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Classification of Medically Important Bacteria

The document classifies medically important bacteria into several categories based on their cell structure and lifestyle. It divides bacteria into those with rigid thick cell walls, flexible thin-walled cells, or no cell walls. It further separates bacteria into free-living or non-free living and whether they are gram-positive, gram-negative, acid-fast or lack staining. Specific pathogenic bacteria are called out within these categories such as Streptococcus, Staphylococcus, Neisseria, Clostridium and more.

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Classification of Medically Important Bacteria

The document classifies medically important bacteria into several categories based on their cell structure and lifestyle. It divides bacteria into those with rigid thick cell walls, flexible thin-walled cells, or no cell walls. It further separates bacteria into free-living or non-free living and whether they are gram-positive, gram-negative, acid-fast or lack staining. Specific pathogenic bacteria are called out within these categories such as Streptococcus, Staphylococcus, Neisseria, Clostridium and more.

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Classification of Medically Important Bacteria

Bacteria

Flexible thin‐
Rigid, thick‐ walled cells Wall‐less cells
walled cells
(spirochetes)

Free‐living
Non‐free living Treponema Borrelia Leptospira Mycoplasma
(Extracellular 
(OIP) ‐Syphilis ‐Lyme disease ‐Leptospirosis ‐Pneumonia
bacteria)

Rickettsia Chlamyaia
Gram‐positive Gram‐negative Acid‐fast ‐Typhus ‐Urethretitis
‐Q fever ‐Trachoma

Myobacterium
Spore‐forming  Non‐spore‐
Cocci Cocci Rods ‐Tuberculosis
rods forming rods
‐Leprosy

Neisseria
Streptococcus ,
Aerobic Anaerobic Non‐filamentous Filamentous ‐Gonorrhoea Facultative Aerobic Anaerobic
Staphylococcus
‐Meningitis

Clostridium Corynebacterium Pseudomonas


Bacillus Actinomyces , Bacteriodes
‐Tentanus , Straight Curved ‐UTI
‐Anthrax Nocardia ‐Peritonitis
‐Botulism Listeria ‐Pneumonia

Enteric and  Campylobacter ,
Zoonotic 
Respiratory related  Helicobacter ,
organisms
organisms Vibrio

Haemophilus , Seratia , Escherichia ,


Brucella , Pasteurella ,
Bordetella , Salmonella , Klebsiells ,
Francisella Yersinia
Legionella Shigella Proteus

 
 

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