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given characteristics, what is this?
gram + coccus facultative anaerobe catalase + coagulase + fermentative non-motile halophile resistant to environmental stress Found in nose and skin |
staphylococcus aureus
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what test do you perform to differentiate between staph and strep?
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catalase test
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exotoxin or endotoxin? which is secreted by bacteria from the cytoplasm
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exotoxin
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these diseases are from what gram + cocci?
folliculitis furuncle carbuncle impetigo endocarditis food poisoning osteomyelitis scalded skin syndrome wound infection toxic shock syndrome |
staph aureus
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what Gram + cocci has these characteristics?
catalase + coagulase - AND is part of the normal flora of the skin and mucous membrane. MOC: person to person causes UTI and bacterial endocarditis on prosthetic heart |
staphylococcus epidermidis
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Which G+ bacteria causes UTI's seen in elderly males?
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staph. epidermidis
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Name the bacteria:
G+ coagulase - causes UTI: cystitis (bacteriuria, hematuria, pyuria) resistant to novomyocin |
staph saprophyticus
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this organism is the causative agent in 10-20% of UTI's in sexually active young women
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Staph. saprophyticus
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These drug resistant strains of Staph are a serious problem today, causing nosocomial infections and MRSA. WHat organisms are these?
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Staph. aureus (MRSA)
Resistant to methicillin and vancomyocin |
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What organism has these characteristics?
G+ Cat - produces hemolysin, an enzyme that leads to hemolysis |
Strep. pyogenes
alpha hemolysis: olive color (S. pneumonia, Viridans) Beta hemolysis: complete hemolysis (Strep. pyrogenes, S. agalactiae) gamma : no hemolysis (Enterococcus faecalis) |
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name the organism:
has three beta hemolytic groups divided by difference in cell wall carbohydrate (groups A, B, D) lives in the human throat and skin and is transmitted through respiratory droplets |
Strep. Pyogenes
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Strep. pyogenes is in group A, B or D?
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Group A
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Strep. Agalactiae is in group A, B or D?
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Group B
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Enterococcus faecalis and E. faecium are both in group A, B or D?
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group D
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name the disease causing organism:
strep throat necrotizing fasciitis Scarlet fever rheumatic fever impetigo erysipelas cellulitis glomerulonephritis otitis media sinusitis toxic shock syndrome |
Group A Streptococci (S. pyogenes)
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name the organism:
G+ beta-hemolytic catalase - lives in vagina transmitted during birth causes neonatal meningitis |
S. agalactia (Group B streptococci)
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name the organism:
G+ catalase - gamma hemolytic lives in colon, urethra and female genital tract (normal intestinal flora) causes UTI's, biliary tract infection and endocarditis |
Enterococcus faecalis (group D streptococci)
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What three organisms cause neonatal meningitis?
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S. agalactiae
Listeria monocytogenes E. coli |
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what 5 organisms causes meningitis?
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S. pneumoniae
Neisseria meningitidis H. influenzae S. agalactiae E. coli L. monocytogenes |
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name the organism:
G+ diplocicci alpha hemolytic catalase - polysaccharide capsule 85 serotypes bases on antigenicity or polysaccharide capsule where? upper respiratory tract MOC? respiratory droplet causes pneumonia and adult meningitit and otitis media and sinusitis in children |
Strep. pneumoniae
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Name the streptococci group that contains these organisms:
S. mutans S. mitis S. sanguis S. salivarius |
Viridans
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This group of bacteria are
G+ alpha hemolytic found in human oropharynx MOC is bloodstream during dental procedure causes sub acute bacterial endocarditis and dental caries (s. mutans) |
Viridans group streptococci ( non-lancefield streptococci)
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name the organism:
has three beta hemolytic groups divided by difference in cell wall carbohydrate (groups A, B, D) lives in the human throat and skin and is transmitted through respiratory droplets |
Strep. Pyogenes
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Strep. pyogenes is in group A, B or D?
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Group A
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Strep. Agalactiae is in group A, B or D?
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Group B
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Enterococcus faecalis and E. faecium are both in group A, B or D?
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group D
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name the disease causing organism:
strep throat necrotizing fasciitis Scarlet fever rheumatic fever impetigo erysipelas cellulitis glomerulonephritis otitis media sinusitis toxic shock syndrome |
Group A Streptococci (S. pyogenes)
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name the organism:
G+ beta-hemolytic catalase - lives in vagina transmitted during birth causes neonatal meningitis |
S. agalactia (Group B streptococci)
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name the organism:
G+ catalase - gamma hemolytic lives in colon, urethra and female genital tract (normal intestinal flora) causes UTI's, biliary tract infection and endocarditis |
Enterococcus faecalis (group D streptococci)
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What three organisms cause neonatal meningitis?
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S. agalactiae
Listeria monocytogenes E. coli |
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what organism causes adult meningitis?
