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After you have observed your bacterial samples, use the
chart below to try to determine the species of bacteria causing the
hospital outbreak. Match your Gram staining results with those in
this table. The table lists some common causes of nosocomial
infections.
Patient Bacterial Genus Colony Cell # and Species Color Morphology 1 Bacillus white bacilli megaterium 1, 2, and Kocuria rhizophila yellow cocci 3 Serratia pink bacilll marcescens Escherichia coli cream bacilli 2 3 Cell Arrangement Gram Stain Result individual cells, may positive form chains clusters or tetrads positive Individual cells negative individual cells negative Image
Bacterial Genus and Species Escherichia coli Staphylococcus aureus Pseudomonas aeruginosa Clostridium difficile Mycobacterium tuberculosis Enterococcus faecalis Stenotrophomonas maltophilia Gram Stain Result Negative Positive Negative Positive Positive Positive Negative Cell Morphology Bacilli Cocci Bacilli Bacilli Bacilli Cocci Bacilli Cell Arrangement Single cells Clusters Single cells Single cells Single cells Chains Single cells