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Diarrhea for 2 days. Doesn't require treatment.
Enterotoxigenic E. coli (ETEC) via Stable Toxin (ST) (inc. [cGMP] --> loss of fluids/electrolytes)
E. Coli O157:H7 symptoms
Dysentery (enterohemorrhagic E. coli), renal failure, anemia, thrombocytopenia
Oxidase-, Lac- bacteria
Salmonella, Shigella
Urease+. Also, what does urease do?
Helicobacter, Campylobacter. Raises pH via urea --> NH3
Gastric ulcers and vomiting blood
Helicobacter pylori
Obligate Intracellular Bacteria (2)
Rickettsiae and chlamydia (they can't make their own ATP)
Facultative Intracellular Bacteria (7)
Mycobacterium, Brucella, Legionella, Listeria (only MΦ's), Neisseria (only PMN's), Francisella, Yersinia
Oxidase-, Lac+
Escherichia, Klebsiella
What is clavulanic acid?
Beta-lactamase inhibitor
Gram negative diplococcus
Neisseria
EHEC causes...
bloody diarrhea
EIEC causes...
Dysentery (blood AND pus)
UTI's
E. coli
Most common bacteria of intestinal flora
Bacteroides and E. coli
Two bacterial strains that colonize CF patients (in order)
1) Staph. aureus, 2) Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Clinical symptoms of Gram-negative shock (3)
High temp., High resp., Low BP
TLR 4 is activated with....
LPS (G- bacteria)
Category A agents (bioterrorism) (3 bugs, 1 toxin)
Anthrax spores, Botulinum toxin, Yersinia pestis, Francisella tularensis
"Black plague"
Yersinia pestis (the boils are enlarged lymph nodes under the armpits/thighs)
Bullseye rash means....
Tick bite; Lyme disease; Borrelia burgdorferi
Tick bite infections (3)
Borrelia burgdorferi, Rickettsia (Rocky Mountain spotted fever), Francisella tularensis
Nosocomials (1+7)
Most common: E. coli. Others: Klebsiella, pseudomonas, MRSA, VRE, C. dif, Mycobacterium, Legionella.
Bacterial Zoonoses (10)
Anthrax, Brucella, Borrelia (Lyme), campylobacter, cholera, E. coli O157:H7, Listeria, Plague, salmonella, Tularemia
Can spirochetes grow on lab media?
No
What metal does B. burgdorferi use instead of iron?
Manganese
Which bacteria secrete AB5 toxins? (5-6)
B. pertussis, Campylobacter jejuni, ETEC (LT), EHEC (Shiga-like toxin), Shigella, V. cholerae
Which bacteria genus is curved like a comma?
Vibrio (Mnemonic: Vibrio parahemolyticus is found on contaminated shrimp; Vibrio is shaped like shrimp.)
How does Y. pestis protect itself from being ingested by fleas?
Pesticin (Pst plasmid gene)
Which bacteria is shaped like a safety pin?
Yersinia pestis
Cat/dog bites
Pasteurella multocida
Influenza A virus can lead to what bacterial infections? (3)
Strep. pneumoniae
H. influenzae
Staph. aureus
Which bacteria is the leading cause of blindness worldwide?
Chlamydia trachomatis (via eyelash scratching the cornea)
Gram negative, lac-, oxidase+
Pseudomonas
Fever, night sweats, weight loss, hemoptysis
M. tuberculosis
Woolsorter's disease
Anthrax
Which bacteria have toxins with ADP-ribosylating mechanisms? (2)
Vibrio cholerae, Bordetella pertussis
How does Shiga toxin work?
An AB exotoxin that cleaves 28S rRNA in 60S ribosomal subunit--disrupts protein synthesis.
Gram negative coccobacilli (4)
H. influenzae, Pasteurella, Brucella, Bordetella
Otitis externa
Pseudomonas
Otitis media
Strep. pneumoniae, H. influenzae
Cold agglutinins
Mycoplasma pneumonia (autoimmune hemolytic anemia; Abs attack RBCs, especially at low temps)
Inward spread of rash
Rickettsia (Rocky Mountain spotted fever)
Rheumatic fever
Strep pyogenes
Alginate
Pseudomonas aeruginosa ("slime" in CF patients)
Hyaluronidase
Staph aureus, Bacteroides fragilis, Treponema pallidum
Lipase
Staph aureus, Listeria monocytogenes
Pyocyanin
Pseudomonas aeruginosa ("tint" of bacteria)