Microbiology classification memorization Flashcards
(29 cards)
What are the 4 major bacterial classifications
- gram +
- gram -
- no peptidoglycan
- waxy cell wall
What are the 3 waxy cell wall pathogens
- M. tuberculosis
- M. leprae
- Nocardia species (partially acid fast)
ALL THE REST ARE ACID FAST
2 classes of gram +
cocci
bacilli
2 classes of bacilli
spore forming
non-spore forming
What are the non-spore forming gram + bacilli
Listeria monocytogenes
c. diptheriae
What are the 5 spore forming bacilli that are gram +
anaerobic
c. dificile
C. tetani
c. botulinum
C. perfringens
aerobic
B. anthracis
7 gram + cocci
Staph Aureus (coag +)
staph (coag -)
Strep pyogenes (Group A)
Strep agalactiase (Group B)
Strep pneumoniae
Strep Viridens
Enterococci
what coagulase is staph aureus
positive
What are the 2 coagulase negative staphs
staph saprophyticus (unsusceptible to novobiocin)
staph epidemeridis (susceptible to novobiocin)
What are the beta hemolytic streps
Group A (strep pyogenes)
Group B (strep agalactiae)
which beta-hemolytic strep is bacitracin susceptible
strep pyogenes
What are the two alpha hemolytics streps
strep pneumoniae
strep viridans
Which is the alpha hemolytic step susceptibel to optochin
strep pneumonidae
What are the two gamma hemolytic streps
enterococcus
group D streptococcus
Which gamma hemolytic grows well in bile AND high salt
enterococcus
Which gamma hemolytic strep grows well only in bile esculin, but not plus high salt
group D
What are the two gram - diplococci
N. meningitidis
N. gonorrhoease
What are the 5 gram - curved
H. pylori
c. jejuni
V. cholerae
B. burgdorferi
T. pallidum
What are the two classes of gram - bacilli
enterobacteriaceae
All Others
What are the 5 gram - enterobacteriaceae
E. coli
shigella
salmonella
Y. pestis
K. pneumoniae
What are the 6 OTHER gram- bacilli
L. pneumophila
P. auroginosa
H. Influenzae
R. Ricketsii
F. Tularensis
Bartonella
What are the 7 Pyogenic gram-positive cocci
Staph aureus
staph (coag -)
s. pyogenes
S. agalactiae
S. pneumoniae
Strep viridans group
enterococci
What are the 6 Gastrointestinal infections
E. coli
shigella
salmonella
C. dificile
H. pylori
C. jejuni
What are the 6 meningitis infections
E. coli
H. influenzae
N. meningitidis
S. agalactiae
S. pneumoniae
L. monocytogenes
