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1
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All Nesseria are Catalase (+) EXCEPT:

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N. elongata

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Obligate Aerobes, CAPNOPHILIC (5-10% Co2), Catalase positive

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Nesseria
Moraxella

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3
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Leading cause of sexually transmitted disease

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N. gonorrhoeae

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4
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Gram (-) dplococci, inside PMNs

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N. gonorrhoea

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5
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Fatal bacterial meningitis

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N. meningitidis

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6
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Associated with respi tract, otitis media, sinusitis, pneumonia

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Moraxella catarrhalis

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7
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Container used for Neisseria spp. with increased Co2

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JEMBEC system

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8
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Glucose, Maltose, Lactose (-)

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Moraxella catarrhalis

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9
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Glucose, Maltose, Lactose (+)

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N. lactamica

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10
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Shiga-like toxin

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EHEC

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11
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Shigella-like infection

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EIEC

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12
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Cholera-like toxin

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ETEC

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13
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Traveller’s, Childhood diarrhea

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ETEC

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14
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Seen in debilitated patients (burn or ICU)

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Acinetobacter

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15
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Biochemically inert; grows well on MacConkey

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Shigella

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16
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Catalase negative Shigella

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S. dysenteriae

others are Catalase (+)

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17
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ONPG (+) Shigella

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Shigella sonnei (LLF)

other are ONPG (-)

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18
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Gm (-) rods with unusual bipolar staining with Weison stain

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Yersinia

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19
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Name of the infected rat flea that causes Yersinia pestis infection

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Xenopsylla cheopsis

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20
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Bull’s eye colony on CIN agar

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Yersinia enterocolitica

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21
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Causes acute mesenteric lymphadenitis, appendicitis

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Yersinia enterocolitica

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22
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Isolated from cold and warm-blooded animals (reptiles, fishes, frogs, turtles)

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Edwardsiella tarda

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23
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Similarity of E. coli and Edwardsiella tarda

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IMVIC: ++–

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24
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How to diff. E. coli and Edwardsiella tarda

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Lactose Fermentation + H2S prod

E. coli = RLF; H2S (-)
Edwardsiella tarda = NLF; H2s (+)

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25
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Plump coccobacilli that resist Decolorization; resembles Neisseria

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Acinetobacter

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26
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Found in tap water and salads

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Stenotrophomonas maltophilia

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27
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Key pathogen in CYSTIC FIBROSIS

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Pseudomonas aeruginosa

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28
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Causes

Ecthyema gangrenosum,
Swimmer’s ear,
Jacuzzi syndrome

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P. aeruginosa

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29
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Survive in medical devices, disinfectants

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Burkholderia cepacia

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30
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Non-motile Burkholderia

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Burkholderia mallei

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31
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Cause severe infections in HORSES (glanders or farcy disease)

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Burkholderia mallei

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32
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Vietnamese time bomb

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Burkholderia pseudomallei

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33
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Medium for Burkholderia pseudomallei

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Ashdown medium

appear as dry, wrinkled, deep pink color

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34
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All Vibrio are HALOPHILIC (loves salt) except:

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Vibrio cholerae
Vibrio mimicus

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35
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Oxidase (+) Vibrio except:

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Vibrio metschnikovii

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36
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Causes epidemics, pandemics of diarrheal disease cholera

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Vibrio cholerae

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37
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Rice watery stool

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Vibrio cholerae

38
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Motility of Vibrio cholerae

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Rapid darting
Shooting star

39
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3 Serogroups of Vibrio cholerae

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  1. Inaba - Philippines
  2. Ogawa - India
  3. Hikojima - Japan
40
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Recent pandemics

41
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Polymyxin B result for Classical and El Tor

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Classical - Polymyxin B (S)
El Tor - Polymyxin B (R)

42
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Summer diarrhea

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Vibrio parahaemolyticus

43
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Medium for Vibrio parahaemolyticus

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Wagatsuma agar

44
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Lactose (+) Vibrio

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Vibrio vulnificus

45
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Reagent in String test used to diff. Vibrio (+) vs Aeromonas (-)

