Neisseria and Moraxella — Flashcards

_____ has a polysaccharide capsule, which inhibits phagocytosis

Hint: Which species of Neisseria

_____, Moraxella catarrhalis, and Legionella are common causes of pneumonia superimposed on COPD

Most common bacteria causing otitis externa hemorrhagica is _____

_____, Escherichia coli, and Listeria monocytogenes are bacteria that all cause meningitis in neonates.

Streptococcus pneumoniae shares the same virulence factor as _____ and Neisseria meningitidis.

Neisseria is a _____ organism, that shows twitching motility

Hint: motile/non-motile

Moraxella catarrhalis are gram _____ cocci

_____ is often found intracellularly in neutrophils (PMNs)

Hint: Which species of Neisseria

School of fish/railroad track appearance on Gram stain is suggestive of _____

Which subtype of diphtheria bacilli shows 'poached egg' colonies (flat with central elevation)? _____