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Bacteria Chart Complete
Bacteria Chart Complete
saprophyticus
S. pyogenes (group A)
*Novobicin resistant,
UTIs
Viridians streptococci
S. epidermidis
*Optochin resistant
Many normal oral flora
*Novobicin sensitive.
Found on skin. Often
contaminates lab
specimens
S. agalactiae (group B)
B. anthracis
C. difficile
L. Monocytogenes
Corynebacterium
Inhalation most
deadly. Also
Dysentery, antibiotic
associated.
Pseudomembranous
colitis. ANAER
Meningitis,
spontaneous abortions
*Diptheria
cutaneous, GI
S. pneumoniae
S. aureus
*Optochin sensitive
Encapsulated
CAP T. - #1
Actinomyces
Clostridium
Food poisoning
toxin
mediated
hemolytic
hemolytic
Gardnerella
vaginalis
Anaerobic
Aerobic
Coagulase +
Staphylococcus
Filamentous
Sporeforming
* Catalase
(chains) facultative anaerobe/
*Catalase +
(clusters)
Mycoplasma
M. avium
Chronic diarrhea in
AIDS patients.
aerobic
Mycobacterium
Non-sporeforming
microaerophilic
aerobic
Rods
Cocci
WP
C. Psittaci
Chlamydia
Obligate
Intracellular
*No peptidoglycan
*Cannot synthesize ATP
*Giemsa Stain
Gram
Rods
B. Fragilis
Lactose
Fermenters
Strict
Anaerobe
(pink)
Dysentery
Dysentery.
typhi, paratyphi Typhoid
fever.
Non-Lactose
fermenters
Oxidase Negative
Coccobacillary
Spirotchetes
Proteus
Bartonella
Non-Fermenters
*Cat-scratch fever
Oxidase +
Ferment
Maltose &
Glucose
Coxiella burnetti
*Undergoes phase
variation.
*Transmission
inhaled, NOT spread
by vector
WP
Pseudomonas
Ferment
Glucose only
Curved GNR
Oxidase Positive
motile
oxidase +
Requires
Cofactors
Special Media
Zoonotic
Leptospira
KEY
CAP T. Community Acquired Acute Pneumonia Typical
WP Walking Pneumonia
NosP Nosocomial Pneumonia
AP Aspiration Pneumonia
Treponema
pallidum
(syphillis)
*Does not have
LPS.
*Cannot be
cultivated in vitro
Neisseria
meningitidis
*Encapsulated
Transmitted in
close contact.
Meningitis, DIC
Neisseria
gonorrhoeae
Burning dysuria,
socks disease
Pharyngitis, pustules
on hands, feet.
Disseminated: septic
arthritis, tenosynovitis
Moraxella
catarrhalis
Haemophilus
influenzae
CAP T.
#2 cause of acute
COPD exacerbation
in adults.
CAP T.
#1 cause of acute
COPD exacerbation
in adults.
Enterics
>><<--Bloody diarrhea (dysentery)
Vibrio
Vibrio
*Habitat: Aqueous
*Habitat: Aqueous
Environment. AB toxin
Environment. AB toxin
Acute (watery) diarrhea
Acute (watery) diarrhea
Requires special media
Requires special media
Pseudomonas
aeruginosa
*Oxidase positive
Aeromonas
Pasteurella
multocida
Borrellia
Y. enterocolicia - Dysentery,
Typhoid fever, terminal
ileitis (mimics appendicitis)
*Y. pestis-zoonotic,
pneumonic, cutaneous
intracellular
Strongly
Oxidase (+)
*No LPS
*No peptidoglycan
*Stain w/ Wright or
Giemsa stain (not
gram stain)
*HME and HGA
Vectorborne
Enterobacteriaceae
Cocci
Ehrlichia &
Anaplasma
Klebsiella
pneumoniae
Fast
fermenters
Technically gram +
Leading worldwide
cause of blindness
(Gram negative-like
but don't Gram stain)
C. trachomatis
Acid-fast
Block II Bacteria
Other
Rods
Gram +
C. pneumoniae
Rickettsia
*Red snapper
Non-filamentous
GRAM VARIABLE
Often found in
birds, can lead to
hypersensitivity
pneumonitis (ILD)
M. tuberculosis
M. leprae
Streptococcus
*Walking pneumonia
WP
Listeria
C. perfringens , C.
botulinum food
poisoning toxin
mediated
ANAER
Bacillus
Coagulase -
M. Pneumoniae
*Weakly Acid-fast
Opp F, invades
brain
Enterococcus
B. cereus
hemolytic
Nocardia
*Forms biofilms
anaerobic
NosP
Swimmers ear
Helicobacter
Haemophilus
ducreyi
Chancroid lesions,
school of fish
appearance, buboes
Brucella
Abortus
Legionella
pneumophila
WP
Acinetobacter
Bordetella
pertussis
*Whooping
coughAB toxin
inactivates Gi
receptors
>>Campylobacter
<<
Francisella
tularensis
*Rabbits, deerfly,
dermacentor tick
aerobic
*Malignancies: Gastric
carcinoma, MALT
lymphomacan be
cured by antibiotics.
microaerophilic