GRAM + COCCI

Catalase Test
Staphylococcus species
Streptococcus or
Enterococcus species
Coagulase Test
Staphylococcus
aureus
Novobiocin Test
Staphylococcus
epidermidis
Staphylococcus
saprophyticus
Hemolysis on Blood Agar Test
Optochin sensitivity Test
Streptococcus
pneumoniae
Enterococcus
species
Bacitracin sensitivity Test
Streptococcus
pyogenes
Streptococcus
agalactiae
Enterococcus
species
+ -


sensitive resistant
sensitive resistant
+
-
sensitive resistant
GRAM + RODS
Anaerobic Growth Test
Clostridium species
Spore formation Test
Bacillus anthracis
or Bacillus cereus
+ -
+
-
Motility Test
+ -
Bacillus cereus
Motility Test
+ -
Listeria
monocytogenes
Corynebacterium
diphtheriae
GRAM - RODS
Lactose Fermentation Test
Enterobacteriaceae family
H2S Production Test/Motility Test
Salmonella enterica
Salmonella typhi
Proteus species

+ -
+
-
Escherichieae coli
Klebsiella pneumoniae
Shigella species
Yersinia pestis
GRAM - COCCI
Neisseria species
Maltose Test
+
-
Neisseria
meningitidis
Neisseria
gonorrhoeae
BACTERIA NOT USUALLY GRAM STAINED
Mycoplasmas
Mycobacteria
Chlamydia and Chlamydophila
Borrelia
Acid Fast Staining
Lack of cell wall
Obligate parasite
Wrights staining