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All COCCI are GRAM (+) except:
“No Boyfriend Muna para Virgin”
Neisseria
Moraxella (old name: Branhamella)
Veilonella
All BACILLI are GRAM (-) except:
“B 2 L 2 AC 2 MEN”
Bacillus
Bifidocaterium
Listeria
Lactobacillus
Actinomyces
Clostridium
Corynebacterium
Mycobacteria
Erysiphelotrix
Nocardia
TESTS:
SCHICK TEST C. diphtheriae
ANTON TEST Listeria
CASONI TEST E. granulosus
BACHMANN TEST T. spiralis
MANTOUX TEST M. tuberculosis
MOAN TEST A. lumbricoides
ASCOLI TEST B. anthracis
ALL ABOUT AIDS
AIDS (overall) → C. albicans
AIDS (tuberculosis) → Mycobacterium
avium intracellular complex
AIDS pneumonia → P. jirovecii
AIDS meningitis → C. neoformans
AIDS dementia → T. gondii
AIDS dementia → C. parvum
Most commonly associated with human
disease
(immunocompromised px) → R. equi
CYSTIC FIBROSIS PATIENTS
Most to least pathogens
1. P. aeruginosa
2. B. cepacia
3. S. aureus
3 BULLS OF BACTERIOLOGY
Bull’s Neck → C. diphtheriae
Bull’s Eye rash → B. burgdorferi
Bull’s Eye colony → Y. enterocolitica (on
CIN)
ANTIBODIES PRODUCED S. PYOGENES
“SDSH”
Antistreptolysin (ASO)
anti-DNase B
Antistreptokinase
Antihyaluronidase
STREPTOCOCCI
Group A streptococci – S. pyogenes
Group B streptococci – S. agalactiae
Differentiating point:
S. pyogenes → HIPPURATE HYDROLYSIS (-)
S. agalactiae → HIPPURATE HYDROLYSIS (+)
“Masyado pa ma-AGA para mang-HIPPU!
Kailangan ma-AGA gumising pag may
CAMPing”
“Sa CAMPing, dapat ma-AGA ang gising,
sabay mumog ng LISTERine”.
Differentiating point:
S. agalactiae → CAMP POSITIVE, CATALASE NEG.
L. monocytogenes → CAMP POSITIVE, CATALASE POS.
CAUSE OF MENINGITIS by AGE GROUP
Neonates (0 – 1 month) → S. agalactiae
“Pinaka ma-AGAng stage ng buhay”
Children (1 – 5 yrs) → H. influenzae
“Mabilis maINFLUEZAhan”
Adolescent (5 yrs – 29 yrs) → N. meningitidis
“Dito tayo nagiging MEN”
Geriatrics → S. pneumoniae
“Tumandang may PNEUMONYA”
Immunocompromised → L. monocytogenes
“Pag madaming kang sakit baka magkaroon ka ng
HYSTERIA?! a Listeria”
NOVOBIOCIN
S. saprophyticus → RESISTANT
“Kasi pag PRO ka na, hindi ka na NOOB/NOV”
S. epidermidis → SENSITIVE
“Kasi EPIDERMis is a layer of the skin, este, my skin is
SENSITIVE”
(+) COLOR RESULTS
RED
“IMVUN”
Indole test
Methyl Red
Voges Proskauer
Urease
Nitrite Reduction
YELLOW
“TOT”
TSI
ONPG
TCBS
(+) BLUE (-) GREEN
“CAMA”
Citrate
Acetate
Malonate
Acetamide
CAPSULES
“PNKSH C/S” “Babies re PNKSH after C/S”
Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Neisseria meningitidis
Klebsiella pneumoniae
Strep. pneumoniae
Haemophilus influenzae type B
Cryptococcus neoformans
Salmonella typhi
STAPHYLOCOCCUS
LySe Lysostaphin Sensitive
BaRe Bacitracin Resistant
FuSe Furalizodone Sensitive
vs MICROCOCCUS
LyRe Lysostaphin Sensitive
BaSe Bacitracin Resistant
FuRe Furalizodone Sensitive
OPTOCHIN (P disk)
“PneRPyoS/Nerbyos”
Pneumoniae
Resistant
Pyogenes
Sensitive
CAUSES NECROTIZING PNEUMONIA
“SPAV”
S. aureus
Pseudomonas
Aspergillus
Viral pneumonia
CAUSES NEONATAL MENINGITIS
“LEG”
L. monocytogenes
E. coli
GBS
“MOST COMMON CAUSE”
E → most common cause of nosocomial
infection, also the leading cause of
community-acquired urinary tract infection
S. saprophyticus → second most common
cause of urinary tract infection in young,
sexually active females
S. agalactiae → infections most commonly
involve in neonates and infants
E. faecalis → most commonly encountered
sp. of enterococcus found in the respiratory
tract and myocardium
E. coli O157:H7 → most common cause of
hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS)
B. fragilis → most common organism
isolated from clinical specimens
Acinetobacter spp. and S. maltophilia → are
the second the third most common gm neg.
