Intro to micro Flashcards
Borrelia burdgorferi: G+/ G- and shape
neither! its a diderm! spirochete
food contamination, UTI, cystitis, pyelonephritis, PNA, meningitis can all be caused by pathogenic
E. coli
multidrug resistant and hypermutable
pseudomonas
gastritis, peptic ulcers, gastric adenocarcinoma can be caused by
H. pylori
imp strains of chlamydiae
C. pneumoniae and C. trachomitis (major human pathogens)
pseudomonas: G+/ G- and shape?
G- bacilli
0157:H7- produces
shiga toxin (very pathogenic, around 100K infxns and 100 deaths in US annually)
important streptococcus strains
S. pneumoniae, S. mitis, S. pyogenes, S. agalactiae
endophthalmitis, endocarditis, meningitis, PNA, septicemia can all be caused by
pseudomonas
normal flora location of B. burgdorferi
not one
normal flora location of S. aureus
skin, nose, RT
helicobacter pylori: G+/ G- and shape
G- helical
opportunistic pathogen that preys on IV drug users, CF, CA, AIDS, and organ transplant pts
pseudomonas
normal flora location of C. diff
large intestine
Streptococcus G+/G- and shape
G+ cocci