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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [2]; Associate Editor-In-Chief: Cafer Zorkun, M.D., Ph.D. [3]

Overview

Among the almost infinite varieties of microorganisms, relatively few cause disease in otherwise healthy individuals.[1] Infectious disease results from the interplay between those few pathogens and the defenses of the hosts they infect. The appearance and severity of disease resulting from any pathogen depends upon the ability of that pathogen to damage the host as well as the ability of the host to resist the pathogen. Infectious microorganisms, or microbes, are therefore classified as either primary pathogens or as opportunistic pathogens according to the status of host defenses.

Classification

Classification Based Upon Infectious Microorganism



 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Bacteria
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Gram staining
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Gram positive
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Aerobic
 
 
 
 
 
 
Anerobic
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Bacilli shaped bacteria
 
Branching shaped bacteria
 
Bacilli shaped bacteria
 
Coccus shaped bacteria
 
Branching shaped bacteria
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Listeria
Bacillus
Corynebacterium
 
Nocardia
 
Clostridium
Propionibacterium
 
Staphylococcus
Streptococcus
 
Actinomyces
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 


Infectious disease are caused by pathogenic microorganisms. These disease can be categorized into 4 main categories:

  • Bacterial infections
  • Viral infecions
  • Fungal infections
  • Parasitic infections

Each one of these pathological infections then can be categorized based on different methods:

  • Bacterial classification based on:
    • Gram staining mathod
      • Gram positive bacteria
      • Gram negative bacteria
    • Oxidase containing method
      • Oxidase positive bacteria
      • Oxidase negative bacteria
    • Lactose fermenting method
      • Lactose fermenting bacteria
      • Non-lactose fermenting bacteria
    • Coagulase containing method
      • Coagulase positive bacteria
      • Coagulase negative bacteria
  • Viral classification:
    • Genetic material
      • DNA virus
      • RNA virus
    • Number of genetic copies in the virus
      • Single stranded genome
      • Double stranded genome

RNA viruses themselves can be categorized based on their ability to use host cell polymerizes or need to bring their own polymerizes with themselves into 2 categories:

  • Positive stranded viruses
  • Negative stranded viruses

References

  1. This section incorporatespublic domain materials included in the text: Medical Microbiology Fourth Edition: Chapter 8 (1996) . Baron, Samuel MD. The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston.

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