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9 Cards in this Set
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Positive; coccus; stayphylo;
white pigment colony & yellow pigment found in nasal passages and on skin non-pathogenic unless skin barrier broken or contamination |
Staphylococcus aureus and S. epidermis
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negative; bacillus; single; facultative anaerobes
"enterics"; urinary tract infections; nocosomial infections; IMVic test |
Enterobacter aerogenes and E. cloacae
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positive; bacillus; single; acid fast; causative agent of tuberculosis; increasing worldwide; due to overcrowding & poor sanitation; resistant strains; only need 30 cells to colonize a host; positive skin treatment is Isonazid or Rifampin; used to treat bladder cancer
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Mycobacterium tuberculosis
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positive; bacillus; single; 30C; acid fast; grows in PNS; grows in skin cells; causes leprosy (Hansen's disease); likes outer, cooler portion of body; impossible to grow in culture; has two main forms; if resistance treated with Diapsone, otherwise Rifampin and clofazimine
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Mycobacterium leprae
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negative, bacillus, facultative anaerobe; exhibit swarming behavior; GI tract (do not grow well); soil; water; plants; opportunistic pathogens causing infant diarrhea; UTI; ampicillin and aminoglycosides; aerobic and anaerobic cellular respiration pathways; nitrate and sulfur final electron acceptors
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Proteus vulgaris, P. mirabilis
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negative; bacillus; aerobe; blue-green or purple water soluble pigment; septicemia, meningitis; transmission via pools; saunas & hot tubs; biofilm former; hot tube biofilm "itchy" grows in gluteraldehyde; Vitamin B12
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Pseudomonas aeruginosa, P. fluorescens
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Negative; coccobacillus; obligate aerobe; causes "whooping cough"; 2 forms - only virulent when encapsulated; attaches trachea; violence of coughing leads to broken ribs; highly contagious; DPT
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Bordatella pertussis
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Positive; rods; club-shaped; pleomorphic; forms filaments; mycetoma - localized destructive infection of feet/hands; can cause problems in wastewater plants - "bulking"; produces antibiotic vancomycin
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Nocardia spp
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Negative; bacillus; facultative anaerobe; 4 different species; non-lactose fermenters; GI of humans & animals; causes "bacillary dysentery"; some strain produce powerful toxin :Shiga Toxa" - kidney failure & death; uses host cells actin filament to form a "tail" to push from one cell to another
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Shigella spp
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