HACEK Flashcards
Dysgonic
Glucose Fermenters
Catalase (-) except: A. actinomycetem
Normal biota of ORAL CAVITY
HACEK
Foam loving
Requires High CO2
X and V factor indepedent
Dental and Gingival scrapings
H. aphrophilus
- Normally found in upper respiratory tract and isolated as RARE cause of endocarditis
- Pleomorphic gram (-) rod
- TEAR DROP SHAPE
- PITS AGAR
Cardiobacterium hominis
- found in gingival and normal flora
- CORRODING bacterium
- Pits agar
- BLEACH LIKE ODOR (CHLORINE)
Eikenella corrodens
Causes infections from HUMAN BITE AND FIGHT (Clenched fist infections)
Eikenella corrodens
Bacteria that is capable of PITTING IN AGAR
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Cardiobacterium hominis
Eikenella corrodens
Kingella kingae
short bacilli to coccobacilli with SQUARE ENDS
Twitching motility
Kingella kingae
Kingella spp. non hemolytic
K. denitrificans
Kingella spp. Beta- hemolytic
K. kingae
Fusiform shaped
Gliding motility
Capnocytophaga
Agent of Granuloma inguinale /Donovanosis
vacuoles in large mononuclear cells (DONOVAN BODY)
Calymmatobacterium granulomatis (Klebsiella granulomatis)
Organism is carried in oral cavity and respiratory and gastrointestinal tracts of cats and dogs
P. multocida
Cat bite infection
P. multocida
Musty/Mushroom odor
Causes SHIPPING FEVER in cattles
Hemorrhagic septicemia
Acquired from scratch/bite of dogs
P. multocida
Agent of WHOOPING COUGH
Aerobic
Non motile
Bordatella pertussis