BORDATELLA Flashcards

1
Q

Obligately aerobic, fastidious, Gram-negative
coccobacilli

A

BORDATELLA SP.

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BORDATELLA SPECIES

A

o Bordatella pertussis
o Bordatella parapertussis
o Bordatella bronchiseptica
o Bordatella avium

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3
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Non-carbohydrates fermenters and non-motile except

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B. bronchiseptica

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4
Q
  • Replicate on cilated respiratory epithelial cells of
    humans
  • Mostly inactive in biochemical test
A

BORDATELLA SP.

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5
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Culture of Bordatella

A

Bordet-Gengou agar, smooth,
glistening and silver color

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6
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(+) catalase; (-) indole

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Biochemical test BORDATELLA SP

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7
Q

Nicotinic acid, cysteine and
methionine

A

Growth factors for Bordatella

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8
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  • Etiologic agent of whooping cough
  • Only infects and causes disease in humans
  • Does not survive well outside the host
A

BORDATELLA PERTUSSIS (BORDET-GENGOU
BACILLUS)

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9
Q

Highly communicable stage,
mucous membrane
inflammation and mild coughing
with runny nose

A

Catarrhal Stage

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10
Q

Associated with vomiting and
“whooping” or hurried, deep
respiration, last for six weeks.
Severe coughing for 15 to 25 X
in 24 hrs

A

Paroxysmal Stage

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11
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▪ Symptoms slowly decline, last
six months after infection.

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Convalescent Stage

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12
Q

Regan-Lowe agar, Bordet-Gengou
potato infusion agar, Modified Jones-Kendrick
charcoal agar and Casamino acid broth

A

CULTURE in Bordatella

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