Brockman Flashcards
Neisseria is the only genus of…. that frequently cause disease and are usually…
gram negative cocci
diplococcic
Neisseria (gonorrhoea and menigitidis) are …. and … and obligate human pathogens
non motile
aerobes
Meningococci ferment glucose and maltose but not
sucrose or lactose
Gonococci ferment glucose but not
maltose or sucrose
meningitidis has… capsule and gonorrohea has… capsule
large
no
meningococci have… pili that attach to organicm to meninges in CNS
type 4
meningococci have… which damages host tissue
LOS lipooligosaccharide
gonococci- the only reservoir is…. and it colonizes in… of women and …. of both sexes
- humans
- cervix
- distal urethra
gonococci can multiply rapidly but do not have… and are not…
flagella
motile
gonococci has an extracellular protease that cleaves… and removes…
IgA1
Fc-receptor end of antibody
treatment of H. influenza
chloramphenicol and cephalosporins
H influenza and nontypeable isolate produce…and are resistant to..
beta lactamase
penicillin or ampicillin
