Bacteriology — Flashcards

Corynebacterium diphtheriae are gram _____ rods. They are catalase positive and oxidase negative.

_____ is a cause of pneumonia in immunocompetent patients that is best visualized by silver stain

_____ causes atypical (walking) pneumonia most commonly in the elderly

Hint: Which strain of Chlamydia

_____ serotypes L1, L2, L3 cause Lymphogranuloma venereum (LGV)

_____ is an obligate intracellular bacteria that is a common cause of STDs

What two stains can be used to visualize *Borrelia burgdorferi*? _____ stains

The _____ are secreted via a type III secretion system in Yersinia pestis.

Superimposed bacterial infection on top of rhinosinusitis is most commonly due to _____, H. influenzae, and M. catarrhalis

Gram Positive Algorithm: Streptococcus alpha-hemolysis Optochin _____ - Streptococcus pneumoniae

Bacillus anthracis and cereus are gram-_____ bacilli (rods)