02 NEISSERIA AND MORAXELLA Flashcards
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Neisseria:
Cytochrome Oxidase
Catalase
Oxidase (+)
Catalase (+)
Shape and arrangement of Neisseria
Coffee bean/ Kidney in pairs
All Neisseria are diplococci except ___
- N. elongata
- N. bacilliformis
- N. animaloris
- N. weaveri
- N. zoodegmatis
Appear as bacilli
Optimum temparature for Neisseria
32-36C
Neisseria spp. that require strict temperature condition
- N. gonorrhoeae
- N. meningitidis
35-37C (w/ additional iron)
All Neisseria spp. are catalase (+) except __
- N. elongata
- N. bacilliformis
Significant virulent factor of Neisseria
Endotoxin consisting of lipooligosaccharide
LOS instead of LPS
Pathogenic stains of Neisseria
- N. meningitidis
- N. gonorrhoeae
Identify the Neisseria spp.
Commensal inhabitant of the upper respiratory tract
N. meningitidis
Identify the Neisseria spp.
Not a part of human normal microbiota and may be obtained from scratch and bite of dogs and cats
N. animaloris
Additional requirement for fastidious Neisseria spp.
- Factor X & V
- Cysteine
- Iron
Virulence factors of pathogenic Neisseria
Obtain iron from the host
Transferrin receptors
Virulence factors of pathogenic Neisseria
Antiphagocytic
Capsule
N. meningitidis
Virulence factors of pathogenic Neisseria
Adhesion and attachment
Pili (fimbriae)
N. gonorrhoeae
Virulence factors of pathogenic Neisseria (cell membrane protein)
Present in N. meningitidis
Por A & Por B
Virulence factors of pathogenic Neisseria (cell membrane protein)
Present in N. gonorrhoeae
Por B
Virulence factors of pathogenic Neisseria (cell membrane protein)
Adhesion to phagocytic cells and epithelial cells
Protein II (Opa)
Virulence factors of pathogenic Neisseria (cell membrane protein)
Blocks IgG action
Protein III (Rmp)
Prevent complement activity
Virulence factors of pathogenic Neisseria (cell membrane protein)
Fights inflammatory response and serum complement-mediated killing
Protein II (Opa)
Virulence factors of pathogenic Neisseria
Produces spots, rashes, bruises
Endotoxin (LOS)
Virulence factors of pathogenic Neisseria
Releases “blebs” during period of rapid growth
Endotoxin (LOS)
Virulence factors of pathogenic Neisseria
Damages tissue and elicits an inflammatory response
Endotoxin (LOS)
Identify the Neisseria spp.
Etiologic agent of the 2nd most common STD
N. gonorrhoeae
Identify the Neisseria spp.
Etiologic agent of acute pyogenic infection of nonciliated columnar and transitional epithelium
N. gonorrhoeae
Identify the Neisseria spp.
Etiologic agent of ophthalmia neonatorum
N. gonorrhoeae
Manifestation of N. gonorrhoeae in women that is presented as perihepatitis affecting Glisson’s capsule
Fitz Hugh Curtis Syndrome
DOC for ophthalmia neonatorum
Erythromycin
Main pathogenic factor of N. gonorrhoeae
Pili
Pathogenic strain of N. gonorrhoeae
T1 & T2
presence of pili
Non-pathogenic strain of N. gonorrhoeae
T3, T4, T5
DOC for N. gonorrhoeae
Ceftriaxone
DOC for N. gonorrhoeae + C. trachomatis
Ceftriaxone + Azythromycin