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Microbiology (Main)

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Categories

Bacteria
- Gram Positives
- Gram Negatives
- Anaerobes
- Non-Culture Growing Bacteria (Miscellaneous)
Viruses
Parasitic Diseases
Fungi
Prions

Interpretations of Key Phrases

“Acid fast bacilli” may suggest Mycobacterium species

Table Overview

Disease-Causing Bacteria

Cocci

Clusters	Staph aureus (MSSA, MRSA, CA-MRSA) Staph epidermidis Staph saprophyticus Staph lugdunensis Staph haemolyticus

Pairs/Chains	Enterococcus faecalis Strep. Groups A, B, C, G Strep. anginosus gp Strep. pneumoniae Viridans strep

Other	Enterococcus faecium

Rods

Listeria monocytogenes

Corynebacterium jeikeium

Bacillus cereus

Cocci

Rods

Lactose Fermenters	E. coli Klebsiella Enterobacter Citrobacter

Lactose Non-Fermenters	Pseudomonas Salmonella Shigella Acinetobacter coccobac H. influenzae Pasteurella

Other	Serratia sp. Proteus mirabilis Proteus vulgaris Providencia sp. Morganella sp. Aeromonas sp. Capnocytophaga canimorsus

Rods/Cocci

Y. enterocolitica

Pasteurella multocida

Haemophilus ducreyi

Peptostreptococus

See Also

References

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