Gram-negative bacteria: Difference between revisions

Revision as of 14:46, 24 October 2019

Bacteria that have a thin peptidoglycan layer in the cell wall and therefore stain [pink or red] on Gram stain
Outer membrane contains lipopolysaccharide (LPS, which consists of lipid A, core polysaccharide, and O antigen)

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 *** Fast fermenters
 **** [[Escherichia coli]]
-**** [[Klebsiella]]
+**** [[Klebsiella species]]
-**** [[Enterobacter]]
+**** [[Enterobacter species]]
 *** Slow fermenters
-**** [[Citrobacter]]
+**** [[Citrobacter species]]
-**** [[Serratia]]
+**** [[Serratia species]]
 ** Non-lactose-fermenting
 *** Oxidase-positive
-**** [[Pseudomonas]] spp.
+**** [[Pseudomonas species]]
-**** [[Burkholderia]] spp.
+**** [[Burkholderia species]]
 *** Oxidase-negative
 **** Urease-positive
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 ***** [[Proteus mirabilis]]
 **** Urease-negative
-***** [[Campylobacter]]
+***** [[Campylobacter species]]
-***** [[Shigella]]
+***** [[Shigella species]]
-***** [[Salmonella]]
+***** [[Salmonella species]]
-***** [[Yersinia]]
+***** [[Yersinia species]]
 * Cocci
 ** Neisseria
-*** [[N. meningitidis]]
+*** [[Neisseria meningitidis]]
-*** [[N. gonorrheae]]
+*** [[Neisseria gonorrheae]]
 * Coccobacilli
-** [[Haemophilus]] (''S. aureus'' satellite colonies)
+** [[Haemophilus species]] (''S. aureus'' satellite colonies)
-** [[Pasteurella]]
+** [[Pasteurella species]]
-** [[Brucella]]
+** [[Brucella species]]
 ** [[Bordatella pertussis]]
 ** [[Francisella tularensis]]
-** [[Legionella]]
+** [[Legionella species]]
 * Anaerobes
-** [[Bacteroides]]
+** [[Bacteroides species]]
 [[Category:Gram-negative bacteria]]