02 GRAM NEGATIVE BACILLI Flashcards
All Vibrio are catalase (+), oxidsae (+), and nitrate reducers except ___
V. mtschnikovii
(-) catalase, oxidase, nitrate reduction
Vibrio are gelatinase (+) and fermenters of ___
Glucose
Most Vibrio are susceptible to ___
O/129
Vibrio is recovered from a wide variety of ___ environments
aquatic
Most Vibrio spp. thrive at high salt concentations except ___
- V. cholerae
- V. mimicus
they are non-halophilic
Vibrio thrive in ___ temperatures
warmer
Optimum pH of Vibrio growth
8.5
Vibrio spp. that will turn MacConkey agar into pink color
V. vulnificus
Lactose fermenter
Hemolytic pattern of Vibrio
b-hemolytic
Majority of Vibrio spp. produce ___ colonies on MacConkey agar
colorless
Vibrio on BAP and CAP are usually medium to large colonies that are smooth, opaque, with ___ hue
greenish
Identify the Vibrio spp.
Kommabacillus
V. cholerae
V. cholerae toxigenic strain
Ogawa, Inaba, Hikojima
O1
V. cholerae toxigenic strain
Epidemic cholera in India and Bangladesh
O139
V. cholerae toxigenic strain
Harbor cholera toxin gene and associated with sporadic, cholera-like diarrhea and bloodstream infections
O75 & O141
caused epidemic cholera together with O139
V. cholerae toxigenic strain
1961 epidemic, has A & B factors
Ogawa
V. cholerae toxigenic strain
Caused epidemic in the Gulf coast, has A & C factors
Inaba
V. cholerae toxigenic strain
Rarest, has A, B, C factors
Hikojima
V. cholerae toxigenic strain
Caused the first non-O1 producing epidemic
O139
V. cholerae toxigenic strain
Caused Asiatic/ epidemic cholera
O1
V. cholerae virulence factor
Heat labile enterotoxin that stimulat CAMP, causing hypersecretion of electrolytes
Choleragen
A subunits & B subunits
Subunit of choleragen
Facilitates entry of A1 subunit
A2
Subunit of choleragen
Stimulate adenylase cyclase
A
V. cholerae virulence factor
Disrupt the tight junction of epithelium
Zona occludens toxin
DOC for Cholera
- Tetracycline (more effective)
- Chloramphenicol
- Doxycyline
- TMP-SXT
Doxycycline shortens the duraction of diarrhea
Vaccine for cholera
Vaxchora
1 dose for active immunity; for O1 strain
2 dose-vaccines for cholera for ongoing transmission
- Dukoral
- Shanchol
- Euvichol Plus
Identify the Vibrio spp.
Halophilic, nonhemolytic, ferments glucose and surcose, but not lactose, arabinose, salicin, or cellobiose
V. alginolyticus