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Chapter 11: Prokaryotes Bacteria Flashcards

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gram NEGATIVE
-Human pathogens
-Bartonella
-B. henselae: cat-scratch disease

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Alphaproteobacteria

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Bartonella Henselae

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gram negative bacillus

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Obligate intracellular parasites

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Alphaproteobacteria

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-Arthropod-borne, spotted fevers

-R. rickettsii: Rocky Mountain spotted fever

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Rickettsia (alphaproteobacteria)

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-R. rickettsii
-Gram-negative rods

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Rocky Mountain spotted fever

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-Spread by wood ticks in the west and dog ticks in the east
-Signs & symptoms: rash, fever, & headache
-Death may result due to kidney & heart failure
-Treatment: antibiotics

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Rocky Mountain spotted fever

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-Gram negative coccus
-STD
-Causes gonorrhea

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Neisseria gonorrhoeae

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Symptoms
-Men: painful urination and discharge of pus
-Women: few symptoms but possible complications, such as PID
-Diagnosis: Gram stain, ELISA, PCR
-Treatment: cephalosporins

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Neisseria gonorrhoeae

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-Bordetella pertussis
-Gram-negative coccobacillus

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Whooping cough

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-Capsule
-Tracheal cytotoxin of cell wall damages ciliated cells
-Pertussis toxin
-Prevented by DTaP vaccine (acellular Pertussis cell fragments)

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Whooping cough

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-Pseudomonas
-Opportunistic pathogens
-Gram negative rods
-flagella

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Psuedomonadales (gammaproteobacteria)

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-gram NEGATIVE
-P. aeruginosa causes infections of urinary tract, burns, wounds, blood infections, abscesses, and meningitis

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Psuedomonadales (gammaproteobacteria)

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-Vibrio cholerae causes cholera
-Gram negative comma-shaped bacterium

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Vibrionales (gammaproteobacteria)

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-gram NEGATIVE
-Vibrio cholerae produces cholera toxin
-Toxin causes host cells to secrete Cl−, HCO−, and water

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Cholera

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-Enterobacteriales
-Escherichia
-Salmonella

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Gammoproteobacteria

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-Gram-negative rods
-Hemorrhagic diarrhea
-Kidney failure

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Escherichia Coli

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-Gram-negative rods
-Salmonellosis
-Caused by contaminated food or drink
-Signs and Symptoms: nausea, vomiting, diarrhea

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Salmonella

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*H. influenzae
-Gram negative coccobacillary bacteria

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Haemophilus (gammaproteobacteria)

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-gram-negative bacteria
-Tularemia – *named after Tulare County, CA
-Can infect humans and rabbits
-Vectors are ticks and deerflies
*Signs and symptoms: fever, fatigue, headache, swollen lymph nodes

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Francisella (gammaproteobacteria)

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Gram-negative curved rods with multiple flagella

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Helicobacter pylori

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*Erosions in and through the mucosa of the stomach and/or duodenum
*Epigastic pain at night relieved by eating
*May result in life-threatening hemorrhage

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Peptic ulcers (helicobacter pylori)

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gram POSITIVE
-Endospore-producing
-Obligate anaerobes
-C. dificile – severe diarrhea post antibiotic use
-C. tetani – tetanus
-C. botulinum - botulism

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Clostridum

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-Caused by Clostridium tetani
-Gram-positive, endospore-forming, obligate anaerobe

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gram POSITIVE
-Tetanospasmin released from dead cells blocks relaxation -pathway in muscles
-Prevention by vaccination with tetanus toxoid (DTaP) and booster (Td)
-Treatment with tetanus immune globulin (TIG)

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-Caused by Clostridium botulinum -Gram-positive, endospore-forming, obligate anaerobe
Botulism
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-Intoxication comes from ingesting botulinal toxin -Botulinal toxin blocks release of neurotransmitter, causing flaccid paralysis -Prevention Proper canning Nitrites prevent endospore germination in sausages
Botulism
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-Treatment: supportive care and antitoxin -Infant botulism results from C. botulinum growing in intestines -Wound botulism results from growth of 
C. botulinum in wounds
Botulism
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gram POSITIVE -Bacillus -Endospore-producing rods -Bacillus anthracis – causes anthrax a disease of cattle, sheep, and horses that can be transmitted to humans
Bacillales
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-Gram-positive cocci -Grape-like clusters
Staphylococcus aureus
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gram POSITIVE -Produces many toxins -Toxic shock syndrome – high fever, vomiting, death -Enterotoxin causes vomiting and diarrhea associated with food poisoning -Infections of surgical wounds by S. aureus common in hospitals
Staphylococcus aureus
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-Generally aerotolerant anaerobes; lack an 
electron transport chain -Streptococcus (gram positive)
Lactobacillales
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-Gram-positive chains of cocci -Grown on blood agar -Produce hemolysin that forms a clear zone of hemolysis on blood agar
Beta-hemolytic streptococci
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-Diseases Pharyngitis Rheumatic fever Glomerulonephritis Impetigo Scarlet fever
Beta-hemolytic group A
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Its cell wall has characteristics of both Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria
Mycobacterium tuberculosis
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-Acid-fast rod; transmitted human-to-human -M. tuberculosis causes tuberculosis -Co-infection with HIV -Diagnosis: Tuberculin skin test -Treatment: prolonged treatment with multiple antibiotics -Vaccines: BCG vaccine, live culture of avirulent M. bovis; not widely used in United States
Mycobacterium tuberculosis
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-Signs and symptoms of active TB include: -Coughing that lasts three or more weeks -Coughing up blood -Chest pain, or pain with breathing or coughing -Unintentional weight loss -Fatigue -Fever -Night sweats -Chills -Loss of appetite
Tuberculosis
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-Corynebacterium diphtheriae: gram-positive rod -Diphtheria toxin produced by lysogenized 
C. diphtheriae
Corynebacterium
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-Prevented by DTaP vaccine -Diphtheria toxoid -Cutaneous diphtheria -Infected skin wound leads to slow-healing ulcer
Corynebacterium
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-Chlamydia trachomatis -Gram-negative coccoid bacteria -Trachoma -Most common STI, urethritis *Signs and symptoms similar to gonorrhea
Chlamydias
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-Syphilis -Caused by Treponema pallidum *considered gram-negative but hard to stain
Spirochaetes
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chancre at site of infection
Primary stage (Spirochaetes)
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skin and mucosal rashes
Secondary stage (Spirochaetes)
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no symptoms
Latent period (Spirochaetes)
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gummas on many organs
Tertiary stage (Spirochaetes)
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benzathine penicillin
Treatment (Spirochaetes)
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neurological damage
Congenital (Spirochaetes)
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Direct diagnosis -Staining with fluorescent-labeled monoclonal antibodies Indirect, rapid screening -VDRL – *Veneral Disease Research Laboratory Test *Antibody produced by a patient with syphilis reacts with an extract of ox heart -RPR - *Rapid Plasma Reagin; similar to VDRL -EIA -*Enzyme ImmunoAssay (ELISA) Confirming -FTA-ABS tests for anti-treponemal antibodies
Spirochaetes
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-gram NEGATIVE -Lyme Disease -Causative agent: Borrelia burgdorferi
Spirochaetes
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-Reservoir: deer -Vector: ticks -First symptom: bull’s-eye rash -Second phase: irregular heartbeat, encephalitis -Third phase: arthritis -Treatment: Doxycycline
Spirochaetes

Microbiology Chapters 10-12 (3 decks)

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