bacilli found in clinical specimens
B. cereus → most commonly encountered
sp. of Bacillus in post traumatic eye
infections, endocarditis and bacteremia
R. equi → most commonly associated with
human disease, particularly with
immunocompromised patients, such as
those with HIV
S. serotype Typhimurium and S. serotype
Enteritidis → are the most common
Campylobacter jejuni
Eubacterium alactolyticum
→ seagull appearance in GS
Mycoplasma hominis → “fried egg”
appearance
Streptobacillus moniliformis → “fried
egg” appearance called L phase
colonies [broth: “fluff balls” or “bread
crumbs”]
Neisseria gonorrhea → “kidney-
shaped” diplococci
Actinomyces gerencseriae → “molar-
tooth” on ANA BAP
Bifidobacterium → rods terminate
in clubs or thick, bifurcated (forked)
ends (“dog bones”)
Clostridium botulinum → spores usually
subterminal and resemble a “tennis
racket”
C. clostridioforme → elongated football
shape with cells often in pairs
C. tetani → drumstick or tennis racket
subterminal
Propionobacterium spp. → club-shaped
to palisade arrangements; called
anaerobic diphtheroids
Mycobacterium marinum → beaded
appearance
Chlamydia pneumoniae → pear shape
on EB
RAPID LACTOSE FERMENTER
“EKE”
Escherichia coli
Klebsiella
Enterobacter
LATE LACTOSE FERMENTER
“SSHYCiS”
Salmonella arizonae
Shigella sonnei
Hafnia
Yersinia
Citrobacter
Serratia
NON LACTOSE FERMENTER
“MYSSEEPP”
Morganella
Yersinia enterocolitica
Salmonella
Shigella
Edwardsiella
Erwinia
Providencia
Proteus
CATALASE (+) ORGANISMS
“PLACES NBSH” rapid production of
bubbles (effervescence)
Pseudomonas
Listeria
Aspergillus
Candida
E. coli
Staphylococcus
Nocardia
B. cepacia
Serratia
H. pylori
DNase (+) ORGANISMS
“SMASH VSS”
Serratia marcescens
Moraxella catarrhalis
Aeromonas
S. pyogenes
H. pylori
Vibrio cholerae
Stenotrophomonas maltophilia
S. aureus
H 2 S (+)
“SPACEd”
Salmonella
Proteus
Arizona
Citrobacter
Edwardsiella
LDC (+)
“ASSEEEK”
Arizona
Salmonella
Serratia
E. coli
Edwardsiella
Enterobacter
Klebsiella
INDOLE (+)
“PPMEECSS”
Proteus
Providencia
Morganella
E. coli
Edwardsiella
Citrobacter koseri
S. flexneri & boydii
Serratia
CITRATE (+)
“ASPPEK”
Arizona
S. enteritidis
Proteus
Providencia
Enterobacter
Klebsiella
UREASE (+)
“SKYPMP”
Serratia
Klebsiella
Yersinia
Proteus
Morganella
Providencia
MR (-) VP (+)
“SHEEK”
Serratia
Hafnia
Enterobacter
Erwingella
Klebsiella
MALONATE (+)
“SKECH”
Salmonella
Klebsiella
Enterobacter
Citrobacter
Hafnia
COAGULASE (-)
“SHE”
S. saphrophyticus
S. haemolyticus
S. epidermidis
OXIDASE (-)
Stenotrophomonas
Acinetobacter
Franciscella
Enterobacteriaciae
Staphylococcus
Streptococcus
Gardnerella
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Micro Mnemonics - BSMLS
Course: BS Medical Laboratory Science (MLS 024)
364 Documents
Students shared 364 documents in this course
University: Southwestern University PHINMA
Was this document helpful?
