Often asked: What Are Gram Positive Diplococci?

Examples of gram-positive, diplococci pathogens include Streptococcus pneumoniae and some species in Enterococcus bacteria. Streptococcus pneumoniae infects the human anatomy in the respiratory tract and the immune system.

What disease is caused by diplococci bacteria?

Gonorrhea infection is a common STI caused by Neisseria gonorrhoeae, a gram-negative diplococcus bacterium that is closely related to other human Neisseria species.

Is Streptococcus gram-positive diplococci?

Streptococcus pneumoniae is a gram-positive, encapsulated, lancet-shaped diplococci, most commonly causing otitis media, pneumonia, sinusitis, and meningitis.

Is Staphylococcus aureus a diplococci?

Diplococci are pairs of cocci (e.g. Streptococcus pneumoniae and Neisseria gonorrhoeae) Streptococci are chains of cocci (e.g. Streptococcus pyogenes). Staphylococci are irregular (grape-like) clusters of cocci (e.g. Staphylococcus aureus).

What is the scientific name of Diplococcus?

(dip’lō-kok’ŭs), Diplococcus pneumoniae, the type species of Diplococcus, is a member of the genus Streptococcus.

Is chlamydia gram negative diplococci?

Chlamydia trachomatis is an intracellular, Gram-negative bacterium in the Chlamydiaceae family. Infections caused by Chlamydia trachomatis include trachoma (chronic infection of the eye) and infection of the urogenital tract. The main transmission path is direct or indirect contact with contaminated persons or objects.

Is Strep A diplococci?

Streptococcus pneumoniae, or pneumococcus, is a Gram-positive, spherical bacteria, alpha-hemolytic (under aerobic conditions) or beta-hemolytic (under anaerobic conditions), aerotolerant anaerobic member of the genus Streptococcus. They are usually found in pairs ( diplococci ) and do not form spores and are non motile.

Is MRSA gram-positive?

MRSA refers to particular strains of gram-positive bacteria Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) that are resistant to methicillin. S. aureus is common and frequently present in or on human skin.

Are Staphylococcus gram-positive?

Staphylococcus aureus is a gram-positive bacteria that cause a wide variety of clinical diseases. Infections caused by this pathogen are common both in community-acquired and hospital-acquired settings.

Is Haemophilus influenzae gram-positive?

H. influenzae are small, pleomorphic, gram- negative bacilli or coccobacilli with random arrangements. H. influenzae is a fastidious organism which grows best at 35-37°C with ~5% CO₂ (or in a candle-jar) and requires hemin (X factor) and nicotinamide-adenine-dinucleotide (NAD, also known as V factor) for growth.

Is Micrococcus luteus Gram positive or negative?

Micrococcus luteus (M. luteus) is a Gram-positive to Gram-variable, non-motile, coccus, saprotrophic bacterium.

Is Spirillum Gram positive or negative?

Spirillum is microbiologically characterized as a gram-negative, motile helical cell with tufts of whip like flagella at each end.

Is Staph aureus catalase positive?

Staphylococcus aureus is a gram positive, catalase and coagulase positive coccus and by far the most important pathogen among the staphylococci. It produces enzymes such as catalase which are considered to be virulence determinants.

What is Gram negative intracellular diplococci?

Neisseria gonorrhoeae is a Gram negative, coffee-bean shaped intracellular diplococcus bacterium responsible for gonorrhoea which is one of the classical sexually transmitted infections (STIs) [1]. The causative organism is highly adapted to the genital tract and often causing asymptomatic and undetected infection [2].

What is meant by intracellular and extracellular diplococci?

* Intracellular-means that Gram-negative intracellular diplococci morphologically indistinguishable from. the gonococcus were present. Extracellular–means that Gram-negative intracellular diplococci were not found but that Gram-negative extracellular diplococci morphologically resembling the gonococcus were present.

What is gram-positive vs Gram negative?

Gram positive bacteria have a thick peptidoglycan layer and no outer lipid membrane whilst Gram negative bacteria have a thin peptidoglycan layer and have an outer lipid membrane.