Anaerobic Bacteria Flashcards
“little spindle”
Clostridium
Tack head Bacillus
(based on the location of spore)
Clostridium tetani
It is an essential pathogenic product of Clostridium tetani
Tetanospasmin/spasmogenic toxin/TeNT
botulin (botulism toxin);
most potent toxin to man
Clostridium botulinum
recommended for detection of botulinum toxin
Mouse bioassay
neoreoparalytic disease leading to acute flaccid descending paralysis
botulism
most common type of botulism
infant botulism
most common species isolated in the clinical laboratory
Clostridium perfringens
most common cause of Myonecrosis
(Gas Gangrene)
Clostridium perfringens
Pigbel/Enterocolitis necroticans/Dormbrand/Darmbrand (food poisoning)
Clostridium perfringens
Nagler reaction: zone of ppt around the colonies; streaking of unknown specimen and dropping typa A antitoxin
Clostridium perfringens
causes antibiotic-associated pseduomembranous
Clostridium difficile
has barnyard/horse stable odor
Clostridium difficile
gold standard for Toxin B detection
Tissue Culture Cytotoxicity Assay
