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37 Cards in this Set
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Obligate aerobes
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Nocardia, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Mycobacterium, Bacillus
("Nagging Pests Must Breathe") |
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Obligate anaerobes
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Clostridium, Bacteroides, Actinomyces
("Can't Breathe Air") |
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Obligate intracellular bacteria
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Rickettsia, Chlamydia
"...stay inside when it is Really Cold" |
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Facultative intracellular bacteria (8)
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Salmonella, Neisseria, Brucella, Mycobacterium, Listeria, Fancisella, Legionella, Yersinia
("Some Nasty Bugs May Live FacultativeLY") Think: Salmonella typhi |
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Encapsulated bacteria
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Streptococcus pneumoniae
Neisseria meningitidis Haemophilus influenzae Klebseilla influenzae |
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Urease-positive bacteria
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Proteus, Klebsiella, H. pylori, Ureaplasma
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Produces red pigment
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Serratia marcescens
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Produces yellow pigment
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S. aureus
(gold) |
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Produces M protein
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Group A streptococci (helps prevents phagocytosis)
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Produces IgA protease
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S. pneumoniae, H. influenza, Neisseria
(meningitis-causing bacteria) |
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Produces protein A
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Staphylococcus aureus (binds Fc region of Ig)
[vs IgA protease] |
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Optochin sensitive
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Strep. pneumoniae
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Optochin resistant
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Strep. viridans
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Coagulase positive
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Staph. aureus
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Coagulase negative
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Staph. epidermidis, Staph. saprophyticus
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Novobiocin resistant
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Staph saprophyticus
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Novobiocin sensitive
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Staph epidermidis
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Bacitracin resistant
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Group B strep (agalaciae)
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Bacitracin sensitive
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Group A strep (pyogenes)
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Ferments maltose
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N. meningitidis
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Ferments lactose quickly
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Klebsiella, E. coli, Enterobacter
(KEE) |
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Ferments lactose slowly
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Citrobacter, Serratia, etc.
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Does not ferment lactose
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Pseudomonas, Proteus, Shigella, Salmonella
(PP,SS) |
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Oxidase negative
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Shigella, Salmonella, Proteus
(the other non-lactose fermenters) |
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Oxidase positive
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Pseudomonas, Campylobacter, Vibrio
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Catalase negative
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Streptococci spp.
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Catalase positive
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Staphylococci spp.
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Lactose negative (S,S,P,P)
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Shigella, Salmonella, Proteus, Pseudomonas
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H2S production
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Salmonella
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P1 protein
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Mycoplasma pneumoniae
P1 is capsular |
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M protein
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Streptococcus pyogenes
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Protein A
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Staphylococcus aureus
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F1
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Capsular antigen of Yersinia pestis
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C-carbohydrate
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Beta-hemolytic streptococci
(recall that M is specific to group A beta-hemolytic streptococci) |
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Outer surface protein A
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Borrelia burgdorfi
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V and W antigens
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Yersinia pestis
(contrast to factors V and X, for culturing Hib) |
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TCP
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Vibrio cholerae
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