Organism | Clinical Relevance | Source* |
Gram-negative organisms | ||
Enterobacter cloacae | Abdominal infections, abscesses, urinary tract infections | Difco (23355) |
Escherichia coli | Enteric disease, urinary tract infections | ATCC (25922) |
Klebsiella pneumoniae | Urinary tract infections, pneumonia | Difco (13883) |
Moraxella catarrhalis | Respiratory tract infections, meningitis | Carolina (154928) |
Proteus mirabilis | Urinary tract infections | Carolina (155239) |
Proteus vulgaris | Wound infections, urinary tract infections | Carolina (155240) |
Pseudomonas aeruginosa | Wound infections, burn infections, pneumonia, urinary tract infections | Difco (27853) |
Serratia marcescens | Respiratory tract infections, urinary tract infections, conjunctivitis | Difco (8100) |
Shigella flexneri | Enteric disease, abdominal infections | ATCC (12022) |
Shigella sonnei | Enteric disease, abdominal infections | ATCC (25931) |
Vibrio natriegens | Vibrio species, simulant for Vibrio cholera | ATCC 14048 |
Gram-positive organisms | ||
Enterococcus faecalis | Urinary tract infections, subacute endocarditis | Carolina (155600) |
Staphyloccus aureus (MRSA) | Skin infections, wound infections, abscesses, surgical infections, osteomyelitis, enteric disease | ATCC (BAA-44) |
Staphylococcus epidermidis | Chronic skin infections, bacterial endocarditis from ventriculo-atrio shunts/implants | Difco (12228) |
Staphylococcus epidermidis | Biofilm forming clinical isolate from medical implant | ATCC (35984) |