Ch 3: Gram + Bacilli, spore forming : bacillus anthracis & Clostridium

Question 1

Wool Sorter disease is caused by ____

Answer 1

Bacilus anthracis

“Anthrax”

Question 2

Is bacilus Anthracis:
aerobic / anaerobic
Spore/ non-spore

Answer 2

aerobic spore, gram +

Question 3

What bact. causes Malignant Pustules, Eschar, and pneumonia

Answer 3

bacillus anthracis

Question 4

_______: food poisoning from reheated fried rice – enterotoxin

Answer 4

Bacillis cereus

Question 5

IS clostridium botulidium:
spore/ non spore
anaerobic / aerobic
shape?

Answer 5

Anaerobic, spore

“tennis racket appaearance”

Tentinus: lock jaw

Question 6

clostridium ____: causes lock jaw

Answer 6

Clostridium Tetani

neonates: using a dirty tool during birth

Blocks: inhibitory NT- glycine and GABA

Question 7

clostridium ____: from food poisening of canned food

Answer 7

Clostridium Botulinum

blocks: the release of AcH = flaccid

Question 8

clostridium ______: blocks the release of AcH and causes descending paralysis –> death from respiratory failure

Answer 8

Clostridium botulinum

Question 9

clostridium ____: causes gas gangrene and food poisoning

Answer 9

Closteridium perfringes :
Organism ferments sugar→ produces gas→ compress tiss-> interferes with bl. supply

gram +
anaerobic
spore, rods

Question 10

Clostridium perfringes: Alpha toxin ____: hydrolyzes lipids in the cell membrane –> myonecrosis

Answer 10

Lecithinase

agar: with egg yolk

Question 11

clostridium ____: causes pseudomembranous Colitis

Answer 11

Clostridium Difficile