Term
| Spirochetes (Gram-negative) |
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Definition
Treponema pallidum (syphilis)
Borrellia (relapsing fever, Lyme's disease)
Leptospira |
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Term
| Helical/Vibroid (Gram-negative) |
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Definition
Bdellovibrio
Campylobacter jejuni (food-borne enteriis) |
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Term
| Gram-negative Aerobic Rods and Cocci |
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Definition
Psuedomonads, P. aeruginosa
Legionella (Legionaries' Disease)
Rhizobium
Brucella (Brucellosis)
Bordetella pertussis (whooping cough)
Francisella tularensis (tularemia/rabbit fever) |
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Term
| Facultative Anaerobic Gram-negative Rods |
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Definition
Enterobacteriacea, E. coli, Enterobacter aerogenes, Salmonella
Shigella (bacterial dysentery)
Yersinia pestis (bubonic plague)
Erwinia
Vibrionaceae, Vibrio cholera
V. parahaemolyticus
Pasteurallacea, Hemophylus influenzae |
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Term
| Anaerobic, Gram-negative, Straight, Curved, and Helical Rods |
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Definition
Bacteriodes (most abundant flora in the intestines)
Fusobacterium (dental abscesses) |
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Term
| Dissimilatory Sulfate or Sulfur Reducing Bacteria |
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Definition
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Term
| Anaerobic Gram-negative Cocci |
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Definition
| Veillonella (normal mouth flora) |
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Term
| Rickettsias and Chlamydias |
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Definition
Rickettsias: Coxiella burnettii (indicator organism), Rickettsia rickettsii (Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever)
Chlamydias: Chlamydia trachomatis |
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Term
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Definition
| Mycoplasma pneumoniae (primary atypical pneumonia) |
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Term
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Definition
| Mycoplasma pneumoniae (primary atypical pneumonia) |
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Term
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Definition
Staphylococcus aureus (40% nasal carriers, babies get this and skin sloughs off)
Streptococcus pygenes (scarlet fever) |
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Term
| Endospore-forming Gram-positive Rods and Cocci |
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Definition
Bacillus anthracis
Clostridium tetni (tetanus, lock jaw disease)
Clostridium botulinum (botulism)
Clostridium perfringens (gas gangrene) |
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Term
| Regular, Nonsporing, Gram-positive Rods |
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Definition
Lactobacillus (in yogurt, pH 5)
Listeria monocytogenes |
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Term
| Irregular, Nonsporing, Gram-positive Rods |
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Definition
Corynebacterium diphtheria
Propionibactium acnes (ferments lipids on skin->acne) |
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Term
| Mycobacteria (acid-fast staining) |
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Definition
Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Mycobacterium leprae |
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Term
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Definition
| Nocardia asteriodes (mimics tuberculosis, leprosy) |
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Term
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Definition
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Term
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Definition
| Sohaerotilus natans (likes iron sources) |
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Term
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Definition
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Term
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Definition
| Caulobacteria (finds a "rock of happiness" and uses the flagella to stay put) |
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Term
| Chemoautotrophic fBacteria |
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Definition
Nitrosomonas
Nitrobacter
Thiobacillus (sulfur reducing) |
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Term
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Definition
Halobacterium (obligate halophile)
Sulfolobus (very corrosive, sulfur)
Methanobacterium (produces methane) |
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Term
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Definition
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Term
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Definition
Largest section (20-60% of all bacteria)
Streptomyces (produce geosin) |
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