Atypical mycobacteria

Runyon Classification of Mycobacteria.
classification Organism
TB complex ---M tuberculosis
---M africanum
---M bovis

Photochromogens - M asiaticum
-M kansasii
-M marinum
-M simiae

Scotochromogens - M flavescens
-M gordonae
-M scrofulaceum
-M szulgai

Nonchromogens- - M avium complex
-M celatum
-M haemophilum
-M gastri
-M genavense
-M malmoense
-M nonchromogenicum
-M shimoidei
-M terrae
-M trivale
-M ulcerans
-M xenopi
Rapid growers - M abscessus
-M fortuitum group
-M chelonae group
-M phlei
-M smegmatis
-M vaccae
Oct 27, 2012

guest2011
Moderator
BASIS of classifications
Streptococci
1.on o2 requimnt--a.aerob and facultatv anaerbes
b.obligate anaerobe(peptostreptoco)
2.hemolysis--a.alpha--s.viridans,s.sanguis,s.mutants
b.beta--on c carbohydrate in cell wall--1.Lancefield 20 gp e.g strep.pyogenes of A
2.Griffith types
c.gamma--enterococci and star.bovis