Term
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Definition
| Gram-positive cocci, clusters, catalase+, coagulase+, facultative anaerobe, beta-hemolytic |
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Term
| Staphylococcus epidermidis |
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Definition
| Gram-positive cocci, clusters, catalase+, coagulase-, facultative anaerobe, non(gamma)-hemolytic, novobiocin-susceptible |
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Term
| Staphylococcus saprophyticus |
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Definition
| Gram-positive cocci, clusters, catalase+, coagulase-, facultative anaerobe, non(gamma)-hemolytic, novobiocin-resistant |
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Term
| Streptococcus pyogenes / Group A Strep |
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Definition
| Gram-positive cocci, chains, catalase-, facultative anaerobe, beta-hemolytic, bacitracin-sensitive |
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Term
| Streptococcus agalactiae / Group B Strep |
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Definition
| Gram-positive cocci, chains, catalase-, facultative anaerobe, beta-hemolytic, bacitracin-resistant |
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Term
| Streptococcus pneumoniae / Pneumococcus |
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Definition
| Gram-positive diplococci (lancets), pairs/chains, catalase-, facultative anaerobe, alpha-hemolytic, encapsulated (Quellung reaction), optochin-sensitive |
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Term
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Definition
| Gram-positive diplococci, pairs/chains, catalase-, facultative anaerobe, alpha-hemolytic, optochin-resistant |
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Term
| Enterococcus faecalis / faecium |
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Definition
| Gram-positive diplococci, pairs/chains, catalase-, facultative anaerobe, non(gamma)-hemolytic, PYR+ |
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Term
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Definition
| Gram-negative bacilli, some have flagella, oxidase-, indole+, H2S-, grow on lactose, facultative anaerobe |
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Term
| Salmonella typhi (Typhoid Fever) & enterica |
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Definition
| Gram-negative bacilli, oxidase-, indole-, H2S+, don't grow on lactose, facultative anaerobe |
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Term
| Shigella dysenteriae & sonnei |
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Definition
| Gram-negative bacilli, oxidase-, indole-, H2S-, non-motile, don't grow on lactose, facultative anaerobe |
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Term
| Yersinia pestis & enterocolitica |
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Definition
| Gram-negative bacilli, enterocolitica grows from 4C - 37C |
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Term
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Definition
| Gram-negative bacilli, oxidase-, indole-, grows on lactose, facultative anaerobe |
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Term
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Definition
| Gram-negative bacilli, oxidase-, indole-, H2S+, non-motile, don't grow on lactose, urease+, swarms on plate (bull's eye), facultative anaerobe |
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Term
| Enterobacter, Citrobacter, Morganella, Serratia |
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Definition
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Term
| Vibrio cholerae, parahaemolyticus, vulnificus |
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Definition
| curved Gram-negative bacilli, oxidase+, don't grow on lactose, flagellum, facultative anaerobe |
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Term
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Definition
| Gram-negative bacilli, oxidase+, grow on lactose, beta-hemolytic, facultative anaerobe |
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Term
| Campylobacter jejuni & fetus |
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Definition
| curved spiral Gram-negative bacilli (too small to see on gram stain), catalase+, oxidase+, don't grow on lactose, flagellum, microaerophilic (5% O2), C. jejuni grows at 42C |
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Term
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Definition
| Gram-negative bacilli, urease to increase pH, flagellum, microaerophilic (5% O2) |
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Term
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Definition
| Gram-negative bacilli, aerobic (mostly facultative anaerobes), flagella, oxidase+, indole-, don't grow on lactose, grape odor |
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Term
| Burkholderia cepacia & pseudomallei |
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Definition
| Gram-negative bacilli, aerobic, oxidase+, cepacia -> Cystic Fibrosis |
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Term
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Definition
| Gram-negative diplococcus, oxidase+, grows at 37C |
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Term
| Neisseria gonorrhoeae & meningitidis |
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Definition
| Gram-negative diplococcus ("paired coffee beans"), oxidase+, gonorrhoeae only on chocolate, meningitidis on chocolate or blood |
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Term
| Corynebacterium diphtheriae, ulcerans, jeikeium |
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Definition
| Gram-positive bacilli, pleomorphic, "Chinese letters", catalase+ |
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Term
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Definition
| short Gram-positive bacilli, catalase+, beta-hemolytic, motile at room temperature, can grow at 4C |
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Term
| Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae |
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Definition
| Gram-positive bacilli, aerobic |
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Term
| Lactobacillus acidophilus |
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Definition
| long Gram-positive bacilli, chains, aerotolerant, catalase- |
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Term
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Definition
| Gram-positive bacilli, aerotolerant |
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Term
| Bacillus cereus & anthracis |
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Definition
| Gram-positive bacilli, aerobic, catalase+, spores, anthracis has protein capsule |
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Term
| Clostridium difficile, tetani, botulinus, & perfringens |
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Definition
| Gram-positive bacilli, anaerobic, spores |
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Term
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Definition
| Gram-positive bacilli, anaerobic |
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Term
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Definition
| short Gram-negative bacilli, anaerobe, produces beta-lactamase |
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Term
| Haemophilus influenzae & ducreyi |
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Definition
| Gram-negative coccobacilli, influenzae requires Factors X and V; others just 1 |
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Term
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Definition
| Gram-negative coccobacilli, not on lactose |
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Term
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Definition
| Gram-negative coccobacilli |
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Term
| Bordetella pertussis (whooping cough) |
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Definition
| Gram-negative coccobacillus |
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Term
| Brucella abortus, melitensis, & suis |
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Definition
| Gram-negative coccobacilli, chocolate agar, 10% CO2 |
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Term
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Definition
| Gram-positive branching bacilli |
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Term
| Mycoplasma pneumoniae, hominis, Ureaplasma urealyticum |
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Definition
| No cell wall, sterols on cytoplasmic membrane |
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Term
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Definition
| Gram-negative bacilli, needs special charcoal growth medium |
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Term
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Definition
| Spirochete, elongated gram-negative, darkfield microscope |
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Term
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Definition
| Spirochete, obligate aerobe, darkfield microscope |
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Term
| Borrelia recurrentis & burgdorferi |
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Definition
| Spirochete gram-negative, microaerophilic |
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Term
| Rickettsia rickettsii, akari, prowazekii, & typhi |
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Definition
| Gram-negative bacilli, intracellular |
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Term
| Orientia tsutsugamushi, Coxiella, Ehrlichia chafeensis, Anaplasma phagocytophilum |
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Definition
| Gram-negative bacilli, intracellular |
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Term
| Bartonella quintana (trench fever) & henselae (cat scratch fever) |
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Definition
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Term
| Chlamydia psittaci, pneumoniae, trachomatis |
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Definition
| No cell wall, intracellular |
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Term
| Mycobacterium tuberculosis, leprae, & marinum |
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Definition
| Gram-positive bacilli w/ high lipid content, acid-fast |
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