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Bacillus, Corynebacterium, Listeria Flashcards

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Most impt feature of bacillus anthracis

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Spore forming

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DRY GROUND GLASS surface and irregular edges with projections along lines of inoculation

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Medusa head morphology

**seen on bacillus anthracis

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Habitat and transmission of bacillus anthracis

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Habitat: soil
Transmission: CONTACT with infected animals or INHALATION of spores from animal hair and wool (woolsorter’s dse)

**zoonosis!!!!

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Used as an agent of bioterrorism using anthrax spores

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Woolsorter’s disease (AKA Anthrax)

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Composition of the anti-phagocytic capsule of bacillus anthracis

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Protein: POLY-D-GLUTAMATE

***all bacterial capsule are made up of CARBOHYDRATES except for bacillus anthracis

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Virulence factor for B. anthracis which is calmodulin-dependent adenylate cyclase responsible for CELLULAR SWELLING

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Edema factor!

Edema nga diba?! Swelling!!! :))))))))
*** adenylate cyclase activity is responsible for the fluid accumulation observed in anthrax (murray). Oh ayan alam mo na bat may swelling?:))

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Virulence factor(VF) for B. Anthracis responsible for inhibition of signal transduction protein involved in cell division causes CELL DEATH or NECROSIS

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Lethal factor(LF)

** lethal nga diba, nakakamatay!!!! :))))

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VF for B. Anthracis which mediates the ENTRY of the other components in to the cell

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Protective antigen (PA)

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9
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Exotoxin responsible for BINDING

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B sub unit exotoxins

B for Binding
** Protective Antigen (PA) responsible for BINDING to the receptor

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Exotoxin responsible for ACTIVITY or ACTION

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A subunit exotoxins

*** EF AND LF responsible for the activity

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Box car like rods

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Bacillus anthracis

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If the LF is the one that enters the cell and binds to the PA donut it will now be called…

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Lethal toxin

  • ** of course kasama si LETHAL FACTOR kaya LETHAL!!!:)))))
  • ** They causes cell necrosis and inhibit activity of DNA
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If EF binds to PA donut, this is called…

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Edema toxins

***causes swelling

***of course may EDEMA FACTOR kaya may swelling!!!!:))))

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14
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Most immunogenic major protein of B.anthracis

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Protective Antigen (PA) 
***hence the name.:)

**kasi naman si LF and EF inhibit the host’s innate immune system

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15
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What activity of lethal toxin stimulates macrophages to release TNF-a and IL-1B and other pro inflammatory cytokines

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Zinc metalloprotease activity of lethal toxin

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Characterized by MALIGNANT PUSTULE with subsequent ESCHAR and CENTRAL necrosis

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CUTANEOUS ANTHRAX

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Mode of transmission (MOT) for cutaneous anthrax

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DIRECT epidermal contact with spores

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18
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What toxin causes cutaneous anthrax

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Lethal toxin

**kaya nga may central necrosis diba?!!!:)))

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MOT of inhalational anthrax

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INHALATION of spores from animals (woolsorter’s dse) or from weaponized preparations (bioterrorism)

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20
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Latency period of inhalational anthrax

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2 months

**PROLONGED LATENCY PERIOD

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Characterized by massive ENLARGED MEDIASTINAL LYMPH NODES, pulmonary hemorrhage and meningeal symptoms

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Inhalational anthrax

***100 % mortality :( :( :(

22
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Characterized by UGI ulceration, edema and sepsis (rapid-progressive course)

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Gastrointestinal anthrax

***100% mortality rate 😟😟😟😟😟😟

23
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DOC for cutaneous anthrax

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Ciprofloxacin

24
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DOC for inhalational and GI anthrax

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Ciprofloxacin or doxycycline with one or two additional antibiotics

***please refer to trans #3 page 2 for the additional antibiotics:)

25
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Characteristics of bacillus cereus

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S-pore forming rod
P-ositive (gram positive)
A-erobic
M-otile

remember SPAM!

26
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Habitat and transmission of B.cereus

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Grains(rice, survive steaming and rapid frying)
Reheated fried rice(spore germinate when rice is kept warm for many hours)

*Food poisoning from reheated fried rice???
Be SERIOUS!! Bacillus cereus 🙀🙀🙀

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Cholera-like enterotoxin causes ADP-ribosylation, increasing cAMP

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Heat labile enterotoxin

28
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TRUE or FALSE:

Heat labile enterotoxin causes emetic form of diarrhea

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False!!!!!
Heat Labile: DIARRHEAL form
Heat stable: EMETIC form

29
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Staphylococcal-like enterotoxin function as superantigen

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Heat stable like enterotoxin

30
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T or F:

Emetic form has shorter incubation period

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True.:)

Emetic form: short(4hours), n/v, similar with staph-food poisoning
Diarrheal form: long (18hours), watery, non bloody, resembles clostridial gastroenteritis

31
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Complete loss of light perception within 48 hours of the injury after traumatic penetrating eye injuries of the eye with soil contaminated object

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Opthalmitis

32
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Comma ahaped rods arrange in V or L shape, looks like a chinese characters

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Corynebacterium diphtheriae

33
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Toxigenecity of corynebacterium diphtheriae can be detected using…

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Modified elek test

34
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Habitat and transmission of C.diptheriae

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Habitat: human throat
MOT: via respiratory droplets

35
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It inhibits protein synthesis by adding ADP-ribose to elongation factor-2

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EXOTOXIN

36
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EXOTOXIN is encoded by

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B-prophage

37
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______ result from death of mucosal epithelial cells

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Pseudomembranes

38
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Its presence explains the cardiac and neurologic symptoms observed in patients with severe diphtheria

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Heparin binding epidermal growth factor.

***receptor for toxin present on surface of many eukaryotic cells(heart and nerve cells)

39
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Complication of pseudomembranous pharyngitis

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Airway obstruction
Myocarditis
CN and or muscle paralysis

40
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Treatment for diptheria

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Antitoxin and Pen-G

***prevention is toxoid vaccine (DTaP)

41
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Non-spore forming, gram positive rods with TUMBLING MOTILITY in saline suspensions

A

Listeria monocytogenes

42
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Habitat and transmission of listeria

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GI and female GUT

MOT: cross PLACENTA or CONTACT during delivery; UNPASTEURIZED MILK products

43
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Risk individual for listeria

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very YOUNG
very OLD
IMMUNOCOMPROMISED

44
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Interacts with E-cadherin on cell surface and serve as an ATTACHMENT to host cells

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Internalin

45
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Allows listeria to ESCAPE from phagosome

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ListerioLYSIN

46
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PROPELS the bacteria through the membrane of one human cell and into other

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Actin ROCKETS

47
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Characterized by LATE MISCARRIAGE or birth complicated by sepsis, multiorgan abscesses and disseminated granulomas

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Early onset neonatal listeriosis

Granulomatosis infantiseptica

48
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Transmitted during childbirth and manifest as MENINGITIS or MENINGOENCEPHALITIS

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Late onset neonatal listeriosis

49
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Treatment and prevention for listeria

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Ampicillin with or without gentamicin

Prevention: pregnant and immunocompromised should not ingest UNPASTEURIZED MILK PRODUCTS or RAW VEGETABLES

50
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Infection of traumatized skin in an individual who was in DIRECT CONTACT with meat or other animal products cause by ERYSIPELOID

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Erysipeloid rhusiopathiae

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