BACTE part 2.2 Flashcards
it remains one of the most common causes of septicemia and meningitis
among neonates, accounting for about 40% of gram-negative meningitis
Escherichia coli
Categories of Diarrheagenic E.coli that Cause by traveller’s diarrhea
- Enterotoxigenic E.coli (ETEC)
Categories of Diarrheagenic E.coli that Produce dysentery similar to that produced by Shigella sp
Enteroinvasive E.coli (EIEC)
Known to cause infantile diarrhea
Enteropathogenic E.coli (EPEC)
→ E.coli O157:H7 produces 2 cytotoxin
verotoxin I and verotoxin II
has been implicated in nosocomial outbreaks in burn patients
P. stuartii
selective medium for Yersinia
enterocolitica
Cefsulodin irgasan novobiocin aga
Broth culture of Y. pestis exhibits a characteristic ???pattern in which
cells are adhere to one side of the tube
Stalactite pattern