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9 Cards in this Set
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Staphylococcus aureus |
Gram-positive, commonly causes skin sores, food poisoning or sinus infections Shape: sphere arrangement: clusters |
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Streptococcus pyogenes |
Gram-positive, Most common for it to cause a sore throat but can cause issues throughout the body. Shape: sphere arrangement: chains |
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Streptococcus pneumoniae |
Gram-positive, major cause of pneumonia and meningitis. shape: sphere arrangement: short chains to diplo |
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Bacillus anthracis |
Gram-positive, The agent associated with anthrax (the bio-weapon). shape: rod Arrangement: chains |
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Corynebacterium diphtheriae |
Gram-positive, causes diphtheria Shape: rod Arrangement: singles. (palisade) |
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Listeria monocytogenes |
Gram-positive, causes listeriosis. One of the most virulent food borne pathogens. Able to live in environments without O2 Shape: rod with cilla Arrangement: single |
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Clostridium botulinum |
Gram-positive, spore producing, creates toxin that causes botulism Shape: rod Arrangement: single |
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Clostridium tetani |
Gram-positive, Responsible for the disease tetanus. Shape: rod (boxcar like) Arrangement: solo |
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Clostridium difficile |
gram-positive, normally in the human GI tract but under the right conditions can cause C.diff shape: rod arrangement: solo |
