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Exam 3: Actinomyces Flashcards

1
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Actinomyces are G+, ___ shaped rods with filamentous branching

A

Club

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2
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Are Actinomyces aerobic or anaerobic

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Aerobic, anaerobic, and capnophilic (require CO2)

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3
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T/F. Actinomyces are non spore forming

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T

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4
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Actinomyces characteristically form micorcolonies in the center of lesions, surrounded by _____

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Macrophages

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5
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T/F. Actinomyces are non-motile

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T

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6
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Actinomyces are commensals of ___

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oral cavity

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7
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Where do Actinomyces colonize?

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mucus memb.

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T/F. Most actinomyces spp. are part of the normal microbiota of the oral cavity

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T

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T/F. When Actinomyces cause disease, it is an Acute progressive, pyogranulomatous dz

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F. Chronic Progressive, pyogranulomatous dz

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10
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Pathogenesis of a chronic progressive pyogranulomatous DZ

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  1. damage of oral mucosa
  2. Spread by direct extension to bones
  3. Chronic infection with bone lysis
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11
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What are the 3 spp. of Actinomyces of vet importance?

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  1. A. bovis
  2. A. viscosus
  3. A. hordeovulneris
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12
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Who is the host of Actinomyces bovis, and what does it cause?

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Bovine

Bovine actinomycosis (lumpy jaw)

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Who is the host of Actinomyces viscosus and what does it cause

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Dog

Canine actinomycosis

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Who it the host of Actinomyces hordeovulneris and what does it cause?

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Dogs

Canine actinomycosis

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15
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Pyogranulomatous osteomyelitis in cattle

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Lumpy jaw

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16
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How do cows become infected with lumpy jaw?

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Actinomyces bovis introduced through penetrating wounds in the oral mucosa

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17
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C/S. of lumpy jaw

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  1. Facial distortion
  2. Loose teeth
  3. dyspnea
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18
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Dx. of lumpy jaw

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  1. C/S
  2. Microscopic exam of granules
  3. Culture
  4. Radiography
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19
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Tx of Lumpy jaw

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Long term high dose penicillin tx

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20
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Gram positive filamentous branching bacteria

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Dermatophilus

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21
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Are Dermatophilus aerobic or anaerobic

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Aerobic

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22
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Are dermatophilus mobile

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Yes

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23
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What type of infection does dermatophilus cause

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Severe infections of traumatized and persistently wet skin with formation of scabs

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24
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Where are dermatophilus infections common

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Tropics

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25
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T/F. Dermatophilus are zoonotic

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T

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26
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Factors that inc. likelyhood of dermatophlus infections

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  1. high humidity
  2. High temp.
  3. Ectoparasite infection
27
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What is the spp. of Dermatophilus that is of vet importance

A

D. congolensis

28
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Dz of cattle, goats, and horses, caused by Dermatophilus congolensis

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Cutaneous streptotrichosis

29
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Diseases of sheep infected with Dermatophilus congolensis

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Lumpy wool

Strawberry footrot

30
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Diseases of horses infected with Dermatophilus congolensis

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Mud fever

Rain rot

31
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Causes exudative dermatitis with scab formation

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Dermatophilosis

32
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What is the process of Dermatophilosis infection

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  1. hair mat together
  2. crust formation
  3. accumulation of cutaneous keratinized lesions
33
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3 ways to dx. Dermatophilosis infection

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  1. C/S
  2. Histology of scabs
  3. Cytology of scab
34
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Which stain would you use to detect Dermatophilosis

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Giemsa

35
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Tx of Dermatophilosus

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  1. parenterally Abx

2. Topical tx

36
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Gram +, pleomorphic bacteria that causes suppurative infections

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Trueperella

37
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T/F. Trueperella are aerobic and capnophilic

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T

38
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T/F. Trueperella are motile

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F

39
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T/F. Trueperella are spore forming

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F

40
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T/F Trueperella are non- capsuled

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T

41
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Where is Trueperella found?

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mucosal memb of GIT

42
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T/F. Trueperella survive well in the environ.

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T

43
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T/F. Trueperella are opportunistic pathogens

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T

44
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Prevelence of Trueperella is sporadic and governed by what 2 things?

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  1. Stress

2. Trauma

45
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what are pyolysins?

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Hemolytic toxin, cytolytic for neutrophils and macrophages, dermatonecrotic and lethal for lab an.

46
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spp. of Truperella that is an important pathogen of cattle

A

T. pyogens

47
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T. Pyogens causes multiple purulent infections with a tendency to causes ____

A

bacteremia

48
Q

What is summer mastitis?

A

Mastitis of non-lactating cows and heifers during the summer months

49
Q

Summer mastitis is caused by synergism of what 3 bacterium?

A
  1. Trueperella pyogens
  2. Peptostreptococcus indolicus
  3. Streptococcus dusgalactiae
50
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How is Trueperella pyogens transmitted

A

Head fly

51
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C/S of summer sores

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  1. Hard, swollen quarter
  2. enlarged teat
  3. hot
  4. thick secretion
52
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How do you dx Trueperella infections?

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  1. smear and gram stain

2. necropsy and isolation of bacteria

53
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Tx of summer mastitis

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Penicillin G

54
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T/F. there is a vacc. against summer mastitis in cattle

A

F

55
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What is the Actinobaculum spp. of vet importance

A

A. suis

56
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What does actinobaculum look like

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Gram positive rods

57
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Are Actinobaculum aerobic or anaerobic

A

anaerobic

58
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T/F. Actinobaculum are non-motile

A

T

59
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T/F Actinobaculum are spore forming

A

F

60
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Where is Actinobaculum suis commensal

A

preputial diverticulum of boars

61
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T/F. Actinobaculum suis is a commensal of the urogenital tract of sows

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F. not found in healthy sows at all

62
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How is Actinobaculum suis transmitted?

A

sex

63
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Causes porcine cystitis and pyelonephritis 3-4 weeks after sex

A

Actinobaculum Suis

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