bergey's manual Flashcards
volume 1 phyla
deinococcus-thermus: radiation-resistant
cyanobacteria: photosynthetic, multicellular
volume 2: phylum and classes
phylum pseudomonadota/proteobacteria
5 classes: alpha - epsilon
vol 2, alphaproteobacteria types
rickettsia and agrobacterium
rickettsia
volume 2 alphaproteobacteria
- extremely small, non-flagellated
- parasitic or mutualistic
- vector transmission
rickettsia prowazekii disease
typhus
rickettsia prowazekii transmission
lice or flea vector
rickettsia prowazekii clinical manifestations
fever, rash
rickettsia rickettsii disease
rocky mountain spotted fever
rickettsia rickettsii transmission
wood tick (west), dog tick (east)
rickettsia rickettsii clinical manifestations
headache, high fever, rash
rickettsia rickettsii treatment and prevention
- antibiotics
- tick control
rickettsia rickettsii tissue tropism
endothelial cells
agrobacterium
volume 2 alphaproteobacteria
- plant pathogen that invades crowns and roots
- Ti plasmid incorporated into plant DNA, overproduces phytohormone
- manifests as galls
volume 2 betaproteobacteria genus
neisseria and bordetella
neisseria
volume 2 betaproteobacteria
- nonmotile, aerobic, diplococci with capsules and pili
- never fully undergo cytokinesis
n. gonorrheae transmission
contact with mucus membranes of genitourinary tract
n. gonorrheae clinical manifestations
male: urethral discharge, painful urination
female: vaginal discharge, can lead to pelvic inflammatory disease and/or sterility
n. gonorrheae incubation
2-5 days
bacterial meningitis transmission
respiratory droplets
bacterial meningitis clinical manifestations
vomiting, headache, confusion, neck and back stiffness
bacterial meningitis tissue tropism
inflammation of brain and spinal cord meninges
bordetella
volume 2 betaproteobacteria
- gram negative coccobacilli, some with capsules
- multiplication in respiratory epithelium
b. pertussis disease
whooping cough
b. pertussis transmission
droplet inhalation
highly contagious
b. pertussis toxins
AB toxin/pertussis toxin: paralyses cilia cells, destroys epithelium
b. pertussis prevention
toxoid vaccine
b. bronchiseptica disease
kennel cough
volume 2 gammaproteobacteria
genus legionella, pseudomonas
order vibrionales, enterobacteriales
L. pneumophilia disease
Legionnare’s disease
L. pneumophilia transmission
aerosolized particles, airborne
L. pneumophilia treatment
antibiotics
p. aeruginosa
major plant and animal pathogen
gram negative rod, motile
p. aeruginosa treatment
topical antibiotic
- common in nails, burn victims
vibrio cholerae disease
cholera
vibrio cholerae transmission
very virulent
vibrio cholerae clinical manifestations
massive water loss (1 L/hr)
vibrio cholerae treatment
oral rehydration, IV fluids
vibrio cholerae prevention
vaccination
enterobacteria
volume 2 order of class gammaproteobacteria
- 44 genera
- glucose positive rods
E. coli diseases
gastroenteritis, UTIs
E. coli tissue tropism
intestinal tract
salmonellosis strains
over 2000 strains of salmonella enterica
salmonellosis transmission
contaminated foods
salmonellosis incubation
8-48 hours
salmonellosis toxin
enterotoxin
s. dysenteriae disease
dysentery
s. dysenteriae transmission
food, fecal-oral
s. dysenteriae toxins
shiga endo and exotoxins
s. dysenteriae bacteria type
gram negative, non-sporeforming
yersinia pestis genus
shigellosis