Published Feb 8, 2011
jojonightengaleGN
90 Posts
Microbiology
The first two mnemonics are modifications of well-known mnemonics.
-Gram-positive, spore-forming, rods: Bacillus and Clostridium
Some love stay home forming spores:
Basically Claustrophilic (Bacilli and Clostridia)
-Other gram-positive rods:
Others love to belong: C-L-A-N
C-Corynebacterium
L-Listeria
A-Actinomyces
N-Nocardia
All species within the Enterobacteriaceae family are gram-negative enteric bacilli and are facultative anaerobes that can ferment glucose to acid.
When microorganisms compete with humans for glucose, they are Nasty CURSESS."
Nasty-Neisseria (N. gonorrhoeae and N. meningitides)
C-Curved: Vibrio and C-Campylobacter species
UR-Urease-positive
SE-Serratia
SS-Salmonella, Shigella
Urease(+): Y. enterocolitica, Y. pseudotuberculosis, P. mirabilis, P. vulgaris, M. morgani
Clinically significant Anaerobes "A Closed Box For Pepsi."
A-Actinomyces G+
C-Clostridia- G+
B-Bacteroides G-
For Fusobacterium G-
Pepsi Peptostreptococci G+
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Awesome.. thanks!
jojonightengaleGN
90 Posts
Microbiology
The first two mnemonics are modifications of well-known mnemonics.
-Gram-positive, spore-forming, rods: Bacillus and Clostridium
Some love stay home forming spores:
Basically Claustrophilic (Bacilli and Clostridia)
-Other gram-positive rods:
Others love to belong: C-L-A-N
C-Corynebacterium
L-Listeria
A-Actinomyces
N-Nocardia
All species within the Enterobacteriaceae family are gram-negative enteric bacilli and are facultative anaerobes that can ferment glucose to acid.
When microorganisms compete with humans for glucose, they are Nasty CURSESS."
Nasty-Neisseria (N. gonorrhoeae and N. meningitides)
C-Curved: Vibrio and C-Campylobacter species
UR-Urease-positive
SE-Serratia
SS-Salmonella, Shigella
Urease(+): Y. enterocolitica, Y. pseudotuberculosis, P. mirabilis, P. vulgaris, M. morgani
Clinically significant Anaerobes "A Closed Box For Pepsi."
A-Actinomyces G+
C-Clostridia- G+
B-Bacteroides G-
For Fusobacterium G-
Pepsi Peptostreptococci G+