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Gram Positive Bacilli- Spore Formers Flashcards

1
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Agent of anthrax

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Bacillus anthracis

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2
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Fried Rice poisoning

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Bacillus Cereus

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3
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Incubation period of diarrheal toxin. Heat stabe or not?

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8-16 hours
Not heat stable

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4
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Emetic toxin incubation period. Heat stabel or not?

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15 hours incubation
Heat stable
Fried and boiled rice
Vomitting

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5
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Bacillus cereus positive tests

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Hemolysis
Lecithinase and motility
Gelatin hydrolysis

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6
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Diagnostic precipitation test for B. Antracis

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ASCOLI TEST

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Appearance of colony in B. Cereus

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FROSTED GLASS

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Colony appearance in B. Anthracis

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BAMBOO POLE colony

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9
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Media used in B. anthracis

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SBA- Medusa head/Comet tail/ Lion Head
GELATIN STAB- inverted fig tree
MHA w/ 10u Penicillin - STRING OF PEARLS
PLET MEDIUM- polymixin
Lysozyme
EDTA
Thallous acetate

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10
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Also known as HAY BACILLUS

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Bacillus subtilis

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11
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Used in GUTHIE TEST and source of BACITRACIN

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B. subtilis

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12
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Associated with FLATSOUR SPOILAGE

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B. stearothermophilus

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13
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BOXCAR-SHAOED BACILLI

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Clostridium perfringens

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14
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Diseases associated with C.perfringens.

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Gas gangrene- MYONECROSIS

Necrotizing fasciitis or enteritis necrotians- PIGBEL

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15
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C.perfringes result in BAP

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DOUBLE ZONE OF HEMOLYSIS

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16
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Stormy fermentation in C.perfringens

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LITMUS MILK

17
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Other name of C. botulinum

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CANNED GOOD BACILLUS

18
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Tests positive in C.perfringens

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EGG YOLK AGAR - lecithinase
NAEGLER TESTS
CAMP TEST - bow tie pattern
REVERSE CAMP- Arrow head

19
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Lipase positive/Demonstration of NEUROTOXIN
OVAL AND SUBTERMINAL PORES

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C. Botulinum

20
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Diseases associated with C. Botulinum

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Flaccid paralysis
Infant botulism

21
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Tack head/ Drumstick
Lollipop bacillus
Agent of tetanus

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Clostridium tetani

22
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Associated with pseudomembranous colitis and antibiotic associated diarrhea

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C. Difficile

23
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Swarming but slow growing

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C.tetani

24
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Yellow colonies on CCFA

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C. difficile

25
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Disease associated with C. tetani

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TETANOSPASMIN- spastic paralysis
TRISMUS- lock jaw
DEVILS GRIN
RISUS SARDONICUS

26
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Chartreuse flourescence
Horse -stable/Barnyard Odor
Demonstration of B toxin

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C. Difficile

27
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Resemble Medusa head

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C. Septicum

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