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Neisseria spp
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GN diplococci coffee bean shaped. Aerobic or facultative Pathogens are capnophlic. Catalase + Oxidase + |
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N. gonorrhoeae
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GN dipplococci No growth on blood. Grows on choc and other selective media Requires increased CO2 Superoxol+ Glucose+ Beta lactamase+ |
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N. meningitidis
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GN diplococci Carried in nasopharynx Choc and selective media May grow on blood Requires increased CO2 Glucose+ Maltose+ ONPG- Susceptible to penicillin |
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N. lactamica
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GN diplococci Upper respiratory tract of children. Resembles N. meningitidis but smaller Glucose+ Maltose+ Lactose+ (slow) ONPG+ |
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Moraxella catarrhalis
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GN diplococci Normal in Upper Respiratory Tract Causes Resp infection in immunocompromised Chocolate and blood. HOCKEY PUCK COLONIES Catalase+ Oxidase+ ONPG and all sugars - DNASE+ If pathogen many WBC's with intracellular bacteria |
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Kingella denitrificans
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GN rod, coccoid Normal in upper respiratory tract Oxidase+ Catalase- Delayed glucose+ |
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Acinetobacter
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GN coccobacilli Normal on skin or in pharynx Opportunistic UTI, pneumonia, endocarditis, septicemia, meningtitis Purplish blue on MAC. Catalase+ Oxidase- (differentiates from Neisseria |
