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Gram (-) diplococci, encapsulated, ferments maltose and glucose

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Neisseria meningitidis

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Gram (-) diplococci, encapsulated, ferments glucose only

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Neisseria gonorrhoeae

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Gram (-) rods, enriched chocolate agar, polyribitol phosphate capsule

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Haemophilus influenza type B

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Gram (-) rods, Bordet-Gengou agar, whooping cough

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Bordatella pertussis

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Gram (-) rods, poorly gram staining, silver stain, charcoal yeast agar, airconditioning

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Legionella pneumophila

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Gram (-) rods, lactose fermenter, green sheen

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Escherichia coli

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Gram (-) rods, lactose fermenter, urease (+), ESBL

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Klebsiella pneumoniae

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Gram (-) rods, comma-shaped, motile, oxidase (+), shooting star

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Vibrio cholerae

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Gram (-) rods, comma-shaped, microaerophilic, Skirrow’s agar

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Campylobacter jejuni

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Gram (-) rods, comma-shaped, urease (+)

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Helicobacter pylori

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Non-lactose fermenting gram (-) rods, motile, oxidase (-), H2S producer

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Salmonella

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Non-lactose fermenting gram (-) rods, non-motile, oxidase (-), H2S non-producer

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Shigella

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Non-lactose fermenting gram (-) rods, swarming, oxidase (-) H2S producer, urease (+)

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Proteus mirabilis

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Non-lactose fermenting gram (-) rods, oxidase (+), H2S non-producer, obligate aerobes

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Pseudomonas aeruginosa

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Gram (-) rods, predominant anaerobe of the human colon, bowel trauma, perforation or surgery

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Bacteroides fragilis