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Microbiology Exam 2 > Bacteria Part 4 ( Gram - Spirals ) & Including Disccusions Of Mycoplasms > Flashcards

Bacteria Part 4 ( Gram - Spirals ) & Including Disccusions Of Mycoplasms Flashcards

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1
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What are the 4 gram negative spirals

A

Vibrio
Campylobacter
Helicobacter
Spirochete

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What is vibrio?

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Facultative anerobic

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What are the 2 main vibrio pathogens?

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V. Cholera
V. Parahemolyticus

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4
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What is v. Cholerae?

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Cholera

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What is v. Parahemolyticus ?

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Shellfish food poisoning
( ingesting raw fish & oysters )

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6
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What is campylobacter ?

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Found in cattle & sheep
May cause abortions in animals

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7
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What is the major pathogen in campylobacter?

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Campylobacter jenjuni

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8
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What does campylobacter jenjuni do? (3)

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Gasteroenteritis
( after ingesting uncool meat and chicken )
( survives at 43 C )

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What is helicobater? ( pathogen )

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Heliobacter pylori

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What does helicobacter pylori do ? (2)

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Gastritis, peptic ulcers in humans

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How does helicobacter pylori work? (3)

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Enzyme - urease
Increases replication & damages stomach mucosa

Causes local inflammation
- makes ulcers

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What is the treatment for helicobacter pylori?

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Metronidazole ( antibiotic )

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13
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What’s the percentage of who are infected if heliobacter ?

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30-50%

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What’s the percentage of people who develop ulcers in helicobacter pylori?

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15%

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What’s the enzyme that causes damage to the stomach for helicobacter pylori?

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Urease

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What are spirochetes?(another name)

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Axial filaments

17
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Where are spirochetes (axial filaments) found?

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Soil, decaying matter, contaminated water

18
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What are the 3 spirochetes?

A

Treponema palldium
Borrelia burgdorferi
Leptospira species

19
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What is treponema palldium?

A

Syphilis

20
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What is borrelia burgdorferi?

A

Lyme disease

21
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What is leptospira species?

A

Leptospirosis

( Spread by water contaminated with animal urine )

22
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What is mycoplama? (2)

A

No cell wall
Gram positive

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