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0.5% Sodium Desoxycholate

46
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Red leg disease in amphibians

47
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Bull’s eye appearance on CIN

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Aeromonas
Yersinia enterocolitica

48
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Seagull winged appearance

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Campylobacter

49
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Motility of Campylobacter

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Darting motility

50
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MCC of Bacterial gastroenteritis

Postinfection:
- Reactive arthritis
- Guillian-Barre Syndrome

A

Campylobacter jejuni

51
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Capable of causing abortion

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Campylobacter fetus subsp. fetus

52
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MCC of Peptic ulcer and Gastric carcinoma

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Helicobacter pylori

53
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Strong Urease producer

Uses Urea Breath Test

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Helicobacter pylori

54
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Associated with sexual transmission with homosexual men

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Helicobacter cinaedi
Helicobacter fennelliae

55
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Tests to differentiate Campylobacter jejuni vs Helicobacter pylori

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Nitrate reduction (+) C jejuni
Urease (+) H pylori
Hippurate hydrolysis (+) C. jejuni

56
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Requires X and V factor

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Haemophilus

57
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Pfeiffer’s bacillus

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H. influenzae

58
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Brazillian purpuric fever

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H. influenzae biogroup aegypticus

59
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Koch-Weeks bacillus

Pink eye (conjunctivitis)

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H. aegypticus

60
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Chancroid

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Haemophilus ducreyi

61
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HACEK

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H - Aggregatibacter (Haemophilus) aphrophilus
A - Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans
C - Cardiobacterium hominis
E - Eikenella corrodens
K - Kingella spp.

62
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HACEK group causes:

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Slow/progressive bacterial endocarditis

63
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Star shaped colonies

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Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans

64
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Only Catalase (+) HACEK

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Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans

65
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Only Indole (+) HACEK

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Cardiobacterium hominis

66
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Rosette formation appearance

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Cardiobacterium hominis

67
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Causes infections from human bites; clenched fist injuries

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Eikenella corrodens

68
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Yellow, pitting, corroding the medium, bleach odor on agar

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Eikenella corrodens

69
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Isolated from degenerative joint/bone infections

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Kingella spp.

70
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Whooping cough

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Bordetella pertussis

71
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Mercury drop colonies

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Bordetella pertussis

72
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Kennel’s cough (dogs)
Chronic respiratory tract infection (humans)

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Bordetella bronchiseptica

73
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Only Motile and Nitrate (+) Bordetella

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B. bronchiseptica

74
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Only Urease (-) Bordetella

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B. pertussis

75
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Only Oxidase (-) Bordetella

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B. parapertussis

76
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Small coccobacilli with SANDY appearance

77
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Undulant fever

78
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Medium for Brucella

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Castaneda bottle (biphasic medium)

79
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Convex, smooth, gray, nonhemolytic

Musty/mushroom odor

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Pasteurella multocida

80
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Bite/scratch from dogs and cats

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Pasteurella multocida

81
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Francisella requires what growth factors (4)

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Cysteine
Cystine
Iron
Sulfhydryl

82
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Tularemia, Rabbit fever, Deer fly fever, market men’s disease

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Francisella tularensis

83
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Virulent in near drowning victims

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Francisella philomiragia

84
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Mesophilic (20-45C), obligate aerobes, faintly staining, thin, gram (-) bacteria

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Legionella

85
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Required growth factors for Legionella (3)

A

Iron
L-cysteine
pH 6.9

86
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Substituted for Safranin when gram staining Legionella

A

0.1% fuschin

87
Q

Legionnaire’s disease
Pontiac fever

A

Legionella pneumophila

88
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Medium for Legionella pneumophila

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BCYE: Buffered-Charcoal-Yeast-Extract

L. pneumophila = Blue-green, glistening

89
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Pittsburgh pneumonia

A

Legionella micdadei

90
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Wiga’s agent of pneumonia

A

Legionella bozemanni

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