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The thick layer of peptidoglycan contains?

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TEICHOICACIDS and lipoteikoic acids

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Mycobacterium:

Have _________ a waxy lipid.Protects it from desiccation

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mycolic acid

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mycolic acid does not stain with water based dyes but with

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acid fast stain

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What colour doe the gram =ve bacteria stain when it retain the crystal violet dye

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Purple

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Two major groups slip based on DNA

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Low and High G+C bacteria

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What are the different shapes of the bacteria

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Cocci

Bacilli

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Name the three genera of cocci

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Streptoccoci
Streptococcus
Enterococcus

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The three genera of bacilli

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Bacillus
Clostridium
Listeria
Mycoplasmas

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Staphylococcus is or is not part of the normal mircobiota ?

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It is but can be opportunistic

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The arrangement of the Staphylococcus is chain like ?True of false

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Its false because they are grape like clustered in arrangement

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Three main characteristic of Staphylococcus:

O2;Motility and Tolerant

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Facultative-anaerobes
Non-Motile
Salt tolerant on human skin
also to desiccation, radiation and heat

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Staphylococcus is catalase +ve or negative?

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Positive

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Two most common Staphylococcus disease

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Staphylococcus aureus and epidermidis

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Staphylococcus epidermidis is or is not a part of our normal microbiota

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Normal microbiota of human skin and can be opportunistic

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What are the 2 mechanical pathogenicity features of staphylococcus ?

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Breach skin and only need a few number to enter to cause disease

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What are the 3 virulence factors that feature the pathogenicity

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ENZYME Production
Toxin
Evade phagocytosis and innate immune résponse.

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Staphylococcus pathogenicity:

Structural defenses against phagocytosis

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(S. aureus) 
#Protein-A Binds IgG 
#Bound coagulase
Fibrin clots hide bacteria  from phagocytic cells
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What is the common virulent factor between S. epidermidis and S. aureus?

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slimelayers-(capsules) for both species S. aureus + S. epidermidis

      =Inhibit leukocyte chemotaxis & phagocytosis
       = Adhesive properties to surface e.g. catheter, shunts synthetic joints
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Name the Staphylococcus enzymes that:

  1. Digests lipids
  2. Breaks penicillin and survives β-­‐lactam antimicrobial drugs
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  1. lipases

2. β-­‐lactamase

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Name the 4 main toxins of Staphylococcus virulence.

  1. Disturbs the cytolitic toxins
  2. Disrupts desmosomes causing skin to slough off
  3. Causes Toxic Shock Syndrom
  4. Enterotoxins- Heat stable and asso. to food poisoning
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  1. Cytolic toxin
  2. Exfoliative toxin
  3. Toxic shock syndrome toxin
  4. Enterotoxin
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What is the role of superantigens ?

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Cause massive production of cytokins by macrophages and Tcell

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Which of the Staphylococcus toxins act as super antigens

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Exfoliative toxins, TSST, and Enterotoxin

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what bacteria do you commonly find one moist skin folds

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Staphylococcus. aureus

gram +ve cocci

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Which mucous lining do the Staphylococcus grow in humans?

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Upper respiratory tract
GIT
Urogenital tract

