Infection And Microorganisms Flashcards
(8 cards)
Types of gram positive cocci
Staphylococci
Streptococci
Types of gram positive bacilli
Bacillus
Listeria
Corynebacterium
Clostrudium
Difference in staining between gram positive and negative bacteria
Positive= stain pink as have thick peptidoglycan wall
Negative= stain purple as have lipopolysaccharide
Types of staphylococcus
S.aureus (coagulase positive)
S.epidermis
S.capitis (coagulase negative)
S.saprophyticus
Eoisone
Plasmid that can replicate independently of host
Types of streptococcus
a- haemolytic: (incomplete haemolysis on blood agar, showing green colony)
S.pneumonia
S.oralis
S.salivarius
B- haemolytic: (complete haemolysis on blood agar plate, clear)
Group A: S.pyogenes
Group B: S.agalactiae
Bacteraemia
Bacteria in blood
Types of clostridium
C.tetani
C.botulinum
C.difficile
C.perfringens