Microbiology Lecture: Gram Staining and Pathogens

Flashcards summarizing the key terms and definitions related to Gram staining and various pathogens.

Primary stain

Crystal violet

Mordant

Iodine

Decolorizer

Alcohol/acetone

Counterstain

Safranin

Gram positive cell wall

Thick peptidoglycan

Gram negative cell wall

Outer membrane and LPS

Endotoxin receptor

TLR4 + CD14

Endotoxin test

LAL

Acid fast stain

Mycobacterium

Partial acid fast

Nocardia

Transformation

Naked DNA uptake

Transduction

Phage mediated

Conjugation

Sex pilus

IV drug user IE

Staphylococcus aureus

Prosthetic valve IE

Staphylococcus epidermidis

UTI in young female

Staphylococcus saprophyticus

Rust sputum pneumonia

Streptococcus pneumoniae

Neonatal sepsis

Streptococcus agalactiae

Pharyngitis and rash

Streptococcus pyogenes

Gas gangrene

Clostridium perfringens

Lockjaw

Tetanus

Descending paralysis

Botulism

Rice water stool

Vibrio cholerae

Hot tub folliculitis

Pseudomonas

Traveler's diarrhea

ETEC

Bloody diarrhea HUS

EHEC

Typhoid rose spots

Salmonella typhi

Coffee bean diplococci

Neisseria

Walking pneumonia

Mycoplasma