9. Misc Organisms Flashcards
1
Q
Aeromonas hydrophila
GS
A
GNR
2
Q
Aeromonas hydrophila
SBA
A
“B
med; smooth; gray”
3
Q
Aeromonas hydrophila
reservoir
A
“water
marine animals
leeches”
4
Q
Aeromonas hydrophila
transmission
A
“seafood
water”
5
Q
Aeromonas hydrophila
disease
A
“wound infection
septicemia
acute diarrheal disease”
6
Q
oxidase =
A
Francisella tularensis
7
Q
Aeromonas hydrophila
MAC
A
V
8
Q
Aeromonas hydrophila
TSI/KIA
A
A/A G
V
9
Q
indole =
A
Brucella
Eikenella
10
Q
Aeromonas hydrophila
arginine
A
+
11
Q
Aeromonas hydrophila
DNase/gelatinase
A
+
12
Q
Aeromonas hydrophila mimics…
A
E. coli
13
Q
Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans
GS
A
“GNCB
pale”
14
Q
Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans
SBA
A
“adherent
stars after 5-6 days”
15
Q
Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans
reservoir
A
“oral flora
gingival crevices”
16
Q
Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans
disease
A
“endocarditis
juvenile destructive periodontitis”
17
Q
Associated with A. israelii
A
Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans
18
Q
Aggregatibacter aphrophilus
GS
A
“GNCB
filamentous”
19
Q
Aggregatibacter aphrophilus
requirements
A
“5-10% CO2
factor X on initial isolation”
20
Q
Aggregatibacter aphrophilus
reservoir
A
oral flora
21
Q
Aggregatibacter aphrophilus
disease
A
endocarditis
22
Q
Bartonella henselae
GS
A
GNR
23
Q
Bartonella henselae
reservoir
A
“cat flea
cats & kittens”
24
Q
Bartonella henselae
transmission
A
insect bite
25
Bartonella henselae
disease
cat scratch fever
26
Bartonella henselae
specific tests/agars
serological tests
27
motility =
Pasteurella multocida
28
Bordatella bronchiseptica
GS
"GNCB/R
small; pale"
29
Bordatella bronchiseptica
disease
kennel cough (dogs)
30
Bordatella pertussis
GS
"GNCB
small; pale"
31
Bordatella pertussis
requirements
"charcoal
15-25% blood"
32
Bordatella pertussis
virulence factors
toxin
33
Bordatella pertussis
reservoir
unvaccinated humans
34
Bordatella pertussis
transmission
aerosol
35
Bordatella pertussis
specific tests/agars
"Bordet-Gengou agar
Reagan-Lowe agar"
36
biochemically inert
Bordatella pertussis
37
Borrelia burgdorferi
GS
"narrow spirochete
very long"
38
Borrelia burgdorferi
SBA
culture takes weeks
39
Borrelia burgdorferi
reservoir
deer tick (nymph)
40
Borrelia burgdorferi
transmission
insect bite
41
Borrelia burgdorferi
disease
Lyme
42
Borrelia burgdorferi
treatment
doxycycline (w/i 72 hr)
43
Borrelia burgdorferi
specific tests/agars
serological tests
44
Borrelia stain
Giemsa stain
45
Borrelia recurrentis
GS
thick spirochete
46
Borrelia recurrentis
virulence factors
"extremely fast surface antigen variation (q 7 days)"
47
Borrelia recurrentis
reservoir
body louse (humans)
48
Borrelia recurrentis
transmission
insect bite
49
Borrelia recurrentis
disease
relapsing fever
50
Borrelia recurrentis
treatment
"penicillin; tetracycline;
erythromycin"
51
Brucella
GS
"GNCB
tiny, faint"
52
Brucella
SBA
"small; gray; smooth;
wet"
53
Brucella abortus
reservoir
cattle; bison; camels
54
Brucella
transmission
"travel to endemic area
animal contact
animal food products
aerosol (lab acquired)"
55
Brucella
disease
"systemic disease
undulant fever"
56
Brucella
specific tests/agars
Cateñeda bottle
57
catalase =
Eikenella
Francisella
58
Urease +
Brucella
H. pylori
59
Bioterror agents
Brucella
Francisella
60
Least virulent Brucella
Most virulent Brucella
Least - B. abortus
Most - B. melitensis
61
Brucella melitensis
reservoir
goats; sheep; camels
62
Brucella suis
reservoir
pigs
63
Campylobacter jejuni
GS
"GNR
small; squiggle"
