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Identify the common features of Vibro and Helicobacter.
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Gram - rods that are curved in shape
Both oxidase + Both have polar flagella (Vibro is single, but H. pylori is a tuft) |
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What is the principle clinical manifestation of Helicobacter?
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H. pylori gastric/doudenal ulcers and antral gastritis
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What is the major reservoir for H. pylori?
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Humans with fecal/oral transmission
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What are tenesmus?
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a feeling of incomplete urination or defecation.
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What diseases are caused by pseudomonas?
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Nosocomial UTI
Burn and eye infection Abscesses, septicemia, meningitis secondary pulmonary infection and opportunist for cystic fibrosis |
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What make blue-green pus in vivo?
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Pseudomonas aeruginosa pyocyanin
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What type of colony will fluoresce green and why?
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Pseudomonas aeruginosa has fluorescein
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What are some important virulence factors for pseudomonas?
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Exotoxin A: like diphtheria toxin
Endotoxin Exoenzyme S and T: Cause endothelial damage, unclear how Matrix-ases: lipase, elastase, collagenase |
