Clostridium Flashcards
Most clostridia have low invasive capacity
True
Spores of clostridia are generally very resistant against heat
True
The habitat of clostridia is the gut and the soil
True
Clostridia are obligate aerobic bacteria
False
Clostridium perfringens is an obligate pathogenic bacterium
False
Clostridium perfringens can produce main and auxillary toxins
True
Extracellular enzymes and toxins are virulence factors of clostridia
True
There are no vaccines for the prevention of diseases caused by clostridia
False
Clostridium is anaerobe spore forming bacteria
True
Clostridium bacteria is not in the environment, because it cannot tolerate oxygen
False
Clostridium spreads usually rapid in a herd
False
Clostridium spread mostly with insecticides
False
Clostridium difficile can be treated with metronidazole
True
Clostridium difficile is seen in foal and piglets
True
Many Clostridium species have flagella
False
Clostridium species are only found in the subtropics
False
Clostridium can cause severe contagious diseases
False
Clostridium are obligate pathogens
False
Anaculture or anatoxin vaccines are used for the prevention of malignant oedema
True
Cl. chauvoei is the agent of malignant oedema
False
Lesions of malignant oedema are mainly seen in the large muscles
True
Malignant oedema is generally endogenous in cattle
False
Malignant oedema is generally a consequence of wound infection
True
Movement difficulties are frequently seen in the case of malignant oedema
True
Clostridium novyi can cause malignant oedema
True
Malignant oedema can be diagnosed based on clinical signs
False
Malignant oedema is caused due to wound infection
True
Malignant oedema is only in ruminants
False
Malignant oedema, one of the clinical signs is lameness/movement problems
True
Malignant oedema, attenuated vaccine for prevention
False
Clostridium channel is the agent of malignant oedema
False
Malignant oedema is generally a consequence of a wound infection
True
Clostridium septicum is an agent of malignant oedema
True
Attenuated vaccines are used for the prevention of malignant oedema
False
Clostridium histolyticum can cause malignant oedema
True
Agents of malignant oedema can be detected by bacterium culture
True
There are no vaccines for the prevention of malignant oedema
False
Malignant oedema occurs in ruminants and pigs
True
Malignant oedema is an acute fatal disease
True
Malignant oedema can be treated with antibiotics
False
Malignant oedema can occur in any warm-blooded animal
True
Once an area is infected with gas gangrene re-occurrence is common
True
Malignant oedema cannot occur in swine
False
Malignant oedema usually develop following an endogenous infection
False
Malignant oedema is well treated with long-term antibiotics therapy
False
Malignant oedema can be treated with polymyxin
False
Malignant oedema can be well treated with antibiotics over a long period
False
Is gas gangrene (malignant oedema) a regional illness
False
The lesions of malignant oedema are mainly seen in the lungs
False
Blackleg is caused by Clostridium septicum
False
Lesions of blackleg are mainly seen on the claws
False
Lameness is a clinical sign of blackleg
True
Blackleg is a frequent disease in pigs
False
Generally attenuated vaccines are used for the prevention of blackleg
False
Anaculture or anatoxin vaccines are used for the prevention of blackleg
True
Blackleg occurs only in tropical and subtropical countries
False
Generally attenuated vaccines are used for the prevention of blackleg
False
Blackleg generally occurs in endemic form
True
Blackleg occurs most frequently in pigs
False
Blackleg occurs most frequently in pigs
False
Blackleg is a gas gangrene disease
True
Blackleg is generally endogenous in sheep
False
Blackleg is generally endogenous in cattle
True
Movement disorders and lameness can be clinical signs of Blackleg
True
Clostridium chauvoei can produce acids and gas from carbohydrates
True
Blackleg occurs mainly in ruminants
True
Oedema is a typical clinical sign of blackleg
True
Live vaccines are used for the prevention of blackleg
False
Blackleg infects ovine through wounds
True
In Blackleg disease we use attenuated vaccine
False
In the case of sheep, blackleg is generally consequence of a wound infection
True
Oedema in the muscles is a typical clinical sign of blackleg
True
Attenuated vaccines are used for the prevention of blackleg
False
Blackleg is caused by Clostridium chauvoei
True
Severe diarrhoea is the main clinical sign of blackleg
False
Blackleg is caused by Clostridium septicum
False
Blackleg occurs in cattle and sheep
True
If antibiotics are applied after appearance of the clinical signs of blackleg, treatment is
generally successful
False
Attenuated vaccines are used for the prevention of blackleg
False
Blackleg disease occurs only in ruminants
False
Blackleg can usually be treated with antibiotics successfully
False
Blackleg in cattle is mainly endogenous between 6 months-3 years old
False
The disease caused by Clostridium chauvoei occurs mainly in cattle and sheep
True
The disease caused by Clostridium chauvoei is primarily the result of endogenous infection
in cattle
True
Blackleg has four toxins
True
Blackleg can be prevented by using vaccine
True
We use neomycin and polymyxin to treat disease caused by Clostridium chauvoei
False
Blackleg in cattle is mainly endogenous between 2 months-2 years old
True
Blackleg in bovine is caused by wound infections
False
Classical swine fever is a frequent predisposing factor of bradsot
False
Oedema in the wall of the abomasum and duodenum are postmortem lesions of bradsot
True
Bradsot is caused by Clostridium chauvoei
False
Bradsot occurs mainly in tropical and subtropical countries
False
Soil contaminated frozen feed is a frequent predisposing factor of bradsot
True
Frozen food is a predisposing factor of bradsot
True
Bradsot occurs mainly late autumn and winter
True
Overeating can predispose the animals to bradsot
False
Thickening of and oedema in the stomach wall are typical lesions of bradsot
True
Aminoglycosides are successfully used for treatment in the case of bradsot
False
Bradsot is mainly seen in late autumn and winter
True
Bradsot is caused by Clostridium septicum
True
Severe pneumonia is a typical clinical sign of bradsot
False
Bradsot has a very fast course
True
Bradsot occurs only in suckling lambs
False
Bradsot is typically a chronic disease
False
Bradsot is common in the summer out on the pasture
False
Bradsot is an acute disease resulting in sudden death in many cases
True
We can use anaculture strain vaccine against Bradsot
True
Bradsot causes oedema of the legs and necrosis
False
Post mortem lesions of bradsot can be seen in the stomach (rennet)
True
Köves disease is an indicator disease
True
CSF is a predisposing factor of koves disease
True
Köves disease can be seen in pigs
True
Köves disease is caused by Clostridium chavoei
False
Infectious necrotic hepatitis is mainly seen in pigs
False
Infectious necrotic hepatitis can be prevented by using anatoxin vaccines
True
Liver fluke can predispose animals to infectious necrotic hepatitis
True
In sheep, Clostridium septicum causes necrotic liver infection
False
Infectious necrotic hepatitis causes inflammation and necrotic nodules in the liver
True
There is no vaccine to prevent infectious necrotic hepatitis
False
Infectious necrotic hepatitis is caused by Clostridium septicum
False
Infectious necrotic hepatitis is mainly seen in suckling lambs
False
Parasite infection is a frequent predisposing effect of infectious necrotic hepatitis
True
Focal necrosis in the liver is a typical post mortem lesion of infectious necrotic hepatitis
True
Anatoxin vaccines can be used for the prevention of infectious necrotic hepatitis
True
Infectious necrotic hepatitis is caused by Clostridium septicum
False
Infectious necrotic hepatitis is caused by Clostridium novyi
True
Infectious necrotic hepatitis is spread by tick
False
Infectious necrotic hepatitis is caused by Clostridium novyi type B
True