64
Campylobacter jejuni
Campy BAP
"wet; flat; tan/pink;
irregular
follow streak line"
65
Campylobacter jejuni
requirements
5% O2
10% CO2
42°/4°
66
Campylobacter jejuni
virulence factors
"enterotoxin
cytotoxin"
67
Campylobacter jejuni
reservoir
"poultry
other farm animals"
68
Campylobacter jejuni
transmission
"F-O
water; milk; raw food
animal contact"
69
Campylobacter jejuni
disease
"gastroenteritis
pre-Guillain Barre"
70
Campylobacter jejuni
resistance
TMP/SMX
71
Campylobacter jejuni
specific tests/agars
Skirrow's medium
Campy BAP/CVA
72
Hippurate +
Campylobacter jejuni
73
Capnocytophagia canimorsus
GS
"GNR
fusiform; toothpick"
74
Capnocytophagia canimorsus
SBA
"yellow, tan, pink
moist
fingerlike projections"
75
Capnocytophagia canimorsus
reservoir
oral (humans; dogs)
76
Capnocytophagia canimorsus
transmission
dog contact/bites
77
Capnocytophagia canimorsus
disease
"fatal sepsis
endocarditis"
78
gliding motility
Capnocytophagia canimorsus
79
Cardiobacterium hominis
GS
"GVR
teardrop; dumbbell;
lollipop
picket fence"
80
Cardiobacterium hominis
SBA
"ng for 48-72 hr
ppt"
81
Cardiobacterium hominis
reservoir
URT flora
82
Cardiobacterium hominis
disease
endocarditis
83
Chromobacterium violaceum
GS
GNR/CB
84
Chromobacterium violaceum
SBA
"black/purple
ammonium cyanide odor"
85
Chromobacterium violaceum
virulence factors
violacein pigment
86
Chromobacterium violaceum
reservoir
"environment
Southeast"
87
Chromobacterium violaceum
disease
"wound infection
(fatal in immunocomp. hosts)"
88
Glucose fermenters (5)
(those specifically named as such in ppt)
Aeromonas
Chromobacterium
Pasteurella
Plesiomonas
Vibrio
89
Eikenella corrodens
SBA
"small, gray
lemon yellow
pits agar in CO2
bleach odor"
90
Eikenella corrodens
requirements
hemin
91
Eikenella corrodens
disease
"human bite infections
dental infections
head/neck infections
aspiration pneumonia
bacteremia/endocarditis
nailbiting infections"
92
Eikenella corrodens
treatment
"penicillin; quinolones;
carbapenems"
93
Eikenella corrodens mimics...
Haemophilus
94
Eikenella corrodens
GS
"GNR/CB
slender"
95
Francisella tularensis
GS
"GNCB
tiny; pale"
96
Francisella tularensis
SBA
ng
97
Francisella tularensis
requirements
cysteine
98
Francisella tularensis
reservoir
rabbits, cats, rodents
99
Francisella tularensis
transmission
"direct contact with blood,
carcass, skin of animal
contaminated food
aerosol
insect bite
infected cat contact"
100
Francisella tularensis
disease
"tularemia/rabbit fever
(resembles plague)"
101
Francisella tularensis
specific tests/agars
"blood cysteine glucose agar
BCYE agar
Thayer-Martin agar"
102
Helicobacter pylori
GS
"GNR
spiral/helical"
103
Helicobacter pylori
SBA
small; gray; translucent
104
Helicobacter pylori
requirements
"5% O2
10% CO2
humidity"
105
Helicobacter pylori
reservoir
stomach epithelia
106
Helicobacter pylori
transmission
"unknown
ingestion"
107
Helicobacter pylori
disease
"gastritis
ulcers
cancer"
108
Helicobacter pylori
treatment
triple drug therapy
109
Helicobacter pylori
specific tests/agars
"CLO test (biopsy)
13CO2 breath"
110
Kingella kingae
GS
"GNCB
plump
chains/pairs
may stain GP"
111
Kingella kingae
SBA
"B soft
fried egg
pits agar"
112
Kingella kingae
reservoir
URT & GU flora
113
Kingella kingae
disease
"bacteremia; endocarditis
septic arthritis
osteomyelitis
(children)"
114
Legionella pneumophila
GS
"GNR/CB
thin, pleiomorphic"
115
Legionella pneumophila
requirements
"L-cysteine
iron salts
CO2
humidity"
116
Legionella pneumophila
reservoir
"water
manmade env.
warmth"
117
Legionella pneumophila
transmission
"aerosols
no person-person trans."
