Chapter Eleven Flashcards
Ricksettia Ricksetti shape/oxygen/other
-Bacilli or coco bacilli
-obligate anaerobe
-spread by insects/tick bites
Ricksettia Ricksetti
Spotted fever
-spread by insects/tick bites
Bordetela peritissis shape/oxygen/other
-Rod shaped
-aerobe
-contain capsules
Bordetella peritissis
Whopping cough
Alpha bacteria
-ricksettia ricksetti
Two types of neisseria (in beta category)
-meningittis
-gonorrhea
Neisseria meningittis shape/oxygen/other
-diplococci
-aerobe
-contains capsule
Neisseria meningittis
Meningittis
Neisseria gonorrhea shape/oxygen/other
-diplococci
-aerobe
-contains capsule and fimbrae
Neisseria gonorrhea
Causes gonorrhea
Beta bacteria (two types)
-bordetella peritissis
-neisseria (meningitis and gonorrhea)
Pseudomondales (two types)
-pseudomonas aureginosa
-moxella lacunate
Pseudomonas aureuginosa shape/oxygen/other/growth
-rod
-aerobic
-moves with flagella and secretes blue/green pigment
-grows in antibiotics making it a challenge
Pseudomonas aureuginosa
An opportunistic (challenging) infection: found in wounds of burn pt
-Causes: UTI, pink eye, mold in food
Moxella lacunate
-cocbacillus (diploid pairs)
-infection —-> conjectivitis
Legionellates (two types)
-lgionella pneumophilla
-coxiella burnetti
Legionella pneumophilla shape/oxygen/other
-rod
-aerobic
-spread thru contaminated water (AC unit, water fountains)
Legionella pneumophilla causes
-legionaries disease
-Pontiac fever
Legionnaires disease
Fatal pneumonia
Pontiac fever
Milder form of pneumonia
Coxiella burnetti shape/oxygen/other
-rods
-aerobic
-endosporatic
-comes from farm animals and air
Coxiella burnetti causes
Q fever (pneumonia)
Vibrionales (one)
Vibreo cholerae
Vibreo cholerae shape/oxygen/other
-vibrio
-facultative anaerobic
-flagella