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Compiled Microbiology Mnemonics

MICROBIOLOGY and PARASITOLOGY (Centro Escolar University)

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All COCCI are GRAM (+) except:

“No Boyfriend Muna para Virgin”
 Neisseria ALL ABOUT AIDS
 Moraxella (old name: Branhamella) AIDS (overall) → C. albicans STREPTOCOCCI
 Veilonella AIDS (tuberculosis) → Mycobacterium
Group A streptococci – S. pyogenes
avium intracellular complex
All BACILLI are GRAM (-) except: Group B streptococci – S. agalactiae
AIDS pneumonia → P. jirovecii
“B2L2AC2MEN”
AIDS meningitis → C. neoformans Differentiating point:
 Bacillus S. pyogenes → HIPPURATE HYDROLYSIS (-)
AIDS dementia → T. gondii S. agalactiae → HIPPURATE HYDROLYSIS (+)
 Bifidocaterium AIDS dementia → C. parvum
 Listeria Most commonly associated with human “Masayago pa ma-AGA para mang-HIPPU!
 Lactobacillus disease Kailangan ma-AGA gumising pag may
CAMPing”
 Actinomyces (immunocompromised px) → R. equi
 Clostridium “Sa CAMPing, dapat ma-AGA ang gising,
 Corynebacterium CYSTIC FIBROSIS PATIENTS sabay mumog ng LISTERine”.
 Mycobacteria Most to least pathogens
Differentiating point:
 Erysiphelotrix 1. P. aeruginosa S. agalactiae → CAMP POSITIVE, CATALASE NEG.
 Nocardia 2. B. cepacia L. monocytogenes → CAMP POSITIVE, CATALASE POS.
3. S. aureus
CAUSE OF MENINGITIS by AGE GROUP
TESTS: 3 BULLS OF BACTERIOLOGY
Neonates (0 – 1 month) → S. agalactiae
SCHICK TEST  C. diphtheriae Bull’s Neck → C. diphtheriae “Pinaka ma-AGAng stage ng buhay”
ANTON TEST  Listeria Bull’s Eye rash → B. burgdorferi Children (1 – 5 yrs) → H. influenzae
“Mabilis maINFLUEZAhan”
CASONI TEST  E. granulosus Bull’s Eye colony → Y. enterocolitica (on
Adolescent (5 yrs – 29 yrs) → N. meningitidis
BACHMANN TEST T. spiralis CIN) “Dito tayo nagiging MEN”
MANTOUX TEST  M. tuberculosis Geriatrics → S. pneumoniae
“Tumandang may PNEUMONYA”
MOAN TEST  A. lumbricoides
ANTIBODIES PRODUCED S. PYOGENES Immunocompromised → L. monocytogenes
ASCOLI TEST  B. anthracis “Pag madaming kang sakit baka magkaroon ka ng
“SDSH” HYSTERIA?! a.ka Listeria”

Antistreptolysin (ASO)
anti-DNase B
NOVOBIOCIN
Antistreptokinase
Antihyaluronidase S. saprophyticus → RESISTANT

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“Kasi pag PRO ka na, hindi ka na NOOB/NOV” Strep. pneumoniae “LEG”

S. epidermidis → SENSITIVE Haemophilus influenzae type B
“Kasi EPIDERMis is a layer of the skin, este, my skin is L. monocytogenes
SENSITIVE” Cryptococcus neoformans E. coli
Salmonella typhi GBS

(+) COLOR RESULTS

RED
“IMVUN” STAPHYLOCOCCUS
Indole test LySe Lysostaphin Sensitive “MOST COMMON CAUSE”
Methyl Red BaRe Bacitracin Resistant
Voges Proskauer FuSe Furalizodone Sensitive E.coli → most common cause of nosocomial
Urease infection, also the leading cause of
Nitrite Reduction vs MICROCOCCUS community-acquired urinary tract infection

LyRe Lysostaphin Sensitive S. saprophyticus → second most common

YELLOW BaSe Bacitracin Resistant cause of urinary tract infection in young,
“TOT”
FuRe Furalizodone Sensitive sexually active females
TSI
ONPG S. agalactiae → infections most commonly
TCBS OPTOCHIN (P disk) involve in neonates and infants
“PneRPyoS/Nerbyos”
E. faecalis → most commonly encountered
(+) BLUE (-) GREEN Pneumoniae sp. of enterococcus found in the respiratory
“CAMA” Resistant tract and myocardium
Pyogenes
Citrate E. coli O157:H7 → most common cause of
Sensitive
Acetate hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS)
Malonate
CAUSES NECROTIZING PNEUMONIA
Acetamide “SPAV” B. fragilis → most common organism
isolated from clinical specimens
CAPSULES S. aureus
“PNKSH C/S” “Babies re PNKSH after C/S” Pseudomonas Acinetobacter spp. and S. maltophilia → are
Aspergillus the second the third most common gm neg.
Pseudomonas aeruginosa bacilli found in clinical specimens
Viral pneumonia
Neisseria meningitidis
Klebsiella pneumoniae CAUSES NEONATAL MENINGITIS

