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Oxygen Requirement

Organism

Gram Stain

Chlamydia pneumoniae

Negative

Chlamydia psittaci

Negative

Chlamydia trachomatis

Negative

Aerobe

Rickettsia prowazekii

Negative

Aerobe

Rickettsia rickettsii

Negative

Aerobe

Rickettsia tsutsugamushi

Negative

Aerobe

Rickettsia typhi

Negative

Aerobe

Ehrlichia spp.

Negative

Aerobe

Bartonella henselae

Negative

Aerobe

Brucella abortus

Negative

Aerobe

Brucella melitensis

Negative

Aerobe

Brucella suis

Negative

Aerobe

Burkholderia cepacia

Negative

Aerobe

Bordetella pertussis

Negative

Aerobe

Neisseriae gonorrhoea (gonococcus)

Negative

Aerobe

Neisseriae meningitidis (meningococcus) Negative

Aerobe

Spirillum minus

Negative

Aerobe

Francisella tularensis

Negative

Aerobe

Legionella pneumophila

Negative

Aerobe

Coxiella burnetti

Negative

Aerobe

Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Negative

Aerobe

Branhamella (Moraxella) catarrhalis

Negative

Aerobe

Mycobacterium bovis

Positive

Aerobe

Mycobacterium leprae

Positive

Aerobe

Mycobacterium tuberculosis

Positive

Aerobe

Nocardia asteroides

Positive

Aerobe

Leptospira interrogans

Negative

Aerobe or facultative anaerobe Mycoplasma pneumonia

Negative*

Aerobe or facultative anaerobe Corynebacterium diptheriae

Positive

Anaerobe

Propionibacterium acnes

Positive

Anaerobe

Gardnerella vaginalis

Variable

Anaerobe

Borrelia burgdorferi

Negative

Anaerobe

Borrelia species other than B. burgdorferi Negative

Anaerobe

Treponema pallidum

Negative

Anaerobe

Bacteroides fragilis

Negative

Anaerobe

Fusobacterium nucleatum

Negative

Anaerobe

Streptobacillus moniliformis

Negative

Facultative anaerobe

Vibrio cholerae

Negative

Facultative anaerobe

Vibrio parahaemolyticus

Negative

Facultative anaerobe

Vibrio vulnificus

Negative

Facultative anaerobe

Enterobacter species

Negative

Facultative anaerobe

Escherichia coli

Negative

Facultative anaerobe

Klebsiella pneumonia

Negative

Facultative anaerobe

Proteus species

Negative

Facultative anaerobe

Salmonella other than typhi

Negative

Facultative anaerobe

Salmonella typhi

Negative

Facultative anaerobe

Serratia marcescens

Negative

Facultative anaerobe

Shigella dysenteriae

Negative

Facultative anaerobe

Shigella sonnei

Negative

Facultative anaerobe

Yersinia enterocolitica

Negative

Facultative anaerobe

Yersinia pestis

Negative

Facultative anaerobe

Yersinia pseudotuberculosis

Negative

Facultative anaerobe

Haemophilus aegyptus

Negative

Facultative anaerobe

Haemophilus influenzae

Negative

Facultative anaerobe

Pasteurella multocida

Negative

Facultative anaerobe

Bacillus anthracis

Positive

Facultative anaerobe

Bacillus cerus

Positive

Facultative anaerobe

Listeria monocytogenes

Positive

Facultative anaerobe

Staphylococcus aureus

Positive

Facultative anaerobe

Enterococcus faecalis

Positive

Facultative anaerobe

Enterococcus faecium

Positive

Facultative anaerobe

Streptococcus agalactiae (group B)

Positive

Facultative anaerobe

Streptococcus mutans

Positive

Facultative anaerobe

Streptococcus pneumoniae

Positive

Facultative anaerobe

Streptococcus pyogenes

Positive

Facultative anaerobe

-hemolytic streptococci

Positive

Microaerophilic

Campylobacter jejuni

Negative

Microaerophilic

Helicobacter pylori

Negative

Obligate anaerobe

Clostridium perfringens

Positive

Obligate anaerobe

Clostridium tetani

Positive

Obligate anaerobe

Clostridum botulinum

Positive

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