Gram Negative Bacteria

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gram - aerobes

pseudomonas

legionella

neisseria

brucella

bordatella

francisella

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gram - facultative bacteria

escherichia

shigella

salmonella

klebsiella

enterobacter

serratia

proteus

yersinia

vibrio

haemophilus

gardnerella

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pseudomonas

gram -

straight or curved rods

polar flagella (motile)

oxidase +

aerobe

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oxidase test

tests for cytochrome oxidase

positive are strict aerobes

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legionella

aerobe

gram -

polar flagella (motile)

found in cooling towers and liquid

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neisseria

gram -

cocci (pairs)

aerobes

non-motile

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brucella

gram -

aerobe

very small rod

non-motile

mostly in cattle

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bordatella

gram -

aerobe

small (0.2-0.7 microns)

DTP vax

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francisella

gram -

aerobe

small

common in rabbits

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enteric bacteria

gram -

straight rods

facultative

ferment glucose

catalase +

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indole test

tests for fermentation of glucose

positive- pink

negative- yellow

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shigella

gram -

facultative

non-motile

no gas from glucose

no acid from lactose

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salmonella

gram -

facultative

motile

produces hydrogen sulfide

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hydrogen sulfide test

positive- black

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klebsiella

gram -

facultative

non-motile

urease +

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urease test

pH indicator

breakdown of ammonia

pink- base (positive)

yellow/orange- acid (negative)

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enterobacter

gram -

facultative

butanediol fermentation

motile

water and sewage

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serratia

gram -

facultative

motile

red pigment at lower temp

DNase +

gelatinase +

opportunistic infections

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proteus

gram -

facultative

highly motile (peritrichous flagella)

urease +

swarming phenominon

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yersinia

gram -

facultative

short thick rod

urease +

common in rodents

humans accidental hosts

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vibrio

gram -

facultative

curved rods

oxidase +

motile

polar or peritrichous flagella

aquatic

halophile

bioluminescent

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haemophilus

gram -

facultative

short rod

non motile

needs blood proteins to grow

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gardnerella

gram -

facultative

tiny rod

female urogenital tract

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bacteroides

gram -

anaerobe

short rod

human feces

opportunistic infection

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spirilla

gram -

spiral shaped

motile

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campylobacter

gram - spirilla

microaerophilic

severe diarrhea

growth at 42 C

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helicobacter

gram - spirilla

microaerophile

tufts of flagella

acidophile

urease +

stomach ulcers

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spirochetes

gram -

motile (endoflagella)

tightly coiled

aquatic environments and animals

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treponema

gram - spirochete

flattened coil

very thin

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30

borrelia

gram - spirochete

microaerophilic

large spirals

lyme disease

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leptospira

gram - spirochete

aerobic

thin, finely coiled, bent at end

contaminated urine from animals

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intracellular bacteria

rickettsias

chlamydia

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rickettsias

gram -

obligate intracellular parasite

arthropod vectors

highly infectious

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chlamydia

very small

parasitic

airborne

no arthropod vectors

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