All COCCI are GRAM (+) except:
“No Boyfriend Muna para Virgin”
Neisseria
Moraxella (old name: Branhamella)
Veilonella
All BACILLI are GRAM (-) except:
“B2L2AC2MEN”
Bacillus
Bifidocaterium
Listeria
Lactobacillus
Actinomyces
Clostridium
Corynebacterium
Mycobacteria
Erysiphelotrix
Nocardia
TESTS:
SCHICK TEST C. diphtheriae
ANTON TEST Listeria
CASONI TEST E. granulosus
BACHMANN TEST T. spiralis
MANTOUX TEST M. tuberculosis
MOAN TEST A. lumbricoides
ASCOLI TEST B. anthracis
ALL ABOUT AIDS
AIDS (overall) → C. albicans
AIDS (tuberculosis) → Mycobacterium
avium intracellular complex
AIDS pneumonia → P. jirovecii
AIDS meningitis → C. neoformans
AIDS dementia → T. gondii
AIDS dementia → C. parvum
Most commonly associated with human
disease
(immunocompromised px) → R. equi
CYSTIC FIBROSIS PATIENTS
Most to least pathogens
1. P. aeruginosa
2. B. cepacia
3. S. aureus
3 BULLS OF BACTERIOLOGY
Bull’s Neck → C. diphtheriae
Bull’s Eye rash → B. burgdorferi
Bull’s Eye colony → Y. enterocolitica (on
CIN)
ANTIBODIES PRODUCED S. PYOGENES
“SDSH”
Antistreptolysin (ASO)
anti-DNase B
Antistreptokinase
Antihyaluronidase
STREPTOCOCCI
Group A streptococci – S. pyogenes
Group B streptococci – S. agalactiae
Differentiating point:
S. pyogenes → HIPPURATE HYDROLYSIS (-)
S. agalactiae → HIPPURATE HYDROLYSIS (+)
“Masyado pa ma-AGA para mang-HIPPU!
Kailangan ma-AGA gumising pag may
CAMPing”
“Sa CAMPing, dapat ma-AGA ang gising,
sabay mumog ng LISTERine”.
Differentiating point:
S. agalactiae → CAMP POSITIVE, CATALASE NEG.
L. monocytogenes → CAMP POSITIVE, CATALASE POS.
CAUSE OF MENINGITIS by AGE GROUP
Neonates (0 – 1 month) → S. agalactiae
“Pinaka ma-AGAng stage ng buhay”
Children (1 – 5 yrs) → H. influenzae
“Mabilis maINFLUEZAhan”
Adolescent (5 yrs – 29 yrs) → N. meningitidis
“Dito tayo nagiging MEN”
Geriatrics → S. pneumoniae
“Tumandang may PNEUMONYA”
Immunocompromised → L. monocytogenes
“Pag madaming kang sakit baka magkaroon ka ng
HYSTERIA?! a.ka Listeria”
NOVOBIOCIN
S. saprophyticus → RESISTANT
“Kasi pag PRO ka na, hindi ka na NOOB/NOV”
S. epidermidis → SENSITIVE
“Kasi EPIDERMis is a layer of the skin, este, my skin is
SENSITIVE”
