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Anaerobic Bacteria Flashcards

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Obligate aerobe

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only aerobic growth - oxygen required

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Facultative anaerobe

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aerobic and anaerobic growth - greater growth with oxygen present

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Obligate anaerobe

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only anaerobic growth - cannot grow when oxygen is present (toxic)

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Aerotolerant anaerobe

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anaerobic growth - growth continues with oxygen present

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Microaerophilic

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aerobic growth - oxygen required in low concentrations

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Capnophilic

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aerobic growth - CO2 required in high concentration

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BBE agar

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enriched, selective, differential for B fragilis group

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KVL agar

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enriched, selective, differential - prevents growth facultative gram nneg and gram pos
larked blood enhances pigment formation

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CNA agar

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inhibits gram neg and used to grow most gram pos and facultative

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Egg yolk agar

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detect proteolytic enzymes produced by clostridium

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lecithinase

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opaque zone around colony

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lipase

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blue green sheen on surface around colony

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Bacteroides fragilis group ID

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gram (-) rod
coccobacilli
20% bile (+)
bile esculin (+)
vancomycin (R)
kanamycin (R)
colistin (R)
growth on KVL agar
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Prevotella ID

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gram (-) rod
pigmented (black)
brick red under UV light
vancomycin (R)
kanamycin (R)
growth on KVL agar
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Porphyromonas ID

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gram (-) rod
pigmented (black)
brick red under UV light
colistin (R)
indole (+)
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Fusobacterium ID

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gram (-) rod
vancomycin (R)
indole (+)

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Fusobacterium nucleatum

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gram (-) rod

causes serious pulmonary infections - most common

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Fusobacterium necrophorum

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gram (-) rod

lung and liver abscesses - more serious

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Fusobacterium infection

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Lemierres syndrome

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Veillonella ID

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gram (-) cocci
red fluorescence
nitrate (+)
mouth/urogenital infection

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Acidaminococcus ID

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gram (-) cocci

GI tract infection

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Megasphaera ID

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gram (-) cocci
GI tract infection
glucose (+)

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Finegoldia magna ID

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gram (+) cocci

Skin/soft tissue/bone/joint infections

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Peptostreptococcus ID

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gram (+) cocci

abdominal and female genital tract infections

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Anaerococcus ID

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gram (+) cocci

abdominal and female genital tract infections

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Parvimonas micra ID

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gram (+) cocci

oral pathogen

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anaerobic gram (+) cocci

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olive green pigment colonies that become black
inhibition by SPS
adhesion factors, biofilm production (virulence factors)

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Clostridium species

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(R) to disinfection processes

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Clostridium perfringens infections

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gas gangrene
post abortion sepsis
food poisoning

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Clostridium perfringens virulence factors

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enterotoxin and exotoxin that can cause severe tissue damage (histotoxin)

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Clostridium tetani virulence factor

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tetanospasmin - neurotoxin that effects spinal cord resulting in involuntary muscle contractions (begin with lock jaw and progress to backward arching of back muscles)

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Clostridium tetani treatment

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DPT - diphtheria, pertussis, and tetanus trivalent vaccine

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Clostridium botulinum infections

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food botulism
infant botulism
wound botulism
iatrogenic botulism

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food botulism

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home canned foods containing spores

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infant botulism

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ingest spores then grow in intestines and produce toxin

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wound botulism

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contaminated with spores - increase with IV drug abuse

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iatrogenic botulism

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toxin therapy for excessive muscle activity or cosmetic use (overdose)

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Clostridium botulinum virulence factor

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botulism toxin - neurotoxin that binds to the synapse of nerve fibers, resulting in acute (flaccid) paralysis and death

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Clostridium difficile info

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high carriage rate in intestines of patients who have received broad spectrum antimicrobial agents and have eliminated normal intestinal flora

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Clostridium difficile virulence factors

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enterotoxin A and cytotoxin B

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Clostridium difficile diagnosis

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growing toxin production bacteria from stool sample
detecting toxin in stool using cell monolayers
detecting toxin in stool using immunoassays
detecting glutamate dehydrogenase antigen
molecular detection of the toxin gene

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Clostridium septicum infection

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suggests colon cancer when found in blood cultures

occasionally cause of gas gangrene

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Clostridium septicum virulence factor

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histotoxin

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Clostridium perfringens ID

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double zone beta hemolysis
lecithinase (+)
subterminal spores
nagler test (+)

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Clostridium tetani ID

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round terminal spores resembling drumsticks

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Clostridium botulinum ID

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lecithinase (+)
lipase (+)
oval/subterminal spores resembling tennis rackets

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Clostridium difficile ID

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CCFA agar - fluoresce under UV light

oval/subterminal spores

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Clostridium septicum

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swarming medusa head

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Actinomyces infection

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causes lumpy jaw, abdominal and chest infections and pelvic infections in women with intrauterine devices

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Actinomyces virulence factor

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fimbriae

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Cutibacterium acnes infection

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plays a role in acne and is recovered from infections of prosthetic devices - also can cause corneal ulcers after cataract surgery
opportunistic pathogen

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Cutibacterium acnes virulence factor

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production of enzymes that can cause tissue damage

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Mobiluncus infection

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associated with bacterial vaginitis, pelvic inflammatory disease and abdominal infections

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Mobiluncus virulence factor

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ability to adhere to epithelial cells

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Lactobacillus info

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helps to maintain acidic environment in vagina
is population decreases, risk of BV increases
rarely pathogenic, used as probiotic

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Bifidobacterium info

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mostly nonpathogenic - probiotic

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Eubacterium

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mostly nonpathogenic

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Actinomyces ID

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filamentous branching rods

molar tooth

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Cutibacterium ID

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anaerobic diphtheroid
catalase (+)
indole (+)

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Mobiluncus ID

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stains gram (-) but has a cell wall structure of gram (+)
curved rod
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Lactobacillus ID

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aerotolerant

alpha hemolytic on blood agar

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Bifidobacterium ID

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bifurcated rods

indole (+)

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