chapter 9: The Enterics Flashcards
main groups
enterobacteriaceae
vibrionaceae
pseudomonadaceae
bacteroidaceae
biochemical classification, ability to ferment lactos
E coli, and most enterobacteriaceae ferment lactose
salmonella, shigella, and pseudomonas aeruginosa do not
appropriate culture media
EMB agar
macConkey agar
EMB agar
inhibtis gram positive bacteria
colonies of lactose fermenters become deep purple to black
-E coli are metallic green sheen
macConkey agar
bile salts in medium inhibit gram positive bacteria
lactose fermenters are pink-purple
enterics E coli tests
presumptive test: nutrient broth with lactose, see if gas formed after day
confirmed test: streak EMB agar plates with water samples see if there are metallic green sheen colonies (E coli)
completed test: metallic colonies placed in broth again, if produce acid and gas then know source is contaminated with E coli
3 major antigens for enterices
O antigen
k antigen
h antigen
O antigen enterics
most external component of LPS
K antigen
kapsule that covers O antigen
H antigen
antigenic deterninant
subunits of bacterial flagella
only bacteria that are motile have this
pathogenesis of these organisms produce 2 types of disease
diarrhea
varoius other infections like UTIs, pneumonia, bcatermia, sepsis especailly in debilitaed hospitalizedd patients
diarrhea with no cell invasion
-organisms and symptoms
watery diarrhea without systemic symptoms
E coli
vibrio cholera
exotoxin causes electrolyte and fluid loss
diarrhea with cell invasion of epithelial cells
these bacteria have viruluence factors that bind and invade cell damaging it and causing immune response
-cell death results in red blood cell leakage into the stool
E coli, shigella, salmonella enteritidis
invasion of LNs and bloodstream diarrhea
systemic symptoms: fever headache WBC elevated
abdominal pain diarrhea with white and red cells
LN enlargement, bacteremia, sepsis
salmonella typhi, yersinia enterocolitica, campylobacter jejuni
sally tied YER camp
hospital acquired gram negatives or nosocomial gram negatives
E coli, klebsiella pneumoniae, proteus mirabiuis, enterobacter, serratia, seudomonas aeruginosa
E coli in gut flora is normal until it acquires virulence factors these factors include
mucosal interaction
-adherence with pili and ability to invade intesitnal epithelial cells
exotoxin production
LT and ST
siga like toxin
endotoxin
-lipi A of LPS
ironbinding siderophore
-obtain iron from human transferrin or lactoferrin
diseases caused by E coli in presence of virulence factors include
Diarrhea
UTI
Neonatal meningitis
Gram negative sepsis, mostly hospital pts
Enterotoxigenic E coli (ETEC)
pili
heat liable toxin (LT)
heat stable toxin (ST)
-inhibit cl- and Na+ reabsorption and cause secretion into lumen which increases water there
stool looks like rice water- just like CHOLERA
enterohemorrhagic E coli (EHEC)
pili
secrete powerful SHIGA like toxin (verotoxin)
-inhibit protein syntesis by inhibiting ribosome = intestinal epithelial cell death
diarrhea is bloody
abdominal cramps
hemorrhagic colitis
hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS)
which infection associated with
anemia throboycytopenia and renal failure is associated with infection by EHEC
infected hamnurger meat at fast food chains
cattle is reservoir