Klebsiella Flashcards
Klebsiella is lactose ____ and oxidase ____
lactose positive
oxidase negative
What is the most important virulence factor for Klebsiella?
capsule
Klebsiella is characterized by hyper ____ phenotypes that are new emerging pathogens
mucoid
True/False: Klebsiella can cuase bovine mastitis
True
Bovine mastitis from Klebsiella is most associated with ____ bedding
moist bedding and sawdust
What kind of disease is caused in equines by Klebsiella?
Reproductive tract disease
what Can occur from Klebsiella in horses that have failed passive transfer?
Navel ill
4 year old femal bull dog. Suspect urniary tract infection has been urinating blood. If you collect blood and isolate a gram negative organism. What should be number one in your differentials?
E. coli
*E. coli is the number one cause of urinary tract infection in dogs
(klebsiella is also a possible causative agent)
True/False: Klebsiella can lead to DIC (septic shock in dogs)
true
pale mucous, hemorrhages, blood coming out of the eyes and nose
Klebsiella causes ____ pneumonia in animals
Hemorrhagic
*macrophages released a huge amount of cytokines and this is the result
The most important virulence factor of klebsiella is ____. This makes them very mucoid
thick capsule
When you open an animal with hypermucoid klebsiella you start to see a huge amount of ____
pus
Hypermucoid phenotype in klebsiella _____ in african greem monkeys are very resistant
pneumoniae
Klebsiella is normally associated with ____ infection
opportunistic
Klebsiella has new ____ emerging and is associated with _____ type of disease
new serotypes emerging
suppurative type disease