118
Legionella pneumophila
disease
"Legionnaires disease
Pontiac fever"
119
Legionella pneumophila
specific tests/agars
"BCYE agar
DFA stain
urinary antigens"
120
Pasteurella multocida
GS
"GNCB/R
pleiomorphic"
121
Pasteurella multocida
SBA
"smooth; wet; gray
musty/mushroom odor"
122
Pasteurella multocida
requirements
"CO2
hemin"
123
Pasteurella multocida
virulence factors
antiphagocytic capsule
124
Pasteurella multocida
reservoir
"cats, dogs, other
(oral)
human URT"
125
Pasteurella multocida
transmission
"cat scratch/bite
dog bite"
126
Pasteurella multocida
disease
"osteomyelitis
tenosynovitis
septic arthritis
pneumonia"
127
Plesiomonas shigelloides
GS
GNR
128
Plesiomonas shigelloides
SBA
large; wet; gray
129
Plesiomonas shigelloides
reservoir
freshwater
130
Plesiomonas shigelloides
transmission
"contaminated water
fish/reptiles"
131
Plesiomonas shigelloides
disease
"gastroenteritis
wound infections
septicemia"
132
Plesiomonas shigelloides
treatment
"quinolones; TMP/SMX;
doxycycline; aztreonam"
133
Plesiomonas shigelloides
MAC
NLF
134
Plesiomonas shigelloides
TSI/KIA
V
K/A
135
Plesiomonas shigelloides
arginine
+
136
Plesiomonas shigelloides
DNase/gelatinase
=
137
Plesiomonas shigelloides mimics...
E. coli
138
Streptobacillus moniliformis
GS
"GNR
pleiomorphic
string of beads"
139
Streptobacillus moniliformis
requirements
"10-20% blood,
serum, ascites fluid"
140
Streptobacillus moniliformis
reservoir
rodents (URT)
141
Streptobacillus moniliformis
transmission
rodents
142
Streptobacillus moniliformis
disease
"rat bite fever
fatal complications"
143
Treponema pallidum
GS
"GNR
helically coiled"
144
Treponema pallidum
SBA
nonculturable
145
Treponema pallidum
reservoir
humans
146
Treponema pallidum
transmission
"sex; direct contact;
needles; transplacental"
147
Treponema pallidum
disease
"syphilis
skin infections (tropics)"
148
Treponema pallidum
treatment
penicillin G; doxycycline
149
Treponema pallidum
specific tests/agars
"serologic testing
dark-field microscopy"
150
Vibrio
GS
"GNR
comma"
151
Vibrio
reservoir
"seawater
seafood"
152
Vibrio
arginine
=
153
Vibrio cholerae
SBA
wet; gray; green tint
154
Vibrio cholerae
requirements
no salt req.
155
Vibrio cholerae
virulence factors
cholera toxin (O1 type)
156
Vibrio cholerae
transmission
undercooked seafood
contaminated water
157
Vibrio cholerae
treatment
fluid/EL replacement
158
Vibrio cholerae
specific tests/agars
TCBS agar
yellow
159
Vibrio cholerae
MAC
NLF
160
Vibrio cholerae
TSI/KIA
A/A
K/A
161
Vibrio cholerae
DNAse/gelatinase
+
162
Vibrio parahaemolyticus
SBA
wet; gray
163
Vibrio parahaemolyticus
requirements
1% NaCl
164
Vibrio parahaemolyticus
transmission
"seafood in summer
oysters
seawater"
165
Vibrio parahaemolyticus
disease
"diarrhea
wound infection"
166
Vibrio parahaemolyticus
MAC
NLF
167
Vibrio parahaemolyticus
TSI/KIA
K/A
168
Vibrio vulnificus
requirements
1% NaCl
169
Vibrio vulnificus
transmission
"seawater
raw seafood"
170
Vibrio vulnificus
disease
"gastroenteritis
fatal wound infection
necrotizing fasciitis"
171
Vibrio vulnificus
MAC
V
172
Vibrio vulnificus
TSI/KIA
V
K/A
173
Vibrio vulnificus
DNAse/gelatinase
+
174
require hemin
E. corrodens
P. multocida
175
require cysteine
F. tularensis
L. pneumophila
176
arginine +
A. hydrophila
P. shigelloides
177
arginine =
Vibrio
178
DNAse/gelatinase =
P. shigelloides
179
DNAse/gelatinase +
A. hydrophila
Vibrio
