Major Bacterial Pathogens

  1. Gram positive cocci
    • Staphylococcus aureus
    • Staph. epidermidis
    • Streptococcus pyogenes
    • Strep. pneumoniae
    • Enterococcus
  2. Gram negative cocco-bacilli
    • Haemophilus influenzae &
    • Moraxella catarrhalis,
    • Neisseria gonorrheae
    • Neisseria meningitidis
  3. Gram positive rods
    • Corynebacterium
    • Listeria,
    • Bacillus
    • Clostridium tetani, perfringens, botulinum
    • Clostridium difficile
    • Actinomyces
    • Nocardia
  4. Gram neg. rods – facult. aerobes
    Enteric tract organisms
    Pathogenic in & outside GI tract
    • Escherichia coli
    • Salmonella
  5. Enteric tract organisms
    Pathogenic primarily inside GI tract
    • Shigella
    • Vibrio
    • Campylobacter
    • Helicobacter
    • Aeromonas
  6. Enteric tract organisms
    Pathogenic outside GI tract
    • Klebsiella-Enterobacter-Citrobacter-Serratia group,
    • Proteus-Providencia- Morganella group,
    • Pseudomonas-Burkholderia-Stenotrophomonas group
    • Acinetobacter
  7. Gram negative rods - anaerobes
    • Bacteroides sp
    • Prevotella
    • Porphyromonas
    • Fusobacteria (Fusarium)
  8. Respiratory tract organisms
    • Haemophilus influenzae &
    • Moraxella catarrhalis
    • Legionella pneumophila
    • Bordetella pertussis
  9. Organisms from animal sources
    • Brucella
    • Francisella
    • Pasteurella
    • Yersinia pestis
  10. Not Readily Gram Stained
    Acid fast bacilli
    Lack cell wall
    Spirochetes
    • Mycobacterium
    • Mycoplasma
    • Treponema pallidum
    • Leptospira
    • Borrelia burgdorferi
    • Anaplasma
  11. Non-obligate intracellular parasites
    • Chlamydia trachomatis
    • Chlamydophila pneumoniae
    • Rickettsia sp
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Major Bacterial Pathogens
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Major Bacterial Pathogens
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