bacillus clost coryn list Flashcards
Gram +, spore forming rod that produces antrhax toxin
bacillus antrhacis
the only bacterium with a polypeptide capsule (contains D-glutamate)
bacillus anthracis
what does polypeptide capsule of bac antrhacis contain
D-glutamate
Bacillus antrahcis exotoxin complex includes
edema factor, lethal factor, protective antigen
greatest risk factor for bacillus anthracis
wool
how is bacillus antrhacis transmissed to humans
spores inhaled, ingested or incoulated into skin
medusa head appearance
bacillus anthracis
bacillus antrhacis colonies show
halo of projections
painless papule surrounded by vesilces -> ulcer with black eschar
cutaneous anthrax (painless, necrotic)
purpose of protective antigen in bacillus
binds to host cell membrane receptor on macs and forms a channel that delivers lethal factor and eedema factor into cell
calmodulin dependendt adenylase cyclae
edema factor
zinc depedneat proteaes (mmp) that inhibits mitogen activated protien kinase singaling, causing apoptosis and multisystem physiological disruption
lethal factor
inhalation of spores: flue like symptoms that progresses to fever, pulm hemorraghe, mediastinitis, and shock
pulmonary antrax
also known as woolsorter’s disease
pulmonary antrax
mediastinitis
hemorraghci (visible on cxr: widened mediastinum
exposed to aerolized biological weapons
pulmonary antrax
Gram + rod erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae causes
Erysipeloid is an acute bacterial infection of traumatized skin and other organs. :
Erysipeloid is an occupational disease. [2, 3] Humans acquire erysipeloid after direct contact with infected animals.
spores formed only upon warming to 37 C, and presence of appropriate concentrations oc CO2 and protein
bacillus and clostridium spores
c. tetain spores: produce toxin only in anaerboic environemtns
bacillus cereus gram
gram + rod
spores survive cooking rice
causes food poisionin
bacillus cereus
bacillus cereus spore and heat stable enterotoxin formation caused by
keeping rice warm results
reheated rice syndrome
bacillus cereus
2 types of bacillus cereus
emetic type : seen w rice and pasta.
nauesa and vomiting within 1-5 hr
emetic type of bacillus cereus caused by
cereulide, a preformed toxin
cereulide is what type of toxin
preformed
diarrheal type of bacillus cereus
watery, nonbloody diarrhea, GI pain, 8-18 hr
C. septicum
spore forming, gram + bacteria. exotoxin producing
normal commensal of GI tract
Clostiridum septicum is a normal commensal of
GI tract. breakdown in GI mucosa can lead to invasion w subsequent hematogenous dissemination to healthy muscle tissue; resulting in sponatenous gas gangrene (non-traumatic–> this is unlike other clostridium which requires truma
non traumatic gas gangreene:
rapid onset msucle pain, fever, hemorrhagic bullae w sukysurround skin and tissue edema and cepetus
spontanoues gas gangrene triggered by underlying
colonic malignancy: creates portal of entry for bacteria. IBD, immunosuppressin