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B. cereus → most commonly encountered ODOR H. influenzae – mouse nest odor

sp. of Bacillus in post traumatic eye
P. aeruginosa – fruity or “grapelike”
infections, endocarditis and bacteremia Clostridium difficile – horse stable odor
smell, corn tortilla like-odor
R. equi → most commonly associated with
human disease, particularly with Proteus – chocolate cake or “burnt Peptostreptococcus anaerobius – sweet,
immunocompromised patients, such as chocolate” smell fetid odor
those with HIV S. maltophilia – ammonia smell
Alcaligenes faecalis – fruity odor
S. serotype Typhimurium and S. serotype Psychrobacter immobilis – smells like resembling apples/strawberries
Enteritidis → are the most common roses
serotypes associated with Salmonella APPEARANCE
gastroenteritis in the US Chromobacterium violaceum – smell of
ammonium cyanide (almond like) M. catarrhalis → “hockey-puck”
Providencia spp. → most commonly consistency on CA
associated with urinary tract infections and Eikenella corrodens – sharp odor of
the feces of children with diarrhea bleach/chlorine P. aeruginosa → metallic sheen on BA
P. aeruginosa → in clinical setting, it is the
S. agalactiae/Beta hemolytics strep. – S. pneumoniae → resemble “doughnut”
most commonly encountered gram neg. that
is not a family of enterobacteriaceae and is buttery odor (umbilicated) as they age on SBA
an uncommon member of the normal human
flora Brevibacterium – cheeselike odor B. anthracis → “medusa head” or
M. catarrhalis → most commonly associated ground glass colonies on 5% SBA
Dermabacter hominis – distinctive
with human infections, primarily in the
pungent odor
respiratory tract G. vaginalis → “pinpoint” colonies on
C. jejuni → recognized as the most common 5% SBA
Burkholderia cepacia complex – dirtlike
etiologic agent of gastroenteritis in US odor
Proteus → “swarming” appearance
C. trachomatis → in the US, most common Neissera animoralis – odor resembles
sexually transmitted pathogen and a major Klebsiella granulomatis
like popcorn
cause of pelvic inflammatory disease, Bacteroides fragilis
ectopic pregnancy and infertility
Pasteurella multocida – musty or → “safety pin” appearance
Lyme disease → most common vector borne mushroom odor
Y. pestis → “pinpoint” after 24 hrs, but
disease in North America and Europe
Dysgonomonas capnocytophagoides – after 48 hrs “cauliflower” [broth :
fruity strawberry-like odor or bitter “stalactile” pattern]

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C. clostridioforme → elongated football Yersinia enterocolitica

Y. enterocolitica → “bull’s eye” shape with cells often in pairs Salmonella
colonies on CIN after 48 hrs Shigella
C. tetani → drumstick or tennis racket Edwardsiella
S. maltophilia → lavender green to light subterminal Erwinia
purple pigment on BA Providencia
Propionobacterium spp. → club-shaped Proteus
C. hominis → teardrop appearance to palisade arrangements; called
anaerobic diphtheroids CATALASE (+) ORGANISMS
Campylobacter jejuni “PLACES NBSH” rapid production of
bubbles (effervescence)
Eubacterium alactolyticum Mycobacterium marinum → beaded
→ seagull appearance in GS appearance Pseudomonas
Mycoplasma hominis → “fried egg” Listeria
appearance Chlamydia pneumoniae → pear shape Aspergillus
on EB Candida
Streptobacillus moniliformis → “fried RAPID LACTOSE FERMENTER E. coli
egg” appearance called L phase “EKE” Staphylococcus
colonies [broth: “fluff balls” or “bread Escherichia coli Nocardia
crumbs”] Klebsiella B. cepacia
Enterobacter Serratia
Neisseria gonorrhea → “kidney- H. pylori
shaped” diplococci LATE LACTOSE FERMENTER
“SSHYCiS” DNase (+) ORGANISMS
Actinomyces gerencseriae → “molar- “SMASH VSS”
Salmonella arizonae
tooth” on ANA BAP Serratia marcescens
Shigella sonnei
Hafnia Moraxella catarrhalis
Bifidobacterium → rods terminate Aeromonas
Yersinia
in clubs or thick, bifurcated (forked) S. pyogenes
Citrobacter
ends (“dog bones”) H. pylori
Serratia
Vibrio cholerae
Clostridium botulinum → spores usually Stenotrophomonas maltophilia
NON LACTOSE FERMENTER
subterminal and resemble a “tennis “MYSSEEPP” S. aureus
racket”
Morganella

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CITRATE (+)
H2S (+) “ASPPEK”
“SPACEd” Arizona COAGULASE (-)
Salmonella S. enteritidis “SHE”
Proteus Proteus S. saphrophyticus
Arizona Providencia S. haemolyticus
Citrobacter Enterobacter S. epidermidis
Edwardsiella Klebsiella
LDC (+) OXIDASE (-)
“ASSEEEK” UREASE (+)
“SKYPMP” Stenotrophomonas
Arizona Acinetobacter
Salmonella Serratia
Klebsiella Franciscella
Serratia Enterobacteriaciae
E. coli Yersinia
Proteus Staphylococcus
Edwardsiella Streptococcus
Enterobacter Morganella
Providencia Gardnerella
Klebsiella

INDOLE (+) MR (-) VP (+)

“PPMEECSS” “SHEEK”
Proteus Serratia
Providencia Hafnia
Morganella Enterobacter
E. coli Erwingella
Edwardsiella Klebsiella
Citrobacter koseri
S. flexneri & boydii MALONATE (+)
Serratia “SKECH”
Salmonella
Klebsiella
Enterobacter
Citrobacter
Hafnia

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