Aerobic Gram Negative Rod

Aka: Aerobic Gram Negative Rod, Pseudomonadaceae, Legionellaceae, Brucella, Flavobacterium, Alcaligenes, Acetobacteraceae, Acetobacter, Alcaligenaceae, Achromobacter, Pseudomonas, Bartonella, Burkholderia

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II. Characteristics

  1. Aerobic Gram Negative Rod

III. Types: Family - Alcaligenaceae

  1. Achromobacter xylosoxidans
  2. Alcaligenes faecalis
  3. Bordetella (coccobacillus)
    1. Bordetella Pertussis
    2. Bordetella Parapertussis

IV. Types: Family - Bartonellaceae

  1. Bartonella Bacilliformis (acute in Oroya Fever, chronic in Peruvian Wart)
  2. Bartonella Quintana (Trench Fever)
  3. Bartonella Henselae (Cat Scratch Disease)

V. Types: Family - Brucellaceae

  1. See Brucellosis
  2. Brucella melitensis (acquired from goats)
  3. Brucella abortus (acquired from cows)
  4. Brucella suis (acquired froim pigs)
  5. Brucella canis (acquired from dogs)

VI. Types: Family - Burkholderiaceae (organisms previously categorized under Pseudomonadaceae)

  1. Burkholderia Cepacia (Nosocomial Infection)
  2. Burkholderia Mallei (Glanders, Bioterrorism)
  3. Burkholderia pseudomallei (melioidosis, occurs in southeast asia)

VII. Types: Family - Pseudomonadaceae

  1. Pseudomonas Aeruginosa
    1. Grows in warm moist environments (esp. in contact with plastic or Rubber)
    2. Associated Conditions
      1. Nosocomial Infections
      2. Malignant Otitis Externa due to Pseudomonas aeruginosa
      3. Pseudomonas Folliculitis
      4. Pseudomonas Nail Infection
      5. Pseudomonas Osteochondritis
      6. Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia
      7. Intubation Associated Sinusitis

VIII. Types: Other Gram Negative Aerobic Rods

  1. Acetobacteraceae
    1. Acetobacter
  2. Flavobacteriaceae
    1. Flavobacterium meningosepticum
  3. Francisellaceae (coccobacilli)
    1. Francisella Tularensis (Tularemia)
  4. Legionellaceae
    1. Legionella pneumophila
  5. Moraxellaceae
    1. Acinetobacter Baumannii (Nosocomial Infection)
  6. Xanthomonadaceae
    1. Stenotrophomonas Maltophilia (Nosocomial Infection)

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