Corynebacte - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Chapter 16 Listeria, Corynebacterium and Similar Organisms

Klebsiella pneumoniae - ANSWERSRod-shaped Has capsule Corynebacterium xerosis - ANSWERSRod-shaped no capsule Enterobacter aerogenes - ANSWERSRod-shaped Bacillus megaterium/subtillis - ANSWERSRod-shaped Gram-positive Strict aerobe Endospore-forming Escherica coli - ANSWERSRod-shaped Gram-negative Growth and ferment in MSA and MAC Gamma hemolytic Facultative anaerobe Motile Staphylococcus epidermidis - ANSWERSCocci-shaped Gram-positive Grow in MSA Gamma hemolytic Not m...

Pathogenic Anaerobic Gram-Positive Bacilli Corynebacteria (Genus Corynebacterium)  Corynbacteria/”corynform bacteria” are non-spore forming, gram positive bacilli that tends to be clubbed or irregularly shaped (coryne=club).  They are non-motile and it has a club shaped swelling at one or both ends, hence the name.  Aerobic or facultatively anaerobic  Small, pleomorphic (club-shaped), gram-positive bacilli that appear in short chains (“V” or “Y” confi...

CORYNEBACTERIA Morphology • Are gram positive bacilli • Have some swellings/ club shaped at the end • Polymorphic show variation in shape and size. Some are so short, others large • Stain irregularly due to the nature of their cell wall • They do not form spores • Do not have capsules, non motile • Facultative anaerobes • Several species Corynebacteria diphtheria This is the main pathogenic species in human • Collectively known as diptheroids or corynefor...

Chapter 16 Listeria, Corynebacterium and Similar Organisms

Corynebacterium diphtheria

Etiología de la bacteria corynebacterium, especies, y que enfermedades ocasiona en los animales

a comprehensive and easy to understand mind map about the microbe, corynebacterium diphteria