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S. pneumoniae
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name the organism:
G+ diplocicci alpha hemolytic catalase - polysaccharide capsule 85 serotypes bases on antigenicity or polysaccharide capsule where? upper respiratory tract MOC? respiratory droplet causes pneumonia and adult meningitit and otitis media and sinusitis in children |
Strep. pneumoniae
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what organism is this?
G- oxidase + large capsule found in upper respiratory tract MOC: respiratory droplet causes meningitis and meningococcemia |
Neisseria meningitidis
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name the organism:
G- org G+ diplococci oxidase + insignificant capsulre pili found in human genital tract MOC: sexual contact and neonates during birth causes gonorrhea, pelvic inflammatory pelvic disease, neonatal conjunctivitis |
Neisseria gonorrhoeae
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Name the two groups with these characteristics:
Gram + rods form endospores oxidase + ferment glucose |
bacillus and clostridium
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name the organism:
G+ aerobic non-motile spore forming rods capsule found in: soil MOC: contact with infected animal or inhalation of spores disease: anthrax |
bacillus anthracis
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name the organism:
G+ rods aerobic spore forming found in rice MOC: contaminated food disease: food poisoning exotoxin |
Bacillus cereus
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name the org:
anaerobic G+ endospore ubiquitous in nature found in soil MOC: traumatic breaks in skin disease: tetatus or lock jaw |
Clostridium tetani
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name the org:
Gram+ rods anaerobic spore-forming found in soil MOC: improperly preserved food disease: botulism |
Clostridium botulinum
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name the org:
anaerobic G+ rods endospore forming Found in human colon MOC: fecal-oral disease: pseudomembranous colitis see in elderly with prolonged hospitalization |
clostridium difficile
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name the organism:
anaerobic G+ spore forming found in soil MOC: human colon and vagina disease: gas gangrene (myonecrosis) and food poisioning |
Clostridium perfringens
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name the org:
G+ NON-spore forming rods aerobic club-shaped arranged in V or L found in throat MOC: respiratory droplet causes diptheria |
Corynebacterium dipheriae
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name org:
G+ non-spore forming aerobic, grows at 4Celsius found in GI and female genital tract, nature, plants soil CAN CROSS PLACENTA MOC: unpasteurized milk and soft cheese, wide spread in water and vegetation disease: meningitis and sepsis in newborns and immunocompromised adults, gastroenteritis |
Listeria monocytogenes
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name organism:
G+ non-spore forming rods obligate fermenter in pairs or chains found in: ubiquitous in enviro, MOC: oral cavity, vagina and intestinal tract PROBIOTICS |
lactobacillus acidophillus
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name the org:
G+, nonspore forming anaerobic pleomophic found in skin MOC: intestinal tract diseae: acne vulgaris |
Propionibacterium acnes
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name the org:
G+ non-spore forming aerotolerant fastidius gram variable found in: Genitourinary tract MOC: sex!! disease: nonspecific bacterial vaginosis |
Gerdnerella vaginalis
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name the org:
G- enteric rods facultative anaerobe motile peritrichous flagella ferment lactose found in human colon, vagina, urethra MOC: oral-fecal, during birth disease: UTI (80%), sepsis, neonatal meningitis and traveler's diarrhea (montezuma's revenge!!!) |
E. coli
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Bergey's manual is divided into groups based on which characteristics??
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phenotypic characteristics
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the groups of bacteria are mostly based on what??
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morphology and physiological forms and function
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what test determines if an organism contains catalase??
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fermentative
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Staphylococci look like???
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G+ cocci in clusters
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Staphylococcus aureus is coagulase positive. what does this do to blood?
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clots blood
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the test to distinguish between staphylococcus epidermidis and staph. aureus is what test??
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coagulase test.
staph epi is coagulase - staph aureus is coagulase + |
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what enzyme will coagulate blood so that it's more resistant to phagocytosis by the body? Name an organism that is positive for this type of test.
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coagulase enzyme.
coagulase test: staph. aureus |
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all staphylococci are gram....?
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positive
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all streptococci are gram....??
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positive
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alpha hemolysis of organisms such as S. pneumoniae and Viridans have a _______ color and ________ hemolysis.
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green/olive and partial/incomplete hemolysis
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Beta hemolysis of organisms such as Strep. pyogenes and S. agalactiae are ________ (color) and ________ hemolysis.
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lightened/transparent and complete hemolysis
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gamma hemolysis of organisms such as Entercoccus faecalis show ______ hemolysis
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no hemolysis
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name the organism that presents with these diseases:
strep throat necrotizing fascitis scarlet fever rheumatic fever impetigo ersipelas cellulitis glomerulonephritis otitis media sinusitis TSS |
Group A Strep. pyogenes
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which strain will cause ear infections in children?
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otitis media: Strep. pyogenes
and Strep. pneumoniae (esp. in children) |
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bacterial pneumoniae in adults is caused by this Gram positive Streptococcus?
