Common Names of Bacteria Flashcards by Luis Mangahas

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Bacillus anthracis

A

Anthrax bacillus

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Bacillus subtilis

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Hay bacillus

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Brucella abortus

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Bang’s bacillus

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Clostridium novyii
Clostridium oedematiens
Clostridium perfringens or
Clostridium welchii

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Gas bacillus

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Clostridium tetani

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Tack head or

drumstick bacillus

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Corynebacterium diphtheriae

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Kleb-Loeffler’s bacillus

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Eikenella corrodens

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“Corroding Bacterium”

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Escherichia coli

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Colon bacillus

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Haemophilus aegyptius

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Koch-Weeks bacillus

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Haemophilus ducreyi

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Ducrey’s bacillus

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Haemophilus influenzae

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Pfeiffer’s bacillus

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Klebsiella pnuemoniae

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Friedlander’s bacillus

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Legionella bozemanii

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Wiga agent

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Legionella micdadei

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Pittsburg pneumonia agent

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Mycobacterium avium-

intracellulare complex

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“Battey bacillus”

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Mycobacterium gordonae

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“Tap water bacillus”

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Mycobacterium kansasii

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“Yellow bacillus”

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Mycobacterium leprae

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Hansen’s bacillus

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Mycobacterium terrae

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“Raddish bacillus”

Q

Mycobacterium tuberculosis

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Tubercle bacillus or

Koch bacillus

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Mycoplasma

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Formerly PPLOs (Pleuropneumonia-like Organism)

Q

Mycoplasma pneumoniae

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Eaton agent

Q

Neisseria gonorrhea

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Gonococcus

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Neisseria meningitidis

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Meningococcus

25. Pseudomonas aeroginosa

Bacillus pyocyaneus

26. Pseudomonas mallei

Glander’s bacillus

27. Salmonella enteritiditis

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 dysenteriae

Shiga’s bacillus

33. Shigella flexneri

Flexneri’s bacillus or | Strong’s bacillus

34. Shigella sonnei

Duval’s bacillus

35. Streptococcus pneumoniae

Pneumococci

36. Streptococcus pyogenes

Beta hemolytic streptococci

37. Streptococcus viridans

Alpha hemolytic streptococci

38. Vibrio cholerae

Comma bacillus

39. Yersinia pestis

Plague bacillus

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