Gram-positive bacteria: Difference between revisions

Revision as of 01:39, 15 August 2019

Cocci
- Clusters/groups (staphylococcal species)
  - Catalase-positive
    - Coagulase-positive
      - Staphylococcus aureus
    - Coagulase-negative
      - Staphylococcus epidermidis
      - Staphylococcus saprophyticus
      - Staphylococcus lugdenensis
- Chains/pairs (streptococcal and enterococcal species)
  - Catalase-negative
    - Streptococci
      - Alpha-hemolytic: partial hemolysis
        S. pneumoniae
        
        Viridans group
        Milleri group
        S. anginosus
      - Beta-hemolytic: complete hemolysis
        Group A (S. pyogenes)
        
        Group B (S. agalactiae)
        
        Group C-H
      - Gamma-hemolytic: no hemolysis
        S. bovis
    - Enterococci
      - E. faecalis
      - E. faecium
Bacilli
- Spore-forming
  - Anaerobic
    - Clostridium difficile (diarrhea)
    - Clostridium perfringens (gas gangrene)
    - Clostridium tetani (tetanus)
    - Clostridium botulinum (botulism)
  - Aerobic
    - Bacillis anthracis (anthrax)
    - Bacillis cereus (food poisoning)
- Non-spore-forming
  - Anaerobic
    - Cutibacterium acnes
  - Aerobic
    - Listeria monocytogenes (food poisoning) (small and motile)
    - Corynebacterium diphthereae (diphtheria)
- Weakly acid-fast
  - Nocardia
  - Actinomyces
Anaerobes

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 *** Catalase-positive
 **** Coagulase-positive
-***** ''Staphylococcus aureus''
+***** ''[[Staphylococcus aureus]]''
-**** Coagulase-negative
+**** [[Coagulase-negative Staphylococci|Coagulase-negative]]
 ***** ''Staphylococcus epidermidis''
 ***** ''Staphylococcus saprophyticus''
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 **** Streptococci
 ***** Alpha-hemolytic: partial hemolysis
-****** ''S. pneumoniae''
+****** ''[[S. pneumoniae]]''
-****** Viridans group
+****** [[Viridans group Streptococci|Viridans group]]
 ******* Milleri group
 ******** ''S. anginosus''
 ***** Beta-hemolytic: complete hemolysis
-****** Group A (''S. pyogenes'')
+****** Group A (''[[S. pyogenes]]'')
 ****** Group B (''S. agalactiae'')
 ****** Group C-H
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 ****** ''S. bovis''
 **** Enterococci
-***** ''E. faecalis''
+***** ''[[E. faecalis]]''
-***** ''E. faecium''
+***** ''[[E. faecium]]''
 * Bacilli
 ** Spore-forming
 *** Anaerobic
-**** ''Clostridium dificile'' (diarrhea)
+**** ''[[Clostridium difficile]]'' (diarrhea)
-**** ''Clostridium perfringens'' (gas gangrene)
+**** ''[[Clostridium perfringens]]'' (gas gangrene)
-**** ''Clostridium tetani'' (tetanus)
+**** ''[[Clostridium tetani]]'' (tetanus)
-**** ''Clostridium botulinum'' (botulism)
+**** ''[[Clostridium botulinum]]'' (botulism)
 *** Aerobic
-**** ''Bacillis anthracis'' (anthrax)
+**** ''[[Bacillis anthracis]]'' (anthrax)
-**** ''Bacillis cereus'' (food poisoning)
+**** ''[[Bacillis cereus]]'' (food poisoning)
 ** Non-spore-forming
 *** Anaerobic
-**** ''Propionibacterium acnes''
+**** ''[[Cutibacterium acnes]]''
 *** Aerobic
-**** ''Listeria monocytogenes'' (food poisoning) (small and motile)
+**** ''[[Listeria monocytogenes]]'' (food poisoning) (small and motile)
-**** ''Corynebacterium diphthereae'' (diphtheria)
+**** ''[[Corynebacterium diphthereae]]'' (diphtheria)
 ** Weakly acid-fast
-*** ''Nocardia''
+*** ''[[Nocardia]]''
-*** ''Actinomyces''
+*** ''[[Actinomyces]]''
 * Anaerobes
-** ''Clostridium''
+** ''[[Clostridium]]''
-** ''Peptostreptococcus''
+** ''[[Peptostreptococcus]]''
-** ''Propionibacterium acnes''
+** ''[[Cutibacterium acnes]]''
 [[Category:Gram-positive bacteria]]