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36 Cards in this Set
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MORPHOLOGY
- Gram Positive Coccus (x2) |
- Staphylococcus spp. (catalase positive)
- Streptococcus spp. (catalase negative) |
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MORPHOLOGY
- Gram Negative Coccus (x2) |
- Neisseria spp
- Moraxella catarrhalis |
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MORPHOLOGY
- Gram Positive Rod (Bacillus) x5 |
- Mycobacterium spp. (acid fast)
- Cornyebacterium spp. - Listeria - Bacillus (aerobic spores) - Clostridium (anaerobic spores) |
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MORPHOLOGY
- Gram Positive Branching Filamentous bugs (x2) |
- Actinomyces spp.
- Nocardia spp. (weakly acid fast) |
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MORPHOLOGY
- Gram Positive Acid Fast bug? - Gram Positive Weakly Acid Fast bug? |
- Mycobacterium (GP Rod)
- Nocardia (GP Branching Filamentous) |
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MORPHOLOGY
- Gram Negative Pleomorphics (x2) |
- Rickettsiae
- Chlamydia (Giemsa stains) |
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MORPHOLOGY
- Gram Negative Spirals (x3) |
Spirochetes (BLT)
- Borrelia (Giemsa stains) - Leptospira - Treponema |
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MORPHOLOGY
- Giemsa staining Pleomorphic bug - Giemsa staining Spiral bug |
- Chlamydiae (GN Pleomorphic)
- Borrelia (GN Spirochete) |
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MORPHOLOGY
- Has NO cell wall |
- Mycoplasma
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MORPHOLOGY
- Bug with unusual cell membrane/wall containing STEROLS |
MycoplaSma
(has no cell wall, but with sterol cell membrane) |
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MORPHOLOGY
- Bug with unusual cell membrane/wall containing mycolic acid |
- Mycobacteria
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MORPHOLOGY
- Mycobacteria have a high content of? |
- High LIPID content in cell membranes
(also contains mycolic acid in its unusual cell membrane/wall) |
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MORPHOLOGY
- Gram Positive Diplococci - Gram Negative Diplococci |
- Strep. Pneumoniae
- Moxarella spp. - Neisseria spp. |
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MORPHOLOGY
- intracellular organisms that is poorly staining |
(Really Lacks Color)
- Rickettsiae - Legionella pneumophila - Chlamydia |
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MORPHOLOGY
- list the bugs that do NOT stain well. x6 |
(Understand These Microbes May Really Lack Color)
- Ureaplasma Urealyticum - Treponema - Mycobacteria - Mycoplasma (INTRACELLULAR) - Rickettsiae - Legionella - Chlamydiae |
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MORPHOLOGY
- lacks muramic acid in cell wall |
- Chlamydia
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MORPHOLOGY
- staining for Legionella |
- Silver stain
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MORPHOLOGY
- Chlamydia weakly staining? - Chlamydia strongly staining? - Chlamydia is intracellular or extracellular? - Chlamydia lacks what component in cell wall? |
- weak Gram staining
- Giemsa stain (same as Borrelia) - Intracellular (same as rickettsiae & legionella) ("Really Lacks Color") - Muramic acid (is lacking in cell wall) |
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MORPHOLOGY
- Preferred staining technique of Legionella? |
- Silver stain
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MORPHOLOGY
- Preferred staining technique of Treponemes? |
- Darkfield microscopy
with - Fluorescent Antibody Staining |
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MORPHOLOGY
- PAS (periodic acid Schiff) stains what structures? - PAS is used to Diagnose what Dz? |
- Glycogen
- Mucopolysaccharides - Whipple's Dz (Tropheryma whippelii) |
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MORPHOLOGY
- what type of bugs are stained with Ziehl-Neelsen stains? |
- Acid fast bugs
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O2 DEPENDENCE
- what are the main Obligate Aerobes? x4 |
("Nagging Pests Must Breath Aer")
- Nocardia - Pseudomonas - Mycobacterium TB - Bacillus |
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O2 DEPENDENCE
- the Obligate Aerobe, Pseudomonas Aeruginosa is seen clinically in what 3 common scenarios? |
- Nosocomial penumonia
- Burn patients - CF pneumonia |
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O2 DEPENDENCE
- what are the main Obligate Anaerobes? |
(Anaerobes Can't Breate Air = ABC)
Actinomyces (GP) Bacterioides (GN) Clostridium (GP + Spore) |
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O2 DEPENDENCE
- Obligate Anaerobes lack what enzymes? - Thus are susceptible to what damage? |
- Superoxide Dismutase
- Catalase - Oxidative damages |
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O2 DEPENDENCE
- what Antibiotics are worthless against obligate anaerobes? - why? |
- Amin-O2-glycosides
- b/c aminoglycosides require O2 to enter bacterial cell, and these ABC bacteria are in anaerobic conditions. |
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O2 DEPENDENCE
- General signs and symptoms of Obligate Anaerobes x3 |
- Foul smelling
- Culture difficulty - Gas production in tissue (CO2 & H2) |
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O2 DEPENDENCE
- what are the Obligate Intracellular bugs? |
- Rickettsiae
- Chlamydia |
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O2 DEPENDENCE
- what are the Facultative intacellular bugs (x7) |
("Some Nasty Bugs May Live FacuLtativeLy")
- Salmonella - Neisseria - Brucella - Mycobacteria - Francisella - Listeria - Legionella |
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ENCAPSULATED
- Gram positive encapsulated bugs |
- Strept. pneumoniae
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ENCAPSULATED
- Gram negative encapsulated bugs |
(Some Killers Have Pretty Nice Capsules)
- Salmonella - Klebsiella - H. influenzae B - Pseudomonas - Neisseria Meningitis - Citrobacter |
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ENCAPSULATED
- Test used to determine if bug has capsule? |
- Quellung reaction
(capsule swells with anti-capsular anti-sera) |
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ENCAPSULATED
- Conjugation of Protein with Polysaccharide will increase the activity of what immune cell? |
- T-cell
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ENCAPSULATED
- which encapsulated bugs have IgA protease as a virulence factor? |
(SHiN bugs)
- Strep. pneumoniae (GP) - HiB - Neisseria |
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PIGMENT PRODUCING BACTERIA
- which bug makes the color red? |
- Serratia Marcescens
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