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12 Cards in this Set
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Bacillus anthracis Domain, Gram Rx, O2 use |
Prokaryote, Gram +, streptobacillus and endospores. Aerobically in vegetative state |
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Bacillus anthracis Diseases |
Anthrax: cutaneous, inhalation and intestinal |
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Bacillus anthracis Reservoir, Transmission |
Soil, animal hides and environment Dirt, contaminated food, zoonotic (disease varies with portal of entry) |
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Clostridium tetani Domain, Gram Rx, O2 use |
Prokaryote, Gram + bacillus and endospores Respires anaerobically in vegetative state. |
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Clostridium tetani Diseases, Transmission, Reservoir |
Tetanus, neonatal tetanus Soil Dirty puncture wound |
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Clostridium botulinum Domain, Gram Rx, O2 use |
Prokaryote, Gram + bacillus and endospores Respires anaerobically in vegetative state. |
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Clostridium botulinum Disease, Reservoir, Transmission |
Botulism Soil Contaminated food |
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Clostridium difficile Domain, Gram Rx, O2 use |
Prokaryote, Gram + bacillus and endospores Resprires anaerobically in vegetative state |
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Clostridium difficile Disease, Reservoir, Transmission |
"C. diff" Soil and normal gut flora self infect, fecal/oral including use of hand sanitizers, fomites? |
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Streptococcus pyogenes Domain, Gram Rx, O2 use |
Prokaryote, Gram + streptococcus Fermantative, either aerotolerant or facultative anaerobe. |
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Streptococcus pyogenes Diseases |
Skin infections, "strep throat" and other URT infections, scarlet fever, puerperal sepsis, pneumonia. More, including rheumatic fever. |
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Streptococcus pyogenes Reservoir, Transmission |
Can be normal flora, infected person, skin Respiratory droplets, carrier contact. |