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Staphylococcus is transmitted via direct contact or via formites
Both
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Staphylococcus can be prevented by hand washing ?
Yes aseptic techniques to prevent infection
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Staphylococcus bacteria is invasive and proliferates causing
abscesses | & tissue destruction
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Non invasive Staphylococcal | Diseases is food poisoning because of ingestion of
enterotoxin-­‐contaminated | food
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Name the Staphylococcal | cutaneous diseases
Pyogenic lesions | Scaled skin syndrome (toxin)
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Staphylococcal scalded skin syndrome features and name the secondary bacterial infection prone from this
Reddening of skin, large blisters wit clear fluid no scarring. 2nd bacterial infection is calle the Ritter disease for neonatal and young children
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Pyogenic lesion caused by S. aureus is is characterised by
impetigo and Folliculitis (carbuncle)
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Staphylococcal Systemic diseases causes by most of the species
1. Bacteremia- 50% are nosocomial infections 2. Endocarditis 3. Pneumonia 4. Osteomyelitis 5. Urinary tract infections in young women
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Streptococcus is a catalase +ve or -ve?
Catalase Positive
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Streptococcus is arranged in cluster ?
No in Pairs and chains
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Streptococcus is Lancefield | classified and divided into setotyoes based on ?
Bacteria's antigen-Group A and B
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Lancefield classification results into pathogenic groups namely?
Group A and B
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Group A Streptococcus: colonies have large zones of beta-­‐hemolysis or alpha-hemolysis ... cultured in blood agar plates.
beta-­‐hemolysis
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What is the differential media used for the diverse streptococcus microorganisms to differentiate the different species?
Blood agar
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Streptococcus | pyogenes completely digests blood agar thus they are ...... hemolysis
Streptococcus pyogenes are | beta-­hemolysis
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The differential media used for the Streptococcus | pneumoniae that partially digest blood is -Alpha or Beta hemolysis
Streptococcus pneumoniae partial digests blood: alpha-­hemolysis
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Enterococcus foecalis does not digest blood agar
Enterococcus foecalis Gamma-hemolysis
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Group A Streptococcus:--> Streptococcus pyogenes super antigen is
Pyrogenic or erythrogenic toxins-Acting on macrophages and Tcells= cytokine release to stimulate fever, rash and shock
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Streptococcus pyogenes has 7 pathogenicity including the superantigen. 1.How does it evade phagocytosis
1. Evades phagocytosis -M protein destabilise complement + HA hides bacteria
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Streptococcus pyogenes 1 of 7 pathogenicity is to break down blood clot and increase speed via tissues
Strepokinases
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Streptococcus pyogenes 1 of 7 pathogenicity is to reduce pus firmness to facilitate spread
Deoxyribonucleases
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Streptococcus pyogenes 1 of 7 pathogenicity is to breakdown complement protein C5a thus decreasing WBC to infection site.
C5a peptidase
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Name the streptococcus pyogenes pathogenic the facilitates the spread through tissues.
Hyaluronidase
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Name the streptococcus pyogenes pathogenic enzyme that aids in spreading of the bacteria
Hyaluronidase • Deoxyribonucleases • Streptokinases
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Name the streptococcus pyogenes pathogenicity that lyses RBC +WBC + Platelets
Streptolysins
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Streptococcus pyogenes typically infects
Pharynx or skin
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how does Streptococcus pyogenes spread ?
Streptococcus pyogenes spreads via respiratory droplets
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Group A streptococcal diseases | "strep throat" and "scarlatina" state commonly knows are
Pharyngitis-Inflammation of pharynx and scarlet fever-Chest rash
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Scarelet fever is a disease of Group A streptococcal diseases caused by what type of toxin?
Scarlet fever streptococcal disease caused by pyrogenic toxins
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Which one of the Group A streptococcal diseases is contagious Pyoderma or erysipelas?
Pyoderma- Pus producing lesion because of DC or contaminated fomites
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Which one of the Group A streptococcal diseases is the inflammation of lymph nodes Pyoderma or erysipelas?
Erysipelas-Typically seen on children face
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Most well known streptococcal diseases called " flesh eating" group A streptococcal pyrogens
Necrotizing fasciitis- spread along fascia and secrete enzymes and toxins to destroy tissue.
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One of the two Group A streptococcal nonsuppurative diseases characterised by complication of untreated streptococcal pharyngitis and autoimmune response against heart antigens?
Group A streptococcal nonsuppurative disease- Rheumatic fever
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One of the two Group A streptococcal nonsuppurative diseases characterised by antibody-bound streptococcal antigens that accumulate in the glomeruli of kidney.
Group A streptococcal nonsuppurative disease is- Glomerulonephritis. Adults may suffer from irreversible kidney damage.
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Can you perform a rapid skin test to diagnose Group A streptococcal infection
Yes, rapid skin test used to diagnose respiratory infections group A streptococcal antigens.
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Is the the group B streptococcus cocci arrangement in pairs or chains
Chains
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Can we distinguish group A from B group: A) Bigger zone of beta hemolysis B) specific polysaccharides cell wall antigen C) Not resistant to bacitracin
B) specific polysaccharides cell wall antigen is what disguises Streptococcal Group A from B
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Group B Streptococcus-Streptococcus | agalactiae pathogenicity often infects new borns without the antigen. True or false ?
True:Group B Streptococcus-Streptococcus | agalactiae pathogenicity often infects new borns without the antigen.
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Group B Streptococcus agalactiae infection's for most adults is often a result of?
Wound infections and childbirth
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It is true that Group B Streptococcus agalactiae disease is associated with neonatal bacterimia, meningitis and penirmonia ?
YTrue | Group B Streptococcus agalactiae disease is associated with neonatal bacterimia, meningitis and penirmonia ?
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Group B Streptococcus agalactiae disease risk group are the immunocompromised patients?
Older immunocompromised patients are at risk
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True or false: Group B Streptococcus agalactiae disease- puerperal fever (postpartum endometritis)
True:Group B Streptococcus agalactiae disease- puerperal | fever (postpartum endometritis)

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