Term
- Gram positive
- Cocci in pairs and clusters
- Catalase positive
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Definition
Staphylococcus sp. (Staphylococcacea)
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Term
- Gram-positive
- Cocci in pairs and chains
- Catalase negative (Facultative anaerobes)
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Definition
| Streptococcus sp. and Enterococcus faecalis (Streptococcacea) |
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Term
- Gram-negative
- Cocci
- Oxidase-positive (Aerobic)
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Definition
| Neisseria sp. and Moraxella catarrhalis(Neisseriaceae) |
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Term
- Gram-positive
- Aerobic
- Spore-forming Rods
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Definition
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Term
- Gram-positive
- Anaerobic
- Spore-forming Rods
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Definition
| Clostridium sp. (Clostridium) |
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Term
- Gram positive
- Non-spore-forming Rods
- Not pleiomorphic
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Definition
Listeria monocytogenes and Corynebacterium diphtheriae
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Term
- Gram-negative rods
- Oxidase-positive, non-fermenting
- Obligate Aerobe
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Definition
Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Burkholderia cepacia (Pseudomonadaceae)
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Term
- Gram-negative rod but does not stain well by Gram stain
- Difficult to detect in patient specimens
- Best method for visualization is silver impregnation (Dieterle stain)
- Aerobic
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Definition
Legionella pneumophila (Legionellaceae)
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Term
- Gram-negative
- Coccobacilli
- Aerobic
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Definition
| Bordetella pertussis, Fransicella tularensis and Brucella abortis |
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Term
Gram-negative Rods
Facultatively anaerobic
Glucose fermenters
Oxidase-negative |
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Definition
Enterobacteriaceae
- Escherichia coli
- Shigella dysenteriae
- Enterobacter aerogenes
- Salmonella sp.
- Klebsiella pneumoniae
- Proteus mirabilis
- Serratia marcescens
- Yersinia sp.
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Term
- Gram-negative curved rods
- Facultatively anaerobic
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Definition
| Vibrio sp. (Vibrionaceae) |
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Term
- Gram-negative coccobacilli
- Facultatively anaerobic
- Often pleiomorphic
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Definition
| Pasteurella multocida and Haemophilus sp. (Pasteurellaceae) |
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Term
- Gram-negative
- Aerobic/Microaerophilic
- Helical/Vibriod Rods
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Definition
Campylobacter jejuni and Helicobacter pylori
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Term
- Gram-negative-like
- Helical
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Definition
Treponema palidum and Borrelia sp. (Spirochaetaceae)
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Term
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Definition
Leptospira interrogans (Leptospiraceae) |
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Term
- Gram-negative Rods
- Anaerobic
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Definition
| Bacteroides fragilis, Fusobacterium sp., and Prevotella melaninogenica (Bacteroidaceae) |
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Term
- Gram-negative
- Obligate intracellular pathogen
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Definition
- Rickettsia sp., Coxiella burnetii and Ehrlichia sp. (Rickettsiaceae)
- Chlamydia trachomatis and Chlamydophila sp.(Chlamydiaceae)
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Term
| Bacteria without a peptidoglycan cell wall |
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Definition
| Mycoplasma sp. and Ureaplasma sp.(Mycoplasmataceae) |
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Term
Acid-fast Rods with a unique cell envelope |
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Definition
| Mycobacterium sp. (Mycobacteriaceae) |
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Term
Gram-positive irregular Rods
Partially acid-fast
Aerobic |
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Definition
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Term
Gram-positive irregular Rods
Not Acid-fast
Anaerobic or facultative |
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Definition
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