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Gram Positive Bacteria, Diseases and How to Differentiate Between Different Groups of Gram Positive Bateria

Gram Positive Bacteria, Diseases and How to Differentiate Between Different Groups of Gram Positive Bateria
In this powerpoint/flash lecture following topics are discussed:
1. Gram Positive and Gram Negative Bacteria
2. How to differentiate between gram positive and gram negative bacteria
3. How to differentiate between different species of bacteria, for example, staphylococci and streptococci
4. What is catalase reaction
5. Streptococcus Bacteria
6. What is alpha and beta hemolysis
7. How to differentiate between different groups of beta hemolytic bacteria
8. Diseases caused by Streptococcus Group A bacteria
               Pharyngitis
               Scarlet Fever
               Impetigo
9. Diseases caused by Streptococcus Group B bacteria
               Neonatal Septicemia
               Meningitis
10. Alpha hemolytic bacteria and diseases caused by alpha hemolytic bacteria
               Streptococcal pneumonia
11. Viridans streptococci and diseases caused by viridans streptococci
               Dental Caries
               Infective Endocarditis
12. Variable Hemolysis ( Enterococcus ) and diseases caused by enterococcus
               Urinary Tract infections
               Bilary tract infections
13. Diseases caused by staphylococcus aureus, Bacillus anthracis, Bacillus cereus, Listeria monocytogenes, Corynebacterium diphtheriae, Actinomyces israelli, Nocardia asteroides, Mycobacterium tuberculosis, Mycobacterium Laprae, Clostridium tetani, Clostridium botulinum, Clostridium perfrengens, Clostridium deficille.
This lecture was delivered by Dr. Tayyab Saeed Akhtar at Foreign Students Academy

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