Exam 3: Pseudomonas

Question 1

Where is Pseudomonas commonly found in the environ

Answer 1

Water

Question 2

Where is P. aeruginosa commonly found

Answer 2

Water, soil, on plants

Question 3

T/F. P. aeruginosa is commonly a primary infection

Answer 3

F. secondar

Question 4

T/F it is easy to grow P. aeruginosa

Answer 4

T

Question 5

What color is P. aeruginosa

Answer 5

Blue-green

Question 6

What does P. aeruginosa smell like?

Answer 6

candy

Question 7

Where are infections of P. aeruginosa commonly gotten

Answer 7

in environment or hospital

Question 8

What are the VFs of P. aeruginosa

Answer 8

1. Adhesion
2. LPS
3. Exotoxin
4. Biofilm
5. Capsule
6. Fe acquisition

Question 9

Predisposing factors for P. aeruginosa

Answer 9

1. High infection pressue
2. Humidity
3. Red. immunity

Question 10

Pathogenesis of P. aeruginosa

Answer 10

Colonization on damaged surface

Tissue destruction

Question 11

What types of infection does P. aeruginosa cause in dogs

Answer 11

skin infections
cystitis
otitis externa

Question 12

What does P. aeruginosa cause in pocket pets?

Answer 12

Pneumonia
septicaemiae
deat

Question 13

What does P. aeruginosa cause in horses

Answer 13

Metritis-vaginits

keratitis conjunctivitis

Question 14

What does P. aeruginosa cause in ruminants

Answer 14

mastitis

fleece rot sheep

Question 15

origin of P. aeruginosa infection in ruminants

Answer 15

environment
teat injector
teat cleaning towel

Question 16

What does P. aeruginosa cause in Reptiles

Answer 16

necrosis, pneumonia, septicaemia

Question 17

what causes P. aeruginosa infection in reptiles

Answer 17

Poor housing

Question 18

What are the symptoms of P. aeruginosa in psittachiformes

Answer 18

conjunctivitis
rhinits
pneumonia

Question 19

Origin of P. aeruginosa infection in Psittaciformes

Answer 19

water

Question 20

where is P. aeruginosa found in turkeys

Answer 20

oviduct

Question 21

What does P. aeruginosa cause in poultyr

Answer 21

exploding eggs

neonatal mortality

Question 22

T/F. burkholderia is typically an environmental pathogen

Answer 22

T

Question 23

What causes glanders

Answer 23

B. mallei

Question 24

B. mallei is a BSL_

Answer 24

3

Question 25

T/F glanders is a reportable Dz

Answer 25

T

Question 26

C/S of Glanders in horses

Answer 26

ulcers
orchitis
skin and resp tract

Question 27

Virulenc factors of B. mallei

Answer 27

Capsule

LPS

Question 28

how is glanders transmitted

Answer 28

Ingestion
inhalation
wounds

Question 29

symptomes of acute glanders infection

Answer 29

fever
nasal discharge
lymphadenits
death

Question 30

symptoms of chronic glanders

Answer 30

fever and resp

skin abscesses

Question 31

How do you Dx. glanders

Answer 31

1. isolation and id

2. serology

Question 32

Tx of glanders

Answer 32

culling of positive animals

Question 33

What causes melioidosis

Answer 33

B. pseudomallei

Question 34

T/F. B. mallei is reportable, but B. pseudomallei is not

Answer 34

F. both reportable

Question 35

what type of environments are B. pseudomallei found?

Answer 35

swampy

Question 36

what is the reservoir for Melioidosis

Answer 36

amoeba

Question 37

Transmission of Melioidosis

Answer 37

ingestion
wound
airborn
arthropod

Question 38

Melioidosis VFs

Answer 38

1. Adhesions
2. capsule
3. T3SS and T4SS

Question 39

Humans infected with melioidosis

Answer 39

Pneumonia

Question 40

Dogs infected with Melioidosis

Answer 40

febrile dz

Question 41

Equine infected w/ melioidosis

Answer 41

mimics glanders

Question 42

Cattle infected with Melioidosis

Answer 42

lungs, joints, uterus

Question 43

sheep and goats infected with melioidosis

Answer 43

arthritis
lymphadenitis
loss of condition

Question 44

Swine infected with Melioidosis

Answer 44

Loss of condition

CNS

Question 45

Hosw do you Dx Melioidosis

Answer 45

CFT