Gram +

Catalase +

Coagulase +

Cocci

gram +

Catalse +

Coagulase -

Cocci

This bacteria has M protein, capsule, is B-hemolytic

Causes: Pharyngitis, Scarlet fever, Toxic Shock

This bacteria is an important cause of neonatal meningitis

It is a gram+ cocci, B-hemolytic

This gram + cocci is catalase and coagulase -

Causes tooth decay and heart damage

Gram+ diplococci, alpha-hemolytic

Is an important cause of CA-pneumonia

Most common cause of bacterial meningitis in adults

Optochin sensitive

Gram+ pairs/short chains, often MDR

Causes nosocomial infections, UTI, bacteremia

Part of normal bowel flora

Gram+ spore forming bacillus

Causes gas gangrene, cellulitis, food poisoning

Gram+ anaerobic spore forming

Can be foodborne, also found in soil/water

has A-B toxin preventing ACh release

gram + anaerobic bacillus

spores have "drumstick" appearance

found in soil

A-B toxin prevents release of GABA/glycine

Gram+ spore forming bacillus

causes diarrhea, pseudomembranous colitis

Gram+, spore forming bacillus w/capsule

transmision: animals --> human

used as bioterror weapon

Gram+ spore forming bacillus

Causes food poisoning (rice)

Gram+ rod, aerobic

causes: exudative pharyngitis --> gray fibirinous psuedomembrane

A-B toxin inhbitis protein synthesis by ADP ribosylation of EF2

Gram+ rod with ENDOTOXIN (LPS), motile

catalse +, B-hemolytic

facultative intracellular organism

can live at a wide range of temps

causes neonatal meningitis

Gram+ rods/filaments, anaerobic

causes chronic granulomatous lesions

Sulfur granules

gram + aerobe, acid fast

causes: bronchial pneumonia, cutaneous infection

gram+, acid-fast, aerobic bacillus

primary- asymptomatic lung infection

secondary- caseating granulomas, night sweats, weight loss, productive cough w/blood

Gram+, acid fast

cannot be grown in culture

involves skin, nerves, eyes, and testes

manifestation depends on if body chooses Th1 or Th2 response

gram - rod, lactose -

causes gastroenteritis, enteric fever

Virulence factors: hemolysin, Vi, endotoxin

gram - rod, lactose -, motile

causes: self-limiting nausea, vomiting, diarrhea

zoonotic, NOT invasive

gram - rod, lactose -, NON-motile

very small inoculum

causes: cramps, diarrhea, fever, bloody stool

gram - rod, lactose -

zoonotic

invasive, type III secretion of Yops proteins

Yersinia

pestis --> bubonic plague

entercolitica --> enterocolitis

gram -, lactose +

grows on EMB and MacConkey Agar

3 major antigens: O, K, and H

cuases: diarrhea of various types

Pathogenic E.coli

ETEC- enterotoxigenic --> Traveler's diarrhea

EPEC-enteropathogenic --> infant diarrhea

EIEC -enteroinvasive --> bloody diarrhea

EHEC-enterohemorrhagic --> bloody diarrhea

EAEC-enteroaggregative --> infant diarrhea

DAEC-diffusely aggregative --> watery diarrhea

gram - rod, lactose +

red currant jelly

causes CA-pneumonia

gram-, lactose - rod, urease +

"swarming" on plates

causes: UTIs and kidney stones

gram-, lactose +

red/pink pigment

gram -, lactose + rod

causes: nosocomial pneumonia, UTI, bacteremia, meningitis

resistant to 3rd generation cephalosporins

gram -, cytochrom oxidase +

causes: skin infections in burn patients, UTIs, external otitis, endocarditis in drug users

has pyocyanin, grape-like odor

gram -, anaerobic bacillus

Causes: intra-abdominal infections after surgery, wound, perforation, ruptured appendix

usualy part of a mixed infection

gram -, curved rod, single flagellum

causes watery diarrhea

toxin increases cAMP, blocks absorption of Na, promotes secretion of Cl --> rice water stools

Vibrio cholerae

also V. parahemolyticus and V. vulnificus

gram -, curved rod, single polar flagellum

MOST COMMON cause of bacterial gastroenteritis

zoonotic

gram -, curved rod, single flagellum, urease+

causes: gastroenteritis, duodenal ulcers, gastric carcinoma/lymphoma

gram - diplococcus, encapsulated

grows on Thayer-Martin chocolate agar

causes: meningitis, meinigococcemia

gram- diplococci, no capsule

causes: urethritis, PID

is an STD

gram-, oxidase +, aerobic diplococci

causes: otitis media, COPD

gram -, coiled spiral shape

STD

test for it using VDRL, FTA-ABS

gram - spirochete

erythema migrans --> migrating oligoarthritis

transmission via tick or body louse

Borrelia

burgdorferi --> lyme disease

recurrentis --> relapsing fever, severe, less relapses

hermsii --> replasing fever, mild, more relapses

gram - spirochete

causes: flu-like symptoms, Weil's syndrome

Transmission: rodent/animal urine

gram - rod

causes Cat scratch fever

gram - rod

causes Trench fever in 5 day intervals

gram - rod

transmitted by sandfly

causes Orroya fever

gram -, mostly aerobic

type B and non-typeable strins

causes: pneumonia, meningitis, cellulitis, arthritis

gram - aerobic bacillus

intracellular, requires iron and cysteine

causes: pneumonia

gram- cocco-bacillus

causes:severe paroxysmal coughing

gram- cocco-bacillus

causes: undulant fever w/malaise/chills

transmission: unpasteurized milk, direct contact w/animals carrying strains

gram - coccobacillus, encapsulated

causes Tularemia (glandular fever)

Transmission: tick, cat/rabbit

gram - cocco-bacillus

causes: localized, streaky cellulitis

transmission: cat scratch or bite

gram - with LPS, obligate intracellular

causes Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever

Smallest free-living organism

NO cell wall

causes: atypical/walking pneumonia

"fried egg" morphology

obligate intracellular organsim

replicates in phagolysosomes

causes Q Fever

transmitted from animals

obligate intracellular

has Elemntary and Reticulate body forms

is an STD

Enterohemorrhagic E.coli (EHEC)

O157:H7 is best known serotype