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Pathogens I
Lenoir-Rhyne Microbiology Dr. Lutz
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Biology
Undergraduate 1
03/10/2008

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Term
Staphylococcus epidermis
Definition
Garm positive cocci
aerobic and/or facultative
Micrococcaeae
normal flora on the skin
Term
Staphylococcus aureus
Definition
Gram positive cocci
aerobic and/ or facultative
Micrococcaeae
skin abscesses, impetigo
Term
Streptococcus faecalis
Definition
Gram positive cocci
aerobic and/or facultative
Streptococceae
normal intestinal tract but may cause peritonitis- washboard/ surgical stomach causes rebound syndrome- hurts worse when you let go of patients stomach than when you pressed down.
Term
Streptococcus pyogens
Definition
Gram positive cocci
aerobic and/or facultative
Streptococceae
septic sore throat, scarlet fever
Term
Streptococccus pneumoniae
Definition
Gram positive cocci
aerobic and/or facultative
Streptococceae
pneumonia and systemic infections
Term
Bordatella Pertusis
Definition
Gram negative rods
strictly aerobic
Pseudomonadaceae
whopping cough
Term
Francisella tularensis
Definition
Gram negative rods
Pseudomonadaceae
tularemia-rabbit fever
Term
Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Definition
Gram negative rod,
strictly aerobic
Pseudomonadaceae
burn, wound, systemic infections
Term
Salmonella typhi
Definition
Gram negative rods
facultative/ anaerobic
Enterobacteriaceae
infant epidemic diarrhea, urinary tract infections, wound infections
Term
Salmonella enterititis
Definition
Gram negative rods
facultative/ anaerobic
Enterobacteriaceae
gastroenteritis
Term
Shigella dysenteriae
Definition
Gram negative rods
facultative/ anaerobic
Enterobacteriaceae
bacillary dysentery
Term
Klebsiella pneumoniae
Definition
Gram negative rods
facultative/ anaerobic
Enterobacteriaceae
pneumonia
Term
Enterobacter aerogense
Definition
Gram negative rods
facultative/ anaerobic
Enterobacteriaceae
normal intestinal tract, urinary tract infections
Term
Serratia marcenscens
Definition
Gram negative rods
facultative/ anaerobic
Enterobacteriaceae
urinary and respiratory tract infections
Term
Proteus
Definition
Gram negative rods
facultative/ anaerobic
urinary and respiratory infections
Term
Yersinia pesitis
Definition
Gram negative rods
facultative/ anaerobic
Enterobacteriaceae
plague
Term
Vibrio cholerae
Definition
Gram negative rods
Facultative/ anaerobic
Vibionaceae
Cholera
Term
Haemopjilus influenzae
Definition
Gram negative rods
Facultative/ anaerobic
Vibionaceae
respiratory tract infections, conjunctivitis, infant meningitis
Term
Bacteroides fragilis
Definition
Gram negative rods,
strictly anaerobic
Bacteroidaceae
wound infections, rectal absesses, endocarditis
Term
Fusobacterium nuclatum
Definition
Gram negative rods,
strictly anaerobic
Bacteroidaceae
Vincent's angina(trench mouth)
Term
Neisseria gonorrheae
Definition
Gram negative cocci and coccobacilli
strictly aerobic
Bacteroidaceae
gonorrhea
Term
Neiserria menningitidis
Definition
Gram negative cocci and coccobacilli
strictly aerobic
Bacteroidaceae
meningitis
Term
Escherichia coli
Definition
Gram negative rods
facultative/ anaerobic
Enterobacteriaceae
infant epidemic diarrhea, urinary tract infections, wound infections
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