Category:Gram-negative bacteria
From IDWiki
- 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)
Organisms
Bacilli
| Lactose | Oxidase | Urease | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| fermenter | fast | Escherichia coli, Klebsiella, Enterobacter | ||
| slow | Citrobacter, Serratia | |||
| non-fermenter | positive | Pseudomonas, Burkholderia | ||
| negative | positive | Helicobacter pylori, Proteus mirabilis | ||
| negative | negative | Campylobacter, Shigella, Salmonella, Yersinia | ||
Cocci
Coccobacilli
- Haemophilus (S. aureus satellite colonies)
- Pasteurella
- Brucella
- Bordetella pertussis
- Francisella tularensis
- Legionella
Anaerobes
Subcategories
This category has the following 4 subcategories, out of 4 total.
Pages in category "Gram-negative bacteria"
The following 4 pages are in this category, out of 4 total.
