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Gram Positive Coccus

Bacterial Pathogen Pronunciation Station

 Gram negative rod

It is difficult for students not familiar with the names of  bacteria to pronounce them. This sound station contains links to sound files of these bacteria. There are other ways to pronounce these bacteria. This is the way I pronounce them when teaching our medical students at ATSU/KCOM*. You say Ser-rah-tee-a and I say Ser-ra-shia. However, if my pronunciation is incorrect I would like to know. Email me (nchamberlain@atsu.edu) and tell me how you pronounce the following bacterial names. The volume of some of the sound files maybe low. Please turn up your speakers and try the sound file again if you don't hear anything.

Gram Positive Organisms

Aerobic, Gram-positive cocci

Aerobic, Gram-positive rods

Anaerobic, Gram-positive rods

Anaerobic, Gram-positive cocci

Gram Negative Organisms

Aerobic, Gram-negative cocci

Anaerobic, Gram-negative cocci

Aerobic, Gram-negative rods

Anaerobic, Gram-negative rods

Bacteria which cannot be or are difficult to Gram stain.

*ATSU/KCOM= A.T. Still University of Health Sciences/Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine.

Another page with pronunciations of various bacteria can be found on Dr. Stephen T. Abedon's webpage of, "Important Words and Concepts" (scroll down to the table and click on the X's in the last column of that table). Go Buckeyes!

The sound files on this page were created by Neal R. Chamberlain, Ph.D., and are free to use for educational purposes only.
Comments or questions can be emailed to: nchamberlain@atsu.edu
Copyright © 2005, Neal R. Chamberlain, Ph.D.
(Last Revised 2/2/09)

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