Corynebacteria. Listeria Flashcards
In what dye are the metachromatic granules highly stained
Aniline dye
Give the shape of corynebacterium
Rod, in parallel or acute angle with irregular swelling at one end
What do u call the irregular swelling in one end of coryne
Babes-Ernst bodies
True or false. C. Diph are resitant to heat and killed by drying
False. Killed by heat. Resistant to drying
How long can they stay in dust? C. Diph
102 days
C diph grows best on ——- environment
Anearobe at 37
They can be found where? C diph
Fresh and salt water soil and air
Their characteristic on blood agar
Small, granular, gray, irregular edges
Reduced tellurite is positive of what
Staph, strep, coryne
Give the rxn in tellurite agar
Brown to black with halo
This medium grows more coryne than other org
Loeffler
Other name for potassium tellurite
Modified tinsdale
True or False. All coryne subtypes are toxigenic.
False
What causes toxigenicity in c diph
Phage gene
Invasiveness due to
Bacterial gene
Resistant drugs to listeria
Fluoroquinolones
Cephaloaphorins
DOC for listeriosis
Ampicillin plus gentamicin
Erythro. Cotri
Diphteria is spread via
Droplet and contact trans
It desires low iron content for growth.
C diph
What level of iron does c diph growth is optimal and suppressed
Optimal 0.14
Supp 0.5
Diph toxin is heat labile. True or false
True
Which fragment of diph toxin binds to CD9 and HBEGF
Fragment b
This inhibits polypeptide chain elongation via ef 2
Fragment a
This is responsible for the neurotoxic and necrotizing effect of diph toxin
Abrupt cessation of protein synthesis
This is manifested as cervical adenitis and submandibular edema
Bullneck
Diphteria incubation period
2-6 days