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Pathogenic Bacteria
N/A
11
Veterinary Medicine
Undergraduate 2
11/13/2013

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Term
Staphylococcus
Definition

Gram positive

 

Cocci

 

Grape cluster formation

 

Subspecies - aures, intermediate, hyicus

 

Blood agar - smooth, white to yellow color

 

Glucose fermenter/catalase +

Term
Streptococcus
Definition

Gram +

 

Cocci - chain

 

Fastidious bacteria - require liquid to grow

 

Blood agar - small, shiny colonies with beta hemolysis

 

 

Term
Corneybacterium
Definition

Gram +

 

Cocci or bacillus

 

Facultative Anaerobes

 

Blood agar - slow growing, opaque to pale

 

Catalase +

Term
Rhodococcus Equi
Definition

Causes broncho pneunomia

 

Gram +

 

Aerobic cocci and rods

 

Blood agar - small, moist, white colonies

 

Catalase +

Term
Bacillus
Definition

Gram +

 

Large rod chains or pairs

 

Endospore producing

 

Inhilation - anthrax

 

Live 50+ years

 

Blood agar - large, dry colonies

Term
Clostridium
Definition

Gram +

 

Rods

 

Soil and fresh water

 

Can form endospores

 

Tetani, botulinum - colitis

 

Blood agar - veriable round irregular colonies

Term
Mycobacterium
Definition

Rod shaped

 

Acid fast

 

Aerobic

 

Resistant to diff quick

 

Very slow growers

Term
E. Coli
Definition

Gram -

 

Rod shaped

 

Found in the intestional tract and soil

 

cystitis, enteritis, canine pyometra

 

Blood agar - large grey mucoid colonies

 

MacConkey - positive - hot pink, lactous fermenting

Term
Klebsiella
Definition

Gram -

 

Rod shape

 

Wound infections, UTIs, mastitis

 

Blood agar - large mucoid white colonie

 

MacConkey - Large colorless colonies

Term
Proteus
Definition

Gram -

 

Rod 

 

MacConkey - large colorless colonies

Term
Pseudomonas
Definition

Gram -

 

Rod

 

Otitis externa

 

Blood agar - irregular spreading grey colonies

 

MacConkey - irregular colorless growth

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