Gram Positive Non Spore Forming Bacilli Flashcards
What are the gram positive non spore forming bacilli?
Corynebacterium
Listeria
Erysipelothrix
Lactobacillus
Which GPNSFB are catalase +?
Corynebacterium
Listeria
Which GPNSFB are facultative anaerob?
Corynebacterium(aerobic conditions best)
Listeria
Which GPNSFB is MOTİLE?
Listeria
Which GPNSFB is MOTİLE ONLY AT ROOM TEMPERATURE?
Listeria
Listeria grows at ___ celcius
4
Which GPNSFB is a part of normal microbiata of animal and human and also animal,human,plant pathogen?
Corynbacterium
How is the microscopic appeareance of coryneobacterium?
Small pleomorphic
Metachromotic granules
Chinese letters
Spesific patterns (Izgara teli)
What is Metachromatic granule ?
=Babes-Ernst granule at the tips of bacteria
How can we differentiate C.diphteria from other diphteria causing agents?
Babes-Ernst granules
Which media and agar do we use in lab for Corynebacterium?
Cysteine tellurite blood agar(brown-black)
Loeffler’s Media(grayish-whitish)
What test do we use to identify if Corynebacterium produces toxin or not?
Toxigenity test(ELEK TEST)
Which is a spesific antigen for C.diphteria in corynebacterium species?
K antigen—> provides
antibacterial immunity&hypersensitivity
Describe Exotoxin (diphteria toxin)
AB toxin-
A part:Active part
B part:Binds to epitheliai cells
What does diphteria toxin cause?
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