VSC323 Microbiology Notes

Description

These notes are relevant to the microbiology portion of the VSC323 subject and cover all learning objectives and knowledge relating to the exam on this area of study. The notes are a table covering the characteristics, Gram reaction/useful stains, morphology, atmospheric requirements and distinguishing features of the following bacteria: Gram + cocci: -Staphylococcus spp. -Streptococcus spp. -Micrococcus spp. Large sporing rods: -Bacillus spp. -Clostridium spp. Non-sporing rods -Listeria spp. -Erysipelothrix spp. Gram + rods -Corynebacterium spp. -Actinomyces spp. -Rhodococcus equi -Dermatophilus spp. -Mycobacterium spp. -Nocardia spp. Facultative anaerobic rods -Enterobactereaceae (eg. E. coli, Salmonella) Gram negative rods -Vibrio spp. -Aeromonas spp. -Pasteurella spp. -Mannhiemia spp. -Haemophilus spp. & Histophilus spp. -Actinobacillus spp. Gram negative aerobic rods and cocci -Pseudomonas spp. & Burkholderia spp. -Brucella spp. -Bordetella spp. -Moraxella spp. Gram negative anaerobic rods -Dichelobacter nodosus -Fusobacterium spp. Helical -Campylobacter spp. Spirochaetes -Leptospira spp. -Brachyspira spp. -Borrelia spp. Rickettsiae -Rickettsii spp. -Coxiella burnetii Chlamydiae -Chlamydia spp. -Chlamydophila spp. Mycoplasmas -Mycoplasma spp. -Ureaplasma spp.