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11 - Pseudomonas Flashcards

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(Pseudomonas)

  1. ubiquitous
  2. occur widely in nature
  3. aquatic habitat and in soil
  4. produce colorful soluble pigments blue or green - blue pus organsim
  5. simple nutritional requirements
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(Pseudomonas)

  1. gram?
  2. oxygen?
  3. shape?
  4. motile?
  5. spores?
  6. most species produce what?
  7. highly resistant to what?
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  1. negative
  2. aerobic (obligate)
  3. rod
  4. yes (one or more polar flagella)
  5. no
  6. pigments
  7. disinfectants
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(Pigments produced by pseudomonas aeroginosa)

  1. pyocynin =
  2. pyoverdin =
  3. pyorubin =
  4. pylomelanin =
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(Psuedomonas)

(species of pathogenic significance in animals)

  1. what is one?
  2. is it a big threat to animals?
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  1. P. aeruginosa
  2. no, seldom causes disease in healthy animals
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(Psuedomonas Aerguinosa)

  1. gram?
  2. oxygen?
  3. SURVIVES AND MULTIPLIES IN WHAT TEMPS?
  4. survives high salt content
  5. shows what green pigmentation (pyocyanin - deep blue, fluoresceine - yellow to green)
  6. what percentrage of stains produce pigment?
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  1. negative
  2. aerboic - obligate
  3. WIDE TEMP RANGE, 20-42 C
  4. 50%
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(Pseudomonas Aeruginosa)

  1. known to survive in what?
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  1. quarternary ammonium disinfectants, weak soap solutions
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(Pseudomonas Aeruginosa)

secretes numerous extracellular products

1-3. What are the important ones?

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  1. proteolytic enzymes (destructive to tissues)
  2. proteases (3 types)
  3. fibrinolysin (converts fibrin to soluble products)

make note of yellow text in pic

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(Pseudomonas Aerguniosa)

wound infections - purulent material may be what color?

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green

(immuno compromised host)

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(Burkholderia)

  1. What is the species of importance?
  2. CAUSES WHAT IN HORSES AND SOLIPEDS (and carnivores)?
  3. DONKEYS EXPERIENCE A MORE CHRONIC/ACUTE FORM? HORSES? MULES?
  4. contagious, chronic, fatal in horses
  5. HOW SUSCEPTIBLE ARE SHEEP, CATTLE, SWINE
  6. in humans?
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  1. Burkholderia mallei
  2. GLANDERS
  3. ACUTE; CHRONIC; INTERMEDIATE
  4. THEY ARE RESISTANT
  5. seldom
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(Burkholderia mallei)

  1. carnivores are susceptible if they do what?
  2. felines or dogs more susceptible?
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  1. eat glandered meat
  2. felines
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(Burkholderia mallei)

(three forms of the disease)

1-3. what are they?

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read pages 25-36

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(Burkholderia mallei)

  1. what is incubatin with natural infection?

with experimental infection?

  1. within a week
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  1. weeks to months

3 days

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(Burkholderia Pseudomallei)

  1. very closely related to B. mallei
  2. CATTLE, SHEEP, GOATS, PIGS, HORSES, DOGS, CATS, RODENTS, MONKEYS, HUMANS
  3. present in western hemisphere
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