bacteria exam 3 Flashcards
mycoplasma. what is unique about it that makes it not respond to B lactam drugs?
there is no cell wall. and it is a intracellular bacteria so it needs to be treated with tetrcyclines or macrolides.
mycoplasma haemofelis. what species gets this and what cells does it target?
targets cats erythrocytes. see it on a blood smear.
mycoplasma bovis. targets what cells?
mucosal epithelium. causes inflammation.
what is the only intracellular bacteria that you can grow in the lab?
mycoplasma is the only one.
coxiella burnetii. what disease does it cause? what cells does it target.
Q fever. macrophages and placental cells.
what does q fever (c. burnetii) cause. in what animals
sheep goat cattle. reproduction issues. SCV is infectious.
what cells do chlamydia bacteria infect. what is the bird chlamydia.
epithelial cells. C. psittaci. passes from inhalation and feeding babies
What are the genuses of rickettsiales.
rickettsia, erlichia, anaplasma, neorickettsia
Rickettsia rickettsii. what does it cause in what animals.
Rocky mountain spotted fever. dogs.
R. rickettsii what cells do they infect
endothelium. increases vascular permiability.DIC
Ehrlichia that dogs get are what species? and what cells do they targer
E. canis. E. ewingii. Targets WBC.
What ehrlichia do ruminants get?
E. ruminatium. exotic to the us. enodthelial and wbc
anaplasma plagocytophilum. what cells do they target?
neutrophils. horses and dogs.
What species do A. marginale infect? Which age is more susceptible?
ruminants. marginally in RBC. young are safer and older are susceptible. fever. abortion
Neorickettsia helminthoeca. unique infection of what species. how to treat?
salmon poisoning. bacteria are in the flukes. that are in salmon that the dogs eat. you teat with tetracyclines and praziquantel.
