Conventionally Cultured Bacteria Flashcards
List 3 Major distinguishing features of Staphylococcus
- Gram +ve
- Cocci in clusters
- Catalase +ve
What were the two Gram +ve aerobic cocci groups covered in class?
Staphylococcus and streptococcus
What two Staphylococci species were presented?
- S. aureus
2. Coagulase negative Staphylococci (CNS)
What are two virulence factors of S. aureus?
- Toxic Shock Syndrome Toxin 1 (TSST-1)
2. Enterotoxins
What 7 clinical presentations is S. aureus associated with?
- SSTI
- Necrotizing fasciitis
- Osteomyelitis
- Endocarditis
- Toxic shock syndrome
- Cystic fibrosis pneumonia
- Diarrhea
Primary pathogenicity of CNS, such as S. epidermidis?
Biofilms
Clinical significance of CNS (2)
- Nosocomial bloodstream infections from IV catheters
2. Prosthetic material infections
3 major distinguishing features of Streptococcus species
- Gram +ve
- Cocci in pairs and chains
- Catalase -ve
List all Streptococcus species presented in class (5)
- Group A Streptococcus (S. pyogenes)
- Group B Streptococcus (S. agalactiae)
- S. pneumoniae
- S. mitis
- Enterococci
What are the 2 B-hemolytic Strep species presented?
- GAS (S. pyogenes)
2. GBS (S. agalactiae)
What are the 2 a-hemolytic strep species that were presented?
- S. pneumoniae
2. S. mitis
What was the only non-hemolytic strep species presented?
Enterococci
Pathogenicity of GAS
Streptolysin O and S
Pathogenicity of GBS
Polysaccharide capsule
Pathogenicity of S. pneumoniae
Polysaccharide capsule
Pathogenicity of S. mitis
Polysaccharide capsule
Pathogenicity of enterococci
Surface adhesins
Diseases associated with GAS (4)
- Pharyngitis
- Necrotizing fasciitis
- Rheumatic fever
- Streptococcal Toxic Shock Syndrome (STSS)
Diseases associated with GBS (2)
- Early onset neonatal disease (pneumonia, sepsis)
2. Late onset neonatal disease (meningitis, sepsis)
Diseases associated with S. pneumoniae (4)
- Community acquired pneumonia
- Otitis media
- Conjunctivitis
- Meningitis
Diseases associated with S. mitis (2)
- Endocarditis
2. Bacteremia
Diseases associated with enterococci (3)
- UTI
- Endocarditis
- Nosocomial VRE
Aerobic Gram +ve bacilli groups presented (2)
- Corynebacterium
2. Listeria
Major features of Corynebacterium (4)
- Gram +ve
- Rods
- Non-branching
- Catalase +ve
2 examples of Corynebacterium
- C. diphtheriae
2. C. jeikeium
Pathogenicity and disease associated with C. diphtheriae
- Diphtheria toxin
2. Diphtheria
C. jeikeium has unknown pathogenicity, but causes this type of infection(s)
Foreign body infections
5 features of Listeria
- Gram +ve
- Single or short chain rods
- Non-branching
- Motile
- Catalase +ve