Aeromonas, Plesiomonas, Campylobacter, Helicobacter Flashcards
found in both fresh and seawater
Aeromonas
enumerate the laboratory diagnosis of aeromonas
(MESC GI)
MAC
EMB
SSA
CIN medium
*Cefsulodin Irgasan Novobiocin
Glucose fermentation
Indole production
flagella of aeromonas
monotrichous
Aeromonas spp.
Aeromonas hydrophilia
enzymes produced by aeromonas
(PLaN)
Protease
Lipase
Nuclease
enterotoxins of aeromonas
heat labile enterotoxin
heat stable cytotoxic enterotocin
diseases associated with aeromonas
(MCWiGS)
Meningitis
Cellulitis
Wound infection
Gastroenteritis
Septicemia
clinically significant Plesiomonas spp
Plesiomonas shigelloides
causes gastroenteritis that is mild with no blood or mucous
Plesiomonas
now categorized as enteric bacteria
Plesiomonas
morphology of Plesiomonas
straight, round
enumerate the laboratory diagnosis of Plesiomonas
(BaNME OI)
BAP
NLF on MAC
EMB
Oxidase (+)
Indole (+)
most frequently isolated species of Campylobacter
C. jejuni and C. coli
*clinically indistinguishable
enumerate the virulence factor of Campylobacter
(CCE)
Cytotoxin
Cytotoxic factor
Enterotoxin
environment required by Campylobacter
microaerophilic or capnophilic
*5% O2
*10% CO2
*85% N
in what organ does campylobacter multiply?
small intestine