16
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Mycobacterium gordonae

A

Tap water bacillus

17
Q

Mycobacterium kansasii

A

Yellow bacillus

18
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Mycobacterium leprae

A

Hansen’s bacillus

19
Q

Mycobacterium terrae

A

Raddish bacillus

20
Q

Mycobacterium tuberculosis

A

Tubercle bacillus or Koch bacillus

21
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Mycoplasma

A

Pleuropneumoia like Organisms

22
Q

Mycoplasma pneumoniae

23
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Neisseria gonorrheae

24
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Neisseria meningitidis

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Meningococcus

25
Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Bacillus pyocyaneus
26
Pseudomons mallei
Glander's bacillus
27
Salmonella enteriditis
Gartner's bacillus
28
Salmonella paratyphi
Paratyphoid bacillus
29
Salmonella typhi
Typhoid bacillus or Eberth's bacillus
30
Serratia marcescens
Bacillus prodigiosus
31
Shigella boydii
Neucastle-Manchester bacillus
32
Shigella dysenterae
Shiga's bacillus
33
Shigella flexneri
Flexneri's bacillus Strong's bacillus
34
Shigella sonnei
Duval's bacillus
35
Streptococcus penumoniae
Penumococci
36
Streptococcus pyogenes
Beta hemolytic streptococci
37
Streptococcus viridans
Alpha hemolytic streptococci
38
Vibrio cholerae
Comma bacillus
39
Yersinia pestis
Plague bacillus