Bacterial Identification
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Bacterial Identification
1. E. Coli
• Gram negative rods• Harmless but a few are
pathogenic• Strains 0157:H7 causes
food illnesses• Normal bacterial flora in
lower intestines of warm blooded animals
Sarcina aurantiaca
• Orange pigments• Gram +• Anaerobic• Appears in cuboidal
masses• Usually harmless • Found in air and water
Bacillus subtilis
• Gram + obligate aerobe• Tough endospores• Can contaminate food,
but rare to cause illness
• Enzymes used in laundry detergent
• Natural fungicide
Micrococcus roseus
• Gram + • Skin: transforms
compounds in sweat into compounds with an unpleasant odor
• animal and dairy products, and beer.
• water, dust, and soil.
Bacillus megaterium
• Gram + rods• Endospores• Found in soil/forms
spores• Used to produce
penicillin amidase
Micrococcus luteus• Gram + cocci• Normal flora of upper
RT and mouth• Mammal skin• Opportunistic
pathogen
Staphylococcus epidermis
• Gram + diplococci• Catalase +• Opportunistic pathogen– Harbor around plastic
medical equip: heart valves, catheters, IVs
Streptomyces violaceus
A model organism• Gram + rods• Produces violet pigments• New research: antibacteria
and antiviral activities
Serratia marcescens D1• Gram – rods• Human pathogen of Respiratory
and UT– UTI and catheter infections
• Produces red pigment: prodigiosin
• Found in restrooms; grows well in tile grout and shower curtains
Streptococcus lacti
YUM!• Gram + cocci in short chains• Production of buttermilk,
cheese (brie, camembert, colby)