Gram Negative BacteriaGram-Negative BacilliBordetella pertussis Coxiella burnetii Enterobacter spp. Escherichia coli Haemophilus influenzae Klebsiella pneumonia Pseudomonas aeruginosa Rickettsia spp. Salmonella spp. Shigella spp.
Gram-Negative Cocci(all are aerobes)
Chlamydia spp.(coccoid to oval) Ehrlichia spp. (coccoid to oval) Neisseriae spp.
Gram-Negative Spirochetes
Borrelia burgdorferi (anaerobic) |
Gram-Positive BacteriaGram-Positive Bacilli, Endospore-Forming
Bacillus spp. Clostridum spp.
Gram-Positive Bacilli, Non-Endospore-FormingCorynebacterium diptheriae (pleomorphic) Mycobacterium spp. Mycoplasma pneumonia
Gram-Positive Cocci(all are facultative anaerobes)
Enterococcus spp. Staphylococcus spp. Streptococcus spp.
Most Common Causitive Agents of Nosocomial Diseases
Gram-Positive
Staphylococcus aureus
Gram-Negative
Escherichia coli Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Bacteria That Cause One of the Top Ten Reportable Diseases
1. Chlamydia trachomatis 2. Neisseriae gonorrhoea 4. Salmonella enterica 5. Borrelia burgdorferi 6. Shigella sonnei 7. Mycobacterium tuberculosis 8. Treponema pallidum 9. Bordetella pertussis 10. Streptococcus pyogenes (group A beta-hemolytic streptococci)
Vaccinations - Childhood or At-risk Adults
Corynebacterium diptheriae Clostridium tetani Bordetella pertussis Haemophilus influenzae Streptococcus pneumoniae Neisseriae meningitidis
Bacteria That Are Acid Fast
Mycobacterium spp.
Intracellular Parasites
Rickettsia spp. (transmitted by vector) Ehrlichia spp. (transmitted by vector) Coxiella burnetti (no vector required for transmission) Chlamydia spp. (no vector required for transmission)
Bacteria That Lack Cell Walls(all are Mycoplasmas)
Mycoplasma pneumonia (No cell wall, stains gm - , but taxonomically related to/grouped with gm +) |