Gram Positive Bacteria

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Gram positive cocci

staphylococcus

micrococcus

peptococcus

peptostreptococcus

streptococcus

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staphylococcus

gram + cocci

clusters/pairs

facultative

catalase +

halotolerant

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alpha hemolysis

partial RBC breakdown

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beta hemolysis

complete RBC breakdown

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gamma hemolysis

no RBC breakdown

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micrococcus

gram + cocci

clusters. tetrads

catalase +

obligate aerobe

non-pathogenic

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peptococcus, peptostreptococcus

gram + cocci

obligate anaerobe

ferments peptone

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streptococcus

gram + cocci

chains

aerotolerant

catalase -

ferment lactic acid

beta and alpha hemolytic groups

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gram + rods

bacillus

clostridium

lactobacillus

listeria

mycobacterium

cornyebacterium

propionibacterium

eubacterium

actinomyces

streptomyces

mycoplasma

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bacillus

endospore forming

aerobic or facultative

catalase +

forms capsule

found in soil

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clostridium

endospore forming

strict anaerobe

catalase -

found in soil/intestines

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lactobacillus

produce lactic acid

no spores

common in dairy

acidophile

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listeria

very short rods (0.5 microns)

no spores

psychotolerant

foodborne illness

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mycobacterium

gram + and acid fast

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mycoplasma

only live inside other cells

very small, small genome

no cell wall

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corynebacterium

aerobic

non motile

club or V shaped

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propionibacterium

aerotolerant

gram +

ferment lactic acid (produce propionic acid)

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eubacterium

obligate anaerobe

gram +

major normal flora of large intestine

opportunistic pathogen

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actinomyces

gram +

no spores

branching filaments

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streptomyces

gram +

branching filaments

form true spores

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