Aerobic Gram Negative Rod

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

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II. Characteristics

  1. Aerobic Gram Negative Rod

III. Types: Family - Pseudomonadaceae

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

IV. Types: Family - Legionellaceae

  1. Legionella pneumophila

V. Types: Genus - Brucella

  1. Brucella melitensis
  2. Brucella abortus
  3. Brucella suis
  4. Brucella canis

VI. Types: Other Gram Negative aerobic rods

  1. Flavobacterium meningosepticum
  2. Alcaligenes faecalis
  3. Acetobacteraceae: Acetobacter
  4. Alcaligenaceae: Achromobacter xylosoxidans
  5. Bartonella species
    1. B. bacilliformis (acute in Oroya Fever, chronic in Peruvian Wart)
    2. B. quintana (Trench Fever)
    3. B. henselae (Cat Scratch Disease)

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