Transes #1 Examples

Smallest living organism

Family Mycoplasmataceae

Mycoplamsa spp.

Longest

Genus Borrelia (spiral)

With Polysaccharide capsule

Streptococus pneumoniae

Klebsiella pneumonia

Neisseria meningitidis

Algenate capsule

Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Hyaluronic acid

Pastuerella multocida

Polyribose-ribitol-phosphate

Haemophillus influenza

Polypeptide-D-Glutamic acid

Bacillus anthracis

Endospores/Spores

Genus Bacillus

Genus Clostridium

Central spores

Bacillus anthracis

Subterminal Spores

Clostridium botulinum

Terminal swollen spores

Clostridium tetani

Obligate aerobes

Mycobacterium

Pseudomonas

Bacillus

Obligate anaerobes

Bacteriodes

Clostridium

Facultative anaerobe

Staphylococcus

Streptococcus

E. coli

Salmonella

Aerotolerant or Facultative aerobe

Lactobacillus

Microaerophilic

Helicobacter

Campylobacter

Capnophilic

Streptococcus

Neisseria spp.

Campylobacter spp.

Halophilic

Vibrio spp.

P. aeruginosa

fruity

overripe grape-like

corn taco

corn tortilla-like

S. aureus

on MSA

colonies w/ odor similar to an old sock

Nocardia spp.

freshly plowed field

CoNS

Coagulase (-)

Staphylococci = whit colony

C. difficile

w/ Horse stable or Back yard odor

Haemophilus spp.

Mousy odor

Neisseria spp.

yellow or off-white

some spp. = sticky

S. aureus

Yellow

creamy/butyrous

“butter-like”

Serratia marcesecens

red pigmet at Room temp.

Chromobacterium violaceum

violet

Klyvera spp.

blue pigment

Prevotella melaninogenica

brown-black

Y. enterocolitica & Aeromonas spp.

Bull’s eye colonies

M. Tuberculosis

Cauli flower-like growth

Proteus

Swarming

BAP

B. pertussis

mercury droplets

shiny half pearls

M. bovis

water droplets

M. xenopi

bird’s nest appearing colonies