Microbiology Lab Final

Front 1

Bacillus anthracis

Back 1

Gram Reaction = +
Shape = Bacilli
Arrangement = Chains
Disease = Anthrax

Front 2

Bacillus cereus

Back 2

Gram Reaction = +
Shape = Bacilli
Arrangement = Chains
Disease = Food poisoning

Front 3

Bacillus subtilis

Back 3

Gram Reaction = +
Shape = Bacilli
Arrangement = Chains
non-pathogenic

Front 4

Clostridium botulinum

Back 4

Gram Reaction = +
Shape = Bacilli
Arrangement = Singly
Disease = botulism

Front 5

Clostridium perfringens

Back 5

Gram Reaction = +
Shape = Bacilli
Arrangement = Singly
Disease = food poisoning, gas gangrene

Front 6

Clostridium tetani

Back 6

Gram Reaction = +
Shape = Bacilli
Arrangement = Singly
Disease = tetanus

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Corynebacterium diphtheriae

Back 7

Gram Reaction = +
Shape = Bacilli
Arrangement = Singly (palisade)
Disease = diptheria

Front 8

Corynebacterium xerosis

Back 8

Gram Reaction = +
Shape = Bacilli
Arrangement = Singly (palisade)
Disease = skin infections, pneumonia in immunocompromised hosts

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Lactobacillus acidophilus

Back 9

Gram Reaction = +
Shape = Bacilli
Arrangement = Singly (chains)
Medical significance = may help to control the growth of the fungus Candida albicans

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Enterobacter aerogenes

Back 10

Gram Reaction = -
Shape = Bacilli
Arrangement = Singly
Disease = opportunistic infections

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Escherichia coli

Back 11

Gram Reaction = -
Shape = Bacilli
Arrangement = Singly
Disease = food poisoning

Front 12

Haemophilus influenzae

Back 12

Gram Reaction = -
Shape = Bacilli
Arrangement = Singly
Disease = influenza

Front 13

Klebsiella pnuemoniae

Back 13

Gram Reaction = -
Shape = Bacilli
Arrangement = Singly
Disease = pnuemonia

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Proteus mirabilis

Back 14

Gram Reaction = -
Shape = Bacilli
Arrangement = Singly
Disease = kidney stones

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Proteus vulgaris

Back 15

Gram Reaction = -
Shape = Bacilli
Arrangement = Singly
Disease = opportunistic (UTI/wound infections)

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Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Back 16

Gram reaction = -
Shape = bacillus
Arrangement = singly
Disease = opportunistic (UTI, wounds, etc)

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Salmonella paratyphi

Back 17

Gram reaction = -
Shape = bacillus
Arrangement = singly
Disease = paratyphoid fever

Front 18

Salmonella typhimurium

Back 18

Gram reaction = -
Shape = bacillus
Arrangement = singly
Disease = salmonellosis (gastroenteritis)

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Salmonella typhi

Back 19

Gram reaction = -
Shape = bacillus
Arrangement = singly
Disease = typhoid fever

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Serratia marcescens

Back 20

Gram reaction = -
Shape = bacillus
Arrangement = singly
Disease = opportunistic (UTI, conjunctivitis)

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Shigella dysenteriae

Back 21

Gram reaction = -
Shape = bacillus
Arrangement = singly
Disease = dysentery

Front 22

Shigella flexneri

Back 22

Gram reaction = -
Shape = bacillus
Arrangement = singly
Disease = diarrhea

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Vibrio cholerae

Back 23

Gram reaction = -
Shape = bacillus
Arrangement = singly (1/2 spiral)
Disease = cholera

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Yersinia enterocolitica

Back 24

Gram reaction = -
Shape = bacillus
Arrangement = singly
Disease = primarily zoonotic

Front 25

Yersinia pestis

Back 25

Gram reaction = -
Shape = bacillus
Arrangement = singly
Disease = bubonic plague

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Micrococcus luteus

Back 26

Gram reaction = +
Shape = cocci
Arrangement = cubes
Disease = nonpathonegic (somewhat opportunistic/nosocomial

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Micrococcus roseus

Back 27

Gram reaction = +
Shape = cocci
Arrangement = cubes
Disease = nonpathogenic

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Staphylococcus aureus

Back 28

Gram reaction = +
Shape = cocci
Arrangement = irregular grape like clusters
Disease = Stye, impetigo, toxic shock syndrome, necrotizing fasciitis
most pathogenic staph

Front 29

Staphylococcus epidermidis

Back 29

Gram reaction = +
Shape = cocci
Arrangement = irregular grape like clusters
Disease = UTI

Front 30

Enterococcus faecalis

Back 30

Gram reaction = +
Shape = cocci
Arrangement = irregular grape like clusters
Disease = bladder/prostate infections

Front 31

Streptococcus pneumoniae

Back 31

Gram reaction = +
Shape = cocci
Arrangement = diplococci
Disease = pneumonia

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Streptococcus pyogenes

Back 32

Gram reaction = +
Shape = cocci
Arrangement = chains
Disease = cellulitis
most pathogenic strep

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Streptococcus salivarius

Back 33

Gram reaction = +
Shape = cocci
Arrangement = chains
Disease = nonpathogenic

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Streptococcus lactis

Back 34

Gram reaction = +
Shape = cocci
Arrangement = chains
Used in production of buttermilk & cheese

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Streptococcus mutans

Back 35

Gram reaction = +
Shape = cocci
Arrangement = chains
Disease = tooth decay

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Branhamella catarrhalis

Back 36

Gram reaction = -
Shape = cocci
Arrangement = diplococci
Disease = bronchitis

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Neisseria gonorrhoeae

Back 37

Gram reaction = -
Shape = cocci
Arrangement = diplococci
Disease = gonorrhea

Front 38

Neisseria meningitidis

Back 38

Gram reaction = -
Shape = cocci
Arrangement = diplococci
Disease = meningitis

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Borrelia recurrentis

Back 39

Gram reaction = -
Shape = spirochete
Arrangement = singly
Disease = relapsing fever

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Spirillum voluntans

Back 40

Gram reaction = -
Shape = spirochete
Arrangement = singly

Front 41

Treponema pallidum

Back 41

Gram reaction = -
Shape = spirochete
Arrangement = singly

Front 42

Mycobacterium bovis

Back 42

Gram reaction = Acid Fast
Shape = Baccilli
Arrangement = Filamentous or singly
Disease = bovine TB

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Mycobacterium leprae

Back 43

Gram reaction = Acid Fast
Shape = Baccilli
Arrangement = Filamentous or singly
Disease = leprosy

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Mycobacterium smegmatis

Back 44

Gram reaction = Acid Fast
Shape = Baccilli
Arrangement = Filamentous or singly
Disease = nonpathogenic

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Mycobacterium tuberculosis

Back 45

Gram reaction = Acid Fast
Shape = Baccilli
Arrangement = Filamentous or singly
Disease = TB