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Exam 2: Gram Positive Rods Flashcards

1
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What is Erysiopelothrix an important cause of?

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Erysipela in turkeys and swine

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Describe Erysiopelothrix

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Non-motile
Non-spore forming
Non-acid-fast
Catalase negative
Produce H2S on TSI
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What does Erysiopelothrix survive in?

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Soil

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What is a major source of Erysiopelothrix?

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Carrier animals

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What is Erysiopelothrix remarkably resistant to?

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Chemicals

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What are the 4 forms of diseases of Erysiopelothrix?

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Acute septicemia
Urticarial cutaneous lesions, “Diamond skin” lesions
Vegetative endocarditis
Arthritis

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In sheep, what do wound infections lead to with Erysiopelothrix?

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Polyarthritis (“joint ill in lamb”)

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Who can get occupation disease from Erysiopelothrix?

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Butchers
Fish handlers
Veterinarians

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What contributes to the predilection for certain tissues in subacute or chronic forms with Erysiopelothrix?

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Fibrin accumulates in joints, heart valves, and arteries

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What is the virulence factor of Erysiopelothrix?

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The enzyme neuraminidase

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What does neuraminidase do?

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Removes N-Acetylneuraminic acid from many substrates and leads to anemia, leukopenia, and thrombocytopenia

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What is the immunity involved with Erysiopelothrix?

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Mainly humoral immunity

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What vaccines are the best for Erysiopelothrix?

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EVA (erysipelas vaccine avirulent) live vaccines

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What is the drug of choice for treatment of Erysiopelothrix?

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Penicillin

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What can Rhodococcus equi cause?

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Suppurative bronchopneumonia of foals 2 wks. to 5 mos., peaking at 4-6 weeks of age

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16
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How can Rhodococcus equi be acquired?

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Inhalation of pathogenic R. equi in dust

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What is Rhodococcus equi carried in?

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The GI tract of gregarous birds

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What diseases can occur with Rhodococcus equi?

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Pneumonia followed by enteritis

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What are probable virulence factors of Rhodococcus equi?

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Cholesterol oxidase and phospholipase C

Vap A protein

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20
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What does Vap A protein do?

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Interfere with phagolysosome formation

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What animals are at risk of being infected by Rhodococcus equi?

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Foals that produce little to no detectable γ interferon

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What is the treatment for Rhodococcus equi

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Use lipid soluble antibiotics that penetrate bacteria: erythromycin with rifampin

23
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What are the 3 species of Corynebacterium that opportunistic urinary tract commensals?

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Corynebacterium pilosum
Corynebacterium renale
Corynebacterium cystitidis

24
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How is Corynebacterium renale spread?

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By bull and urine

25
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What are the virulence factors of Corynebacterium renale?

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PIli
Urease
Renalin

26
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What is Corynebacterium pseudotuberculosis?

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Facultative intracellular pathogen

27
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What does Corynebacterium pseudotuberculosis cause?

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Casrous lymphadenitis in sheep/goat
Ulcerative lymphangitis and folliculitis in horses
Chronic lymphadenitis and abscesses in a variety of hosts

28
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What are 3 diseases that are caused by Corynebacterium pseudotuberculosis?

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Contagious acne
Canadian horsepox
Pigeon’s fever

29
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What is the virulence factor of Corynebacterium pseudotuberculosis?

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Phospholipase D

30
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How can you control Corynebacterium pseudotuberculosis?

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Crude vaccine

31
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Describe Corynebacterium bovis

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Commensal of bovine udder (20% of quarters)

Mild neutrophil response may protect against pathogens

32
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Describe Corynebacterium ulcerans

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Mastitis in cows
MIld to severe pharyngitis in people
Causes caseous lymphadenitis in sheep/goats

33
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When is Listeria motile?

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At room temperature but not at 37 degrees C

34
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What are the pathogenic forms of Listeria?

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L. monocytogenes

L. ivanovii

35
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What is Listeria monocytogenes resistant to?

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Freezing and high salt concentrations

36
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What may Listeria monocytogenes survive?

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Pateurization

37
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What is the range of temperatures Listeria monocytogenes can grow under?

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4-44 degrees C

38
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What are the natural reservoirs of Listeria monocytogenes?

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Soil and mammalian GI tracts

39
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How does animal-to-animal transmission of Listeria monocytogenes occur?

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Via the fecal-oral route

40
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What kind of disease is listerosis?

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Primarily a winter-spring disease of feedlot

41
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What are the forms of disease caused by Listeria monocytogenes?

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Meningoencephalitis (most common in ruminants)

Septicemia (most common in monogastric animals)

42
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What is common with the septicemia form of Listeria monocytogenes?

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Abortion and stillbirth

43
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What is the pathogenesis of Listeria monocytogenes in the alimentary tract?

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Interaction between Internalin A and E-cadherin, Internalin B, and Met

44
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What is the internalization of Listeria monocytogenes into host cells mediated by?

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InI A and InIB

45
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How does Listeria monocytogenes escape from phagosome?

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Listeriolysin O and phospholipases

46
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What happens to actin with Listeria monocytogenes?

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It is polymerized into filamentous actin by ActA

47
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What does encephalitis or meningoencephalitis caused by Listeria monocytogenes affect?

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Sheep
Cattle
Goats
Occasionally pigs

48
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What is the most common type of listeriosis in monogastric animals?

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Septicemic or visceral listerosis

49
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What is susceptible to Listeria monocytogenes in all domestic animals, especially cattle?

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The uterus

50
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What is the immunity associated with Listeria monocytogenes?

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Cell mediated

Infected animals develop both delay-type hypersensitivity and acquired CMI at the same time

51
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How is the diagnosis of Listeria monocytogenes obtained?

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Samples of lumbosacral CSF

52
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How is listerosis confirmed?

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By the isolation and identification of Listeria monocytogenes
Cold enrichment for up to 12 weeks

53
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What is the treatment/control of Listeria monocytogenes?

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Antibiotics of little value for neurologic form

Tetracyclines

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