MICROBIOLOGY QUIZ –PATHOGENS THAT CAUSE

PNEUMONIA

NAME THAT ORGANISM

HINT

• Gram positive diplococci

• Alpha hemolytic on blood agar

ANSWER

•Streptococcus pneumoniae

NAME THAT ORGANISM

HINT

• Gram negative, rod shaped, non-motile, lactose

fermenting

• Encapsulated

ANSWER

•Klebsiella pneumoniae

NAME THAT ORGANISM

HINT

• Weekly gram positive, catalase positive

• Partially acid fast beaded branching filaments

ANSWER

•Nocardia

NAME THAT ORGANISM

HINT

• “Ghost cells” on gram stain

• Clear, unstained shape, the size of a bacillus

ANSWER

•Mycobacterium (TB or NTMB)