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Gram(+) cocci
Fac ana (xcpt for saccharolyticus - obli ana)
Tetrads/clusters
Catalase(+)
Oxidase(+)
Non-motile
Grows in 7.5 - 10% NaCl
Fac ana (xcpt for saccharolyticus - obli ana)
Tetrads/clusters
Catalase(+)
Oxidase(+)
Non-motile
Grows in 7.5 - 10% NaCl
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Staphylococcus and micrococcus
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Gram(+) cocci
Aerotolerant ana
Pairs / chains
Some are capnophilic
Colony is small and transparent
Aerotolerant ana
Pairs / chains
Some are capnophilic
Colony is small and transparent
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Streptococcus and enterococcus
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Gram(+) bacilli
Aero & fac ana
Catalase(+)
Spore-forming
Aero & fac ana
Catalase(+)
Spore-forming
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Bacillus
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Gram(+) bacilli
Catalase(+)
Not spore-forming
Not branching
Catalase(+)
Not spore-forming
Not branching
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Listeria and corynebacterium
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Gram(+) bacilli
Catalase(-)
Not branching
H2S(+) in Triple sugar iron
Catalase(-)
Not branching
H2S(+) in Triple sugar iron
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Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae
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Gram(v / -)
BAP: no hemolysis
HBT Agar: B-hemolysis
BAP: no hemolysis
HBT Agar: B-hemolysis
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Gardnerella vaginalis
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Gram(+)
Strict aero
Urease(+)
Beaded appearance
Branching
Partially acid-fast
Strict aero
Urease(+)
Beaded appearance
Branching
Partially acid-fast
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Nocardia
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Fac ana
Not spore-forming
Glucose fermenters
Catalase(+) xcpt shigella dysenteriae
Oxidase(-) xcpt plesimonas
Commensal flora xcpt salmonella, shigella, yersinia (true pathogen
Nonencapsulated xcpt klebsiella, enterobacter
Not spore-forming
Glucose fermenters
Catalase(+) xcpt shigella dysenteriae
Oxidase(-) xcpt plesimonas
Commensal flora xcpt salmonella, shigella, yersinia (true pathogen
Nonencapsulated xcpt klebsiella, enterobacter
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Enterobactericiae
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Motility: nontrichous, shooting star
Oxidase(+) xcpt metschnikovii
Halophilic xcpt cholera & minicus
Oxidase(+) xcpt metschnikovii
Halophilic xcpt cholera & minicus
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Vibrio spp.
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Gram(-)
Not motile
Catalase(+) xcpt bettyae & cabilli
Oxidase(+)
Glucose fermenters
Mostly susceptible to penicillin
Reduce nitrate to nitrite
Not motile
Catalase(+) xcpt bettyae & cabilli
Oxidase(+)
Glucose fermenters
Mostly susceptible to penicillin
Reduce nitrate to nitrite
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Pasteurella
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Gram(-) coccobacilli
Fac ana
Pleomorphic
Requires X and V factor
Fac ana
Pleomorphic
Requires X and V factor
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Haemophilus
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Catalse(-)
Oxidase(-)
Urease(-)
Nitrate reductase(-)
Facultatively intracellular bacterium
Multiply and persist in RBCs
Angio proliferation, inhibit endothelial cells
Oxidase(-)
Urease(-)
Nitrate reductase(-)
Facultatively intracellular bacterium
Multiply and persist in RBCs
Angio proliferation, inhibit endothelial cells
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Bartonella
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Gram(-) fastidious bacilli
Obli aero
Motile
Mesophilic (20-45*C)
Obli aero
Motile
Mesophilic (20-45*C)
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Legionella spp.
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Gram stain: poorly stained
Catalase(+)
Urease(+)
Fine grain of sand
Requires erythritol
Catalase(+)
Urease(+)
Fine grain of sand
Requires erythritol
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Brucella
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Gram(-) cocobacilli
Strict aero
Oxidase(-)
Urease(+)
Not motile
Capsule as major virulence factor
Strict aero
Oxidase(-)
Urease(+)
Not motile
Capsule as major virulence factor
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Francisella
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Gram(-) cocci
Catalase(+)
Oxidase(+)
Superoxol(+)
Glucose fermenter
Catalase(+)
Oxidase(+)
Superoxol(+)
Glucose fermenter
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Neisseria
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Gram(-) cocci
Catalase(+)
Oxidase(+)
Catalase(+)
Oxidase(+)
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Moraxella
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Strict aero
Not motile
Not spore-forming
Slender, rods
Increase CO2 = enhance growth
Not motile
Not spore-forming
Slender, rods
Increase CO2 = enhance growth
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Mycobacteria