Enterobacteriaceae Flashcards
not normal flora
true pathogens
“YerSaShi”
Yersinia
Salmonella
Shigella
not motile
“SKY”
Shigella
Klebsiella
Yersinia
Encapsulated
Klebsiella
Extended Spectrum B-Lactamase
Escherichia coli
Klebsiella
Causes UTI
“PEK”
Proteus mirabilis
Escherichia coli
Klebsiella pneumoniae
Urease positive
"SPEK" Serratia Proteus Enterobacter Klebsiella
PAD (Phenylalanine deaminase positive)
“ProM”
Proteus
Providencia
Morganella
Sorbitol negative
E.coli O157:H7
Rapid urease producers in Christensen’s agar
Proteus
Morganella
Citrate positive
"SPECKS" Salmonella Providencia Enterobacter Citrobacter Klebsiella Serratia
DNASE positive
Serratia
primary marker for fecal contamination of water purification
E.coli
E. coli antigen that cross reacts with Shigella
O antigen
E.coli antigen that causes neonatal meningitis
K1 antigen
cause of currant-jelly like sputum
Klebsiella pneumoniae
most virulent factor of Klebsiella pneumoniae
capsule
chronic atrophic rhinitis
K. pneumoniae subspp. OZONAE
granuloma of nose
K. pneumoniae subspp. RHICOSCIEROMATIS
lysine decarboxylase negative Enterobacter
E. cloacae