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==Cocci==
===Aerobic=== 
*'''Diplococcus'''
**Neisseria meningitidis
**[[N. gonorrhoeae]]
**Moraxella catarrhalis 
*'''Cocco-bacillus'''
**Haemophilus influenzae
**Acinetobacter 

===Anaerobic===
*Veillonella spp

==Rods (Bacilli)==
===Aerobic===
*'''Lactose fermenting (Lactose positive)'''
**Enterobacter spp
**Escherichia coli
**Klebsiella spp 
**Citrobacter spp^
**Serratia spp^
*'''Non lactose-fermenting (Lactose negative)'''
**''Oxidase (-)''
***Acinetobacter spp
***Burkholderia spp
***E. coli
***Proteus spp
***Salmonella spp
***Shigella spp
***Serratia spp^
***Stenotrophomonas maltophilia 
**''Oxidase (+)''
***P. aeruginosa
***Aeromonas spp. 
 
===Anaerobic===
*Bacteroides spp, 
*Fusobacterium spp, 
*Prevotella spp. 

^Serratia and Citrobacter spp can appear initially as non-lactose fermenting due to slow fermentation

==Interpretations of Key Phrases==
*“Gram negative coccobacilli” may suggest Haemophilus species 
*“Lactose-positive gram negative rods” may suggest Enterobacteriaceae, such as E. coli, Klebsiella, or Enterobacter spp
*“Lactose-negative gram negative rods” may suggest Pseudomonas

==Table Overview==
{{Clinically Relevant Bacteria}}

==See Also==
*[[Microbiology (Main)]]

== Source ==

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