Family ENTEROBACTERIACEAE Flashcards
All ENTEROBACTERIACEAE is CATALASE POSITIVE Except:
S. Dysenteriae
All ENTEROBACTERIACEAE are OXIDASE NEGATIVE Except:
Plesiomnas
Capsular antigen; heat labile
A. K antigen
B. O antigen
C. H antigen
A. K antigen
Somatic antigen; Heat stable;
Antibodies are predominanty IgM
A. K antigen
B. O antigen
C. H antigen
B. O antigen
Located in the flagella;
Dentatured or removed by heat or alcohol;
Mainly IgG
A. K antigen
B. O antigen
C. H antigen
C. H antigen
RAPID LACTOSE FERMENTERS:
“EKE”
Escherichia
Klebsiella
Enterobacter
Late lactose fermenter:
” Cit Ser, Yer Haf Sa Shi is late”
Cit-robacter
Ser-ratia
Yer-sinia enterocolitica
Haf-nia
Sa-lmonella arizonae
Shi-gella sonnei
Non-lactose fermenter
Salmonella
Shigella
Proteus
Providencia
Morganella
Edwardsiella
Erwinia (plant pathogen)
CAUSES UTI 90%, SEPSIS, DIARRHEAL DISEASE
TSI: A/A GAS+ H2S-
IMVIC: ++–
LDC: +
ODC: +
ADH: -
COLONIES: GREEN METALLIC SHEEN ON EMB
E. COLI
MOST COMMON CAUSE OF UTI IN HUMANS
UROPATHOGENIC E.COLI (UPEC)
- AEROBACTIN: CHELATES IRON
Cholera-like toxin
MONTEZUMA’S revenge/ turista/
Travellers diarrhea characterized
by profuse watery stool
ETEC/ ENTEROTOXIGENIC E.COLI
Shigella-like infection;
Dysentery; usually in young children living in areas of poor sanitation
Stool with RBCS, NEUTROPHILS AND MUCUS
EIEC: ENTEROINVASIVE E.COLI
Infantile diarrhea;
Non-invasive, seen in newborns and infants
Watery diarrhea with mucus but no blood
EPEC: ENTEROPATHOGENIC E.COLI
(EPEC inpant)*😂
Shiga/ Shigella-like toxin;
Most frequently asso. With certain serotypes such as E.COLIO157:H7
EHEC: ENTEROHEMORRHAGIC E.COLI /
VTEC: VEROTOXIN E.COLI
E.COLI O157:H7 on SMAC:
Colorless
Most secere manifestation of EHEC
HUS
Watery Diarrhea
EAEC: ENTEROAGGREGATIVE E.COLI
All E.coli is MUG+ EXCEPT:
E.COLIO157:H7
TSI: A/A GAS+ H2S-
IMVIC: –++
LDC: +
ODC: -
ADH: -
Nonmotile
Urease: +
COLONIES: exhibit mucoid growth, large polysaccharide
Pink mucoid on MAC
Klebsiella spp.
Friedlander’s bacillus
Encapsulated and appears as mucoid colonies that tend to string
A. K pneumoniae
B. K.rhinoscleromatis
C. K. ozaenae
A. K pneumoniae
Prurulent sinus infection
A. K pneumoniae
B. K.rhinoscleromatis
C. K. ozaenae
C. K. ozaenae
Granuloma of the nose and oropharynx
A. K pneumoniae
B. K.rhinoscleromatis
C. K. ozaenae
B. K.rhinoscleromatis
Asso. With plasmid-mediated ESBL’s
Klebsiella
IMVIC: +-++
Carry heat labile cytotoxin, that has been isolated from patients who have developed a self-limiting ANTIBIOTIC ASSO. HEMORRHAGIC COLITIS
K.oxytoca
Infections are asso with CONTAMINATED medical devices, such as respirators;
MOTILE
Lactose fermenters that produce mucoid colonies
TSI: A/A GAS+ H2S-
IMVIC: –++
Enterobacter spp.
Increasingly isolated from community Acquired pyrogenic liver abscess
K1 capsular containing K.pneumoniae
Indole negative
A. K.pneumoniae
B. K.oxytoca
A. K.pneumoniae
Indole Positive
A. K.pneumoniae
B. K.oxytoca
B. K.oxytoca