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Microorganisms and Their Definitions: A Comprehensive List, Quizzes of Medical Microbiology

This description provides definitions for various microorganisms, their gram staining characteristics, and the common diseases associated with each. It covers a wide range of microorganisms including Staphylococcus aureus, Streptococcus pyogenes, Neisseria gonorrhoeae, Bacillus anthracis, Clostridium perfringens, Listeria monocytogenes, Escherichia coli, Salmonella species, Yersinia pestis, and many others.

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TERM 1
Staphylococcus Aureus
DEFINITION 1
facultativeGram +scalded skin sydrome, toxic shock
syndrom, sty, boil, pimpleclears in meda
TERM 2
Staphylococcus Epidermidis
DEFINITION 2
facultativegram +normal skin flora
TERM 3
Streptococcus Pyogenes
DEFINITION 3
facultativegram +fastidiousrhemuatic fever, strep throat,
scarlet fever
TERM 4
Enterococcus Faecalis
DEFINITION 4
Facultativegram +normal flora of large intestine
TERM 5
Streptococcus
Mutans
DEFINITION 5
facultativegram +oral cavity flora, causes dental caries
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Staphylococcus Aureus

facultativeGram +scalded skin sydrome, toxic shock

syndrom, sty, boil, pimpleclears in meda

TERM 2

Staphylococcus Epidermidis

DEFINITION 2

facultativegram +normal skin flora

TERM 3

Streptococcus Pyogenes

DEFINITION 3

facultativegram +fastidiousrhemuatic fever, strep throat,

scarlet fever

TERM 4

Enterococcus Faecalis

DEFINITION 4

Facultativegram +normal flora of large intestine

TERM 5

Streptococcus

Mutans

DEFINITION 5

facultativegram +oral cavity flora, causes dental caries

Streptococcus pneumoniae

facultativegram +normal nasopharynx flora, pneumonia,

earache

TERM 7

Neisseria Gonorrhoeae

DEFINITION 7

aerobicgram-cocci shapefastideous

TERM 8

Neisseria Meningitidis

DEFINITION 8

aerobiccoccigram -meningitis infects spinal cordspread

through inhalation

TERM 9

Bacillis

Anthracis

DEFINITION 9

aerobicgram +endosporescutaneous infection : from working

with infected cow hidespulmonary infection : from inhalation

( 99% fatal)

TERM 10

Bacillus Cereus

DEFINITION 10

aerobicgram +endosporescan withstand heat - food

poisoning

Propionibacterium Acnes

acneanaerobic pleo shapedgram +

TERM 17

mycobacterium tuberculosis

DEFINITION 17

aerobicrodsacid-fast causes tuberculosis

TERM 18

Mycobacterium Leprae

DEFINITION 18

aerobic rods acid-fastleprosy (hansens)

TERM 19

Pseudomonas Aeruginosa

DEFINITION 19

nosocomial infections in burn patienst

(green!)aerobicrodsgram -

TERM 20

Bordetella Pertussis

DEFINITION 20

aerobicrodsgram -whooping cough

legionella pneumophila

aerobic pleogram -legionnaires disease (fever and

pneumonia in compromised host)

TERM 22

escherichia

coli

DEFINITION 22

FIVE F'Sfacultativerodsgram-travelers diarrhea, normal flora

of large intestine

TERM 23

klebsiella pneumonia

DEFINITION 23

facultativerodsgram-flora of the mouth, throat, intestine and

UTI mainly

TERM 24

Enterobacter species

DEFINITION 24

facultativegram -rodsGram -

TERM 25

serratia marcescens

DEFINITION 25

facultativerodsgram -nosocomial infections (red pigment)

Treponema Pallidum

SYPHILISfastidiousmicroaerophilespiral gram -

TERM 32

borrelia

burgdoferi

DEFINITION 32

microaerophilesprialgram -lyme diseasemice > hard ticks >

humans

TERM 33

vibreo cholera

DEFINITION 33

facultativecomma shapegram - choleraoral fecal route,

contaiminated water

TERM 34

campylobacter

jejuni

DEFINITION 34

microaerophiles-shapegram -diarrhea (animal feces in water)

TERM 35

Helicobacter Pylori

DEFINITION 35

microaerophilecomma shapegram - stomach ulcers

Reckettsia Prowazekii

aerobicpleogram - typhus caused by body louse biting and

defecating their infected feces into the wound

TERM 37

Rickettsia Rickettsii

DEFINITION 37

aerobicpleo gram -rocky mountain spotted fever by hard tick

TERM 38

Chlamydia Trachomatis

DEFINITION 38

aerobicpleogram -obligate intracellular parasite in eyes and

reproductive tract

TERM 39

Chlamydia Psittaci

DEFINITION 39

aerobicpleogram-from bird feces intracellular parasite

TERM 40

mycoplasma pneumonia

DEFINITION 40

aerobic pleogram -fastidious walking pneumonia