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1
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Clostridium 
shape 
gram 
spores? 
O2
A

Gram+
rods
endospore forming
obligate anaerobic (spores are O2 resistant)

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where Clostridium species can be found

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soil or intestines

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endospore staining

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use of malachite green to stain for spores/ test sterility

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Main Clostridium virulence factor

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spore formation

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Clostridium spore formation

usefulness of spores?

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spore formation is essential for all Clostridial pathogenicities who infect by stable endospores

§ spores are very resistant against destruction or
sterilization such as multiple hours of boiling
§ spores are not subject to antibiotics

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Clostridium botulinum causes?

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Botulism, a severe form of food poisoning (often home canning) ► paralysis

wound botulism is also possible from soil or fecal contamination

“infant botulism” in 3-20 week infants without full intestinal flora causes muscle weakness but rarely severe and generally resolves as intestinal flora develops

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Virulence Factors: of Clostridium botulinum

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botulinum neurotoxin

spore formation

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botulinum neurotoxin 
type of toxin?
causes what?
invasive? 
neutralization?
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AB exotoxin
blocks Acetylcholine release
► flaccid muscles including respiratory paralysis ► death
No tissue invasion -acts through toxins

Anti-toxin neutralization takes weeks to months!

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Clostridium botulinum spores and toxins with heat

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spores heat stable but toxin heat labile

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Clostridium tetani found at? how does it cause disease?

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Dirty, puncture wounds (knife, bullet, tattoo) are typical opportunities for anaerobic growth of C.tetani

Bacterial growth remains localized but tetanus toxin spreads (no tissue invasion, works through toxin)

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virulence factor of c tentani

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tetanospasmin

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tetanospasmin 
type of toxin?
blocks what/causes? 
localized effect? 
anti-toxin?
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(tetanus AB-exotoxin neurotoxin, plasmid-encoded)

blocks GABA (gamma-aminobutyric acid) and glycine release ► loss of inhibitory input to motor neuron excitation ► uncontrolled muscle contraction “spastic paralysis” (prevents relaxation)

Toxin effect may be localized and one-sided (on opposite side of infection);

anti-toxin usually too late

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tetanus toxin general or local effect

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can be either

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tetanus prevention

neonatal?

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DTaP vax
Passive immunization (IgG) of pregnant women can prevent
neonatal tetanus death by umbilical infection

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Clostridium perfringens invasion?

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only Clostridial species WITH tissue invasion

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Clostridium perfringens virulence factors

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α-toxin
θ-toxin
collagenase
hyaluronidase

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α-toxin of Clostridium perfringens

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membrane destruction

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θ-toxin Clostridium perfringens

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cytolytic toxin

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collagenase, hyaluronidase of Clostridium perfringens

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e facilitate tissue invasion from the edges of necrotizing tissues

20
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Clostridium perfringens diseases
limiting?
size?
mortaility

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self-limiting but some are massive:
anaerobic fermentation (of amino acids) ► gas­ (H2, CO2) ► gas gangrene
puerperal (“childbed”) fever: uterine gangrene
40-100 mortality

21
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Clostridium perfringens vax/ treatment?

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no vax possible

Ab against the a toxin: if it fails must amputate

22
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Clostridium difficile invasion?

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no, acts thru toxins

23
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Clostridium difficile associated with what conditon

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Antibiotic-associated pseudomembranous colitis (PMC) results from broad-spectrum antibiotics that kill much of the other normal intestinal bacterial flora, giving resistant species like toxin-producing Clostridium difficile a chance to take over.

Also observed after antimicrobial chemo-therapy

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virulence factors of Clostridium difficile

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toxin a: enterotoxin
toxin b: cytotoxin
adehsin

25
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Clostridium difficile toxin a effects

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inhibits intestinal tight-junctions ► fluid leak

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Clostridium difficile toxin b effects

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rounding of epithelial cells ► fluid leak

27
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effects of both toxin a and b of Clostridium difficile

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diarrhea

28
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C.botulinum treatment

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botulinum antitoxin

29
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C.botulinum epidemiology

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environment (soil, water, sewage)

+ gastointestinal tract (humans, animals)

30
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C.tetani treamtment

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toxoid vaccination
clean wound
anti-tetanus serum (passive immunity)

31
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C.tetani epidemiology

A 
environment (soil, water, sewage)
gastointestinal tract (humans, animals)
32
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C.perfringens treatment

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surgery intervention,

amputation

33
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C.perfringens epidemiology

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environment (soil,
water, sewage)
+ gastointestinal tract
(humans, animals)

34
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C.difficile epidemiolgy

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colonized intestines, genital tract
hospital environment
prior antibiotics

35
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bacillus 
gram
shape 
spores? 
o2
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gram +
rods
spore forming
strict aerobes or facultative anerobes

36
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B. anthracis
from animals or humans?
shape and gram?
o2 use

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• zoonotic infection “woolsorter’s disease” from animals
• Gram+ rods,
facultative anaerobe

37
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B. anthracis virulence factors

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spore formation
capsule
edema toxin
lethal toxin

38
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Anthrax toxins

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edema toxin and lethal factor, both are AB exotxins with B being common and A being the variable portion

39
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edema factor

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acts as an adenylate cyclase to cause increased cAMP for increased fluid production

40
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lethal factor

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metallo protease to destroy MAP kinase and kill cell

41
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edema/ lethal factor cell entry

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A/ B seperate due to decreased pH in endosome

42
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poly-glutamic acid capsule of anthrax

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inhibition of phagocytosis

43
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when does anthrax cause disease

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Disease is created when spores germinate and produce toxins

44
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inhalation anthrax

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Inhalation anthrax:
1. entry lungs, uptake by lung
phagocytes; -- latency of 2
months or more may occur
2. to lymph nodes [spore
germination-phagocytes die]; --
pneumonial and meningitis
type symptoms are seen
3. bloodstream -> powerful toxins
(macrophage TNF-α: toxic
shock death in 1-2 days)
45
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GI anthrax

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• ulcers in mouth, esophagus
-> edema + sepsis
• Lethality if in lower
intestines: 100%

46
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skin anthrax presentation

lethality?

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• redness (inflammatory cytokines)
edema (EdTx) with vascular and vesicle rupture.
• Lethality: 20%

47
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Bacillus anthracis epidemiology

A

animal workers
microbiological accidents
bioterrorism
contaminated meat

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