ACID FAST BACILLI Flashcards
1
Q
- Much granules
- Cauliflower colonies
- Virulence: CORD FACTOR
- Gram + (Gram ghost)
- Obligate aerobe
- Fite Faraco stain, Truant, Spergler
A
Mycobacterium tuberculosis
2
Q
- Component of BCG vaccine
- TB in cattles, dogs, cats, swine, parrots
- Water droplets on Middlebrook
Mycobacterium africanum – found in tropi
A
Mycobacterium bovis
3
Q
TB in birds; Wood pigeon bacillus
A
M. avium subsp. silvatum
4
Q
Battey bacillus
A
M. avium intracellulare complex
5
Q
Yellow bacillus; shepherd’s crook appearance
A
M. kansasii
6
Q
Swimming pool TB
A
M. marinum
7
Q
Buruli ulcer; biochemically inert
A
M. ulcerans
8
Q
Tap water bacillus
A
M. gordonae
9
Q
Hot and cold water taps; isolated from African toads
A
M. xenopi
10
Q
Raddish bacillus
A
M. terrae
11
Q
J bacillus
A
M. gastri
12
Q
Crohn’s disease
A
M. paratubeculosis
13
Q
Confused with MTB; in urine
A
M. smegmatis
14
Q
Hansen’s bacillus; leprosy; cigarette packet/picket fence on AFS
A
M. leprae
