Micro = Special features Flashcards
1
Q
Aerobic
A
Nocardia
Pseudomonas
Mycobacterium TB
Nagging Pests Must Breathe
2
Q
Anaerobic
A
Clostridium
Bacteroides
Fusobacterium
Actinomyces
Can’t Breathe Fresh Air
3
Q
Obligate Intracellular
A
Rickettsia
Chlamydia
Coxiella
Really Chilly & Cold
4
Q
Facultative intracellular
A
Salmonella Neisseria Brucella Mycobacterium Listeria Francisella Legionella Yersinia pestis
Some Nasty Bugs May Live FacultativeLY
5
Q
Encapsulated
A
Pseudomonas Strep pneumo H flu N meningitidis E coli Salmonella Klebsiella Strep agalactiae
Please SHiNE SKiS
6
Q
Urease +
A
Proteus Cryptococcus H pylori Ureaplasma Nocardia Klebsiella S epidermidis S saprophyticus
Pee CHUNKSS
7
Q
Catalase +
A
Nocardia Pseudomonas Listeria Aspergillus Candida E coli Staph Serratia B cepacia H pylori
CATs Need PLACESS to Belch their Hairballs
8
Q
Pigmented bacteria
A
Actinomyces = yellow granules
Staph aureus = yellow
Pesudomonas = blue-green
Serratia = red
9
Q
Protein A virulence factor
A
Staph aureus
10
Q
IgA Protease virulence factor
A
Strep pneumo
H flu
Neisseria
SHiN
11
Q
M Protein virulence factor
A
Strep pyogenes
12
Q
Facultative anaerobes
A
Strep
Staph
Enteric gram+ bacteria
13
Q
Spore forming
A
Bacillus
Clostridium
