10. Miscellaneous Enteric Pathogens Flashcards
Oxygen requirements for Campylobacter spp.
Microaerophilic
Temperature where Arcobacter spp. grow
15-30°C
Variable form: 35-42°C
Oxygen requirements for Arcobacter spp.
Aerobic
Disease caused by Campylobacter jejuni
Food-borne gastroenteritis
What structure in the GI tract does C. jejuni attach to?
Gut enterocytes
Toxins released by C. jejuni
Enterotoxin
Cytotoxin
Temperature for growth of C. jejuni
42°C
Atmospheric conditions for growth of C. jejuni
5% O2
10% CO2
85% N2
Media used for C. jejuni
Campy blood agar
Other selective media for C. jejuni
- Cefoperazone Vancomycin Amphotericin (CVA)
- Skirrow Medium
Microscopic appearance of C. jejuni
Curved gram-negative bacilli
Sea gull shape
Colony morphology C. jejuni
Flat
Gray
Mucoid
Nonhemolytic colonies
Oxidase reaction of C. jejuni
Oxidase positive
Catalase reaction of C. jejuni
Catalase positive
Motility of C. jejuni in wet preparation
Darting motility
Hippurate hydrolysis reaction of C. jejuni
Hippurate hydrolysis positive
Bacteria that was previously classified as Vibrio and shares ecology of the family Vibrionaceae
Photobacterium damselae
Oxidase reaction of the Vibrio family
Oxidase positive
Oxygen requirements of the Vibrio family
Facultative anaerobe
Microscopic appearance of the Vibrio family
Gram-negative bacilli
Comma-shaped cells