Exam Bacteria Family Characteristics Flashcards
Enterobactericeae
Gram negative Rods Peritrichous flagella \+/- Capsule Facultative anaerobes All motile except Klebsiella
Enterobactericeae
Escherichia
Major pathogen Colostrum Ferments lactose = PINK Enteric infections Toxin produced Notable disease = E. coli
Enterobactericeae
Enterobacter
Opportunistic pathogen
Notable disease = Mastitis in cows & sows
Enterobactericeae
Klebsiella
NON-motile
Opportunistic pathogen
Notable diseases = mastitis, metritis, cystitis
(Pelvic infections)
Enterobactericeae
Citrobacter
Opportunistic pathogen
Notable disease = UTIs in humans
Enterobactericeae
Proteus
Opportunistic pathogen
Swarming growth
Notable disease = UTIs in dog & cat
Enterobactericeae
Providencia
Notable disease = diarrhea in humans
Enterobactericeae
Morganella
Opportunistic pathogen
NOT so important
Notable diseases = wounds and UTIs
Humans & animals
Enterobactericeae
Shigella
Humans only
Major pathogen
Notable disease = dysentery in humans
Enterobactericeae
Salmonella
Major pathogen
NON-lactose fermenter
Carrier states = typhoid Mary
Notable disease =Typhoid
Enterobactericeae
Yersinia
Major pathogen
Bipolar staining
Wide temperature range (4-42C)
Notable disease = plague
Pasteurellaceae
Pasteurella
Opportunistic pathogen NON-motile Mucus membranes Bipolar staining Notable disease = respiratory infection
Pasteurellaceae
Mannheimia
Opportunistic pathogen NON-motile Mucus membranes Bipolar staining SAME as Pasteurella Notable disease = Shipping fever
Pasteurellaceae
Gallinacterium
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Notable disease = reproductive tract infection
in laying hens
Alcaligenaceae
Bordetella
Major pathogen Mucus membranes Obligate aerobe Toxin produced Phase changes Notable disease = Whooping cough and Kennel cough
Pasteurellaceae
Haemophilus
Oppertunistic pathogen
Coccobacilli
Notable disease = Glasser’s disease
Pasteurellaceae
Histophilus
Opportunistic pathogen
Mucus membranes
X and V factors
Notable disease = Cerebral thrombosis in cattle
Pasteurellaceae
Avibacterium
Opportunistic pathogen
Mucus membranes
X and V factors
Notable disease = Infectious coryza of chickens
Pasteurellaceae
Actinobacillus
Opportunistic pathogen Mucus membranes NON-motile X and V factors Notable disease = Wooden tongue and Sleepy foal disease
Francisellaceae
Francisella
Major pathogen Obligate aerobe Transmission = tick bites! Intracellular pathogen Notable disease = Rabbit fever in humans
Pseudomonadaceae
Pseudomonas
Opportunistic pathogen Skin, MM, feces Obligate aerobe Polar flagella Pigments & fruity odor! Notable disease = Ear infections in dog & cat
Burkholderiaceae
Burkholderia
Major pathogen Obligate aerobe Polar flagella Found in soil Notable disease = Glanders in horses
Moraxellaceae
Moraxella
Major pathogen Paired rods! Obligate aerobe Mechanical vector = flies Notable disease = Pink eye in cattle
Campylobacteracease
Campylobacter
Major pathogen
Curved rods!
Microaerophilic
Notable disease = Abortions and Gastroenteritis
Vibrionaceae
Vibrio
Causes human cholera
Desulfovibrionaceae
Lawsonia
Major pathogen Curved rods! Microaerophilic Intracellular pathogen = RBCs Notable disease = Garden hose gut (proliferative)
