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Anaerobic GPRs Flashcards

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Name the organism

  • Gram Stain
  • Colony Morphology
  • Normal Flora
  • Distinguishing reactions/characteristics
  • GLC pattern
A

Propionibacterium acnes

  • GPR (“Chinese letters”)
  • Circular, smooth/creamy, raised; white to gray color
  • Skin
  • Shunt and joint/prosthetic infections, endocarditis; contaminant
  • aP
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Objective 13: Identify the anaerobe commonly found as a skin contaminant in blood cultures

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Propionibacterium acnes

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Objective 4: Correlate the following organisms with their areas of normal flora, e.g. mouth (upper respiratory), GI tract, vagina, skin

Bifidobacterium spp.

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GI

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Objective 4: Correlate the following organisms with their areas of normal flora, e.g. mouth (upper respiratory), GI tract, vagina, skin

Lactobacillus spp.

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  • Oral
  • GI
  • GU
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Name the organism

  • Gram Stain
  • Colony Morphology
  • Normal Flora
  • Distinguishing reactions/characteristics
A

Actinomyces israellii

  • GPR, branched
  • “Molar tooth” appearance
  • Oral
  • Slow growth, Actinomycosis/lumpy jaw (sulfur granules)
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Actinomyces odontolyticus
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  • Gram Stain
  • Colony Morphology
  • Normal Flora
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  • GPR, branched
  • Wet, mucoid
  • Oral
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Objective 8: Associate diseases and their symptoms with their causative agents.
- Mobiluncus

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Bacterial vaginosis

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Objective 4: Correlate the following organisms with their areas of normal flora, e.g. mouth (upper respiratory), GI tract, vagina, skin

Eubacterium spp.

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  • Oral
  • GI
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Name the organism

  • Gram Stain
  • Colony Morphology
  • Normal Flora
A

Eggerthella lenta

  • GPR
  • Circular, smooth/creamy, raised; white to gray
  • GI
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Name the organism

  • Gram Stain
  • Colony Morphology
  • Normal Flora
  • Distinguishing reactions/characteristics
A

Clostridium perfringens

  • GPR, “box-car” shaped rods, spores rarely observed
  • Double zone of hemolysis
  • Soil/environment
  • Infections: gas gangrene, cellulitis, food posioning
    Lecithinase +, preteolytic (milk curd and digest), reverse CAMP
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Name the organism

  • Gram Stain
  • Colony Morphology
  • Normal Flora
  • Distinguishing reactions/characteristics
A

Clostridium septicum

  • GPR, subterminal spores
  • Swarming
  • Soil/environment
  • Infection: color cancer
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Objective 7: Recognize the most common causative agent of myonecrosis/gas gangrene

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Clostridium perfringens

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Objective 8: Associate diseases and their symptoms with their causative agents.
- Clostridium tetani

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Lockjaw or tentatus

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Objective 8: Associate diseases and their symptoms with their causative agents.
- Clostridium botulinum

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Floppy baby syndrome (infant botulism), foodborne or wound botulism

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Objective 9: Compare and contrast foodborne botulism and infant botulism. Include whether each is an infection or intoxication

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Foodborne botulism: Intoxication
Infant botulism: Infection

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Name the organism

  • Gram Stain
  • Colony Morphology
  • Normal Flora
  • Distinguishing reactions/characteristics
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Clostridium sporogenes

  • GPR, subterminal and free spores
  • “Medusa head” colonies
  • Soil/environment
  • Lipase +
17
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Name the organism

  • Gram Stain
  • Colony Morphology
  • Normal Flora
  • Distinguishing reactions/characteristics
  • GLC pattern
A

Clostridium difficle

  • GPR, subterminal spores
  • “CIS” appearance
  • Soil/environment
  • Infection: psuedomembraneous colitis
18
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Objective 12: Identify the media used for isolation of C. difficile

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CCFA agar

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Name the organism

  • Gram Stain
  • Colony Morphology
  • Normal Flora
  • Distinguishing reactions/characteristics
A

Clostridium clostridioforme

  • GPR that stains GN
  • “CIS” appearance
  • Soil/environment
  • Stains GN
20
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Objective 11: Define aerotolerant Clostridium species and provide 3 examples

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  1. C. carnis
  2. C. histolyticum
  3. C. tertium
21
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Name the organism

A

Propionibacterium acnes

22
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Name the organism

A

Clostridium difficle

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