Common names (reverse) Flashcards
(39 cards)
1
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Anthrax bacillus
A
- Bacillus anthracis
2
Q
Hay bacillus
A
- Bacillus subtilis
3
Q
Bang’s bacillus
A
- Brucella abortus
4
Q
Gas bacillus
A
- Clostridium novyii
Clostridium oedematiens
Clostridium perfringens or
Clostridium welchii
5
Q
Tack head or
drumstick bacillus
A
- Clostridium tetani
6
Q
Kleb-Loeffler’s bacillus
A
- Corynebacterium diphtheriae
7
Q
“Corroding Bacterium”
A
- Eikenella corrodens
8
Q
Colon bacillus
A
- Escherichia coli
9
Q
Koch-Weeks bacillus
A
- Haemophilus aegyptius
10
Q
Ducrey’s bacillus
A
- Haemophilus ducreyi
11
Q
Pfeiffer’s bacillus
A
- Haemophilus influenzae
12
Q
Friedlander’s bacillus
A
- Klebsiella pnuemoniae
13
Q
Wiga agent
A
- Legionella bozemanii
14
Q
Pittsburg pneumonia agent
A
- Legionella micdadei
15
Q
“Battey bacillus”
A
- Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare complex
16
Q
“Tap water bacillus”
A
- Mycobacterium gordonae
17
Q
“Yellow bacillus”
A
- Mycobacterium kansasii
18
Q
Hansen’s bacillus
A
- Mycobacterium leprae
19
Q
“Raddish bacillus”
A
- Mycobacterium terrae
20
Q
Tubercle bacillus or
Koch bacillus
A
- Mycobacterium tuberculosis
21
Q
Formerly PPLOs (Pleuropneumonia-like Organism)
A
- Mycoplasma
22
Q
Eaton agent
A
- Mycoplasma pneumoniae
23
Q
Gonococcus
A
- Neisseria gonorrhea
24
Q
Meningococcus
A
- Neisseria meningitidis
25
Bacillus pyocyaneus
25. Pseudomonas aeroginosa
26
Glander’s bacillus
26. Pseudomonas mallei
27
Gartner’s bacillus
27. Salmonella enteritiditis
28
Paratyphoid bacillus
28. Salmonella paratyphi
29
Typhoid bacillus or
| Eberth’s bacillus
29. Salmonella typhi
30
Bacillus prodigiosus
30. Serratia marcescens
31
Neucastle-Manchester bacillus
31. Shigella boydii
32
Shiga’s bacillus
32. Shigella dysenteriae
33
Flexneri’s bacillus or
| Strong’s bacillus
33. Shigella flexneri
34
Duval’s bacillus
34. Shigella sonnei
35
Pneumococci
35. Streptococcus pneumoniae
36
Beta hemolytic streptococci
36. Streptococcus pyogenes
37
Alpha hemolytic streptococci
37. Streptococcus viridans
38
Comma bacillus
38. Vibrio cholerae
39
Plague bacillus
39. Yersinia pestis