2.5.1 Brucella spp. Flashcards
Considered as Category __ biological agents by CDC
B
Motile?
Non motile
What is the Gaseous composition?
Obligate aerobe
What the characteristics of this bacteria that is similar to Bartonella spp
Facultative intracellular bacteria
Oxidase, Urease, Catalase?
Positive
What are the Bacteria that are part of category B?
Coxiella burnetiid
Brucella
Burkholderia mallei
Burkholderia pseudomallei
Alphaviruses
Rickettsia prowazekii
Chlamydia psittaci
What are the organisms that is part of Category A?
Nipah virus, Hanta vrus
What is the Infection for Brucella?
Brucellosis (Undulant fever)
MOT?
Aerosol, percutaneous, oral routes
Characterized by normal temperature in the morning and high temperatures during afternoon and evening
Brucellosis
Microscopic characteristics?
Small gram negative coccobacilli or bacilli
Biosafety level required for culturing Brucella?
Biosafety practice level 3