campylobacter

Question 1

What does campylobacter cause?

Answer 1

common in diareahl disease

Question 2

Where is campylobacter found?

Answer 2

animals
found in food
and pets

Question 3

How is campylobacter cultured?

Answer 3

in a low oxygen atmosphere

Question 4

What does campylobacter jejuni cause?

Answer 4

bloody, muco-purulent diarrhea affecting both the small and large intestine with fever and abdominal cramps

self limiting

Question 5

What does campylobacter fetus cause?

Answer 5

bacteremic infections in compromised hosts.

Question 6

What are characteristics of helicobacter?

Answer 6

gram negative 
oxidase positive rod 
motile 
highly curved 
microaerophilic 
urease production 
pathocegencity island that has the type 4 secretion system on it

Question 7

What does Helicobacter pylori cause?

Answer 7

gastric and duodenal ulcer

gastric cancer

Question 8

How does helicobacter survive in the stomach?

Answer 8

urease production
urease raises the pH

gets in the mucos layer of the stomach not invading the cell(keeps ammonia produce localized)

Question 9

How does helicobacter cause disease?

Answer 9

has a type 4 secretion system that secrets toxins into the mucosa cells