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Strep. pneumoniae
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the test to distinguish between staphylococcus epidermidis and staph. aureus is what test??
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coagulase test.
staph epi is coagulase - staph aureus is coagulase + |
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what enzyme will coagulate blood so that it's more resistant to phagocytosis by the body? Name an organism that is positive for this type of test.
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coagulase enzyme.
coagulase test: staph. aureus |
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all staphylococci are gram....?
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positive
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all streptococci are gram....??
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positive
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alpha hemolysis of organisms such as S. pneumoniae and Viridans have a _______ color and ________ hemolysis.
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green/olive and partial/incomplete hemolysis
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Beta hemolysis of organisms such as Strep. pyogenes and S. agalactiae are ________ (color) and ________ hemolysis.
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lightened/transparent and complete hemolysis
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gamma hemolysis of organisms such as Entercoccus faecalis show ______ hemolysis
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no hemolysis
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name the organism that presents with these diseases:
strep throat necrotizing fascitis scarlet fever rheumatic fever impetigo ersipelas cellulitis glomerulonephritis otitis media sinusitis TSS |
Group A Strep. pyogenes
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which strain will cause ear infections in children?
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otitis media: Strep. pyogenes
and Strep. pneumoniae (esp. in children) |
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bacterial pneumoniae in adults is caused by this Gram positive Streptococcus?
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Strep. pneumoniae
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name the two gram - cocci studied in class:
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Neiseria meningitidis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae
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what shape is neisseria meningitidis and neisseria in? What is their stain??
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Gram - diplococci (kidney bean)
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neisseria meningitidis likes the habitat of the human..?
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upper respiratory tract
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neisseria gonorrhea likes to live in what human tract??
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human genital tract
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name the organism?
G- oxidase + large capsule found in upper respiratory tract MOT: respiratory droplet causes menigitis and meningococcemia |
neisseria meningitidis
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which organism is this?
G+ Oxidase + insignificant capsule pili found in human genital tract MOT: sexual contact and neonates during birth disease: gonorrhea, pelvic inflammatory disease neonatal conjunctividis |
neisseria gonorrhea
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females may experience chronic back pain from pelvic inflammatory disease. which organism causes PID?
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neisseria gonorrhea
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Gram + rods are endospore forming?
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yes
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name 2 groups of bacteria that are:
G+ rods endospore forming oxidase + ferments glucose |
bacillus and Clostridium
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bacillus anthracis causes what disease in humans?
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anthrax
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which gram + endospore forming rod is transmitted through contaminated food i.e. rice
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B. cereus
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name the organism:
gram - enteric facultative anaerobe motile peritrichous flagella ferment lactose found in human colon, vagina, urethra MOT: oral-fecal and during birth causes 80% of UTIs, septis, neonatal meningitis and traveler's diarrhea |
E. coli
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this strain of escherichia causes travelers diarrhea and diarrhea in infants. it's similar to cholera toxin in action and antigenicity
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Enterotoxigenic E. coli (ETEC)
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this strain of eschericia causes a disease closely resembling that caused by shigella
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Enteroinvasive E. coli (EIEC)
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this strain escherichia causes diarrheal outbreaks in hospital nurseries and in bottle-fed infants
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enteropathogenic E. coli (EPEC)
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name the organism:
G- enteric motile facultative anaerobe non-lactose fermenter typhoid marry reservoir in gall bladder found in: human colon, eggs and poultry and causes typhoid fever |
Salmonella typhi
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name the species (2 species)
that are: G- non-motile facultative anaerobic non-lactose fermenter found in human colon MOT: fecal-oral transmission causes enterocolitis (dystentery) |
Shigella species: (S. dysenteriae, S. sonnei)
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name the strain of ecoli that is has a toxin that is dependent upon lysogenic conversion by bacteriphage. this toxin is closely related to shiga toxin (hemolytic uremic syndrome)
MOT: undercooked hamburgers |
enterohemorrhagic e. coli (EHEP)
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this organism causes cholera
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Vibrio cholera
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this organism is acquired from eating contaminated raw sea food. cruise ship outbreaks. diarrhea is toxin mediated
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vibria parahemolyticus
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name the organism:
G- enteric grows at 42C MOT: fecal oral responsible for 5-14% of worldwide diarrhea 2.1-2.4 million USA cases/year natural hosts: wild birds and ducks disease: traveler's diarrhea and waterborne illness, enterocolitis |
campylobacter jejuni
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the mysterious complication of Guillan-berret syndrome causes progressive paralysis from the feet up. what organism causes this?
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campylobacter jejuni
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name:
G- enteric rods large, thick polysaccharide capsule found in: enteric and respiratory tract MOT: aspiration, UIT fecally diseases: pneumonia and UTI, sepsis |
klebsiella pneumoniae
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