Bordetella Flashcards
1
Q
Bordetella bronchiseptica culture characteristics?
A
tiny colonies that don’t ferment lactose (use Mueller Hinton to distinguish from Pseudomonas)
2
Q
B. pertussis causes what?
A
whooping cough
3
Q
Atrophic Rhinitis of Swine
A
B. bronchiseptica colonizes, allows damage for Pasteurella multocida to colonize and that results in dermonecrotic toxin which destroys the nasal turbinates and leads to pneumonia
4
Q
Tracheal cytotoxin
A
toxic to ciliated epithelial cells in infectious tracheobronchitis (B. bronchiseptica)
5
Q
Treatment for Kennel Cough?
A
doxycycline or TMS
