Lab 6 Salmonella, Citrobacter, Shigella, Proteus, Providentia, Yersinia, Serratia, Edwardsiella, anaerobic Gram-negative rods Flashcards
Salmonella species
Only two:
S. Enterica
S. Bongori
Within s. Enterica
6 subspecies
Within subspecies
Serovars
Salmonella habitat
Gut
Sewage
Water
Feed
Salmonella morphology
Rod, flagella
What salmonella do not have flagella
S. Gallinarum
S. Pullorum
Salmonella culture
Not fastidious
Low selectivity: MacConkey, Drigalski
Medium selectivity: brill green phenol red, XLD, rambach agar
Selective enrichment
Na-selenite, cys
Na-tetrathionate, bile salts
Salmonella is lactose
Negative
Salmonella on rambach agar
Pink colonies
Salmonella H2S
Positive
Salmonella antigens
Kauffmann-white system
O = 35
Vi = K, S.typhi, s. Dublin
H = specific, non-specific, monophasic, diphasic
Salmonella only human
S. Typhi
S. Paratyphi A B C, S. Sendai
S. Typhi
Human typhoid fever
S. Paratyphi, S. Sendsai
Human paratyphoid
Salmonella only animals
S. Typhisuis
S. Gallinarum
S. Typhisuis
Swine typhoid
S. Gallinarum (pullorum)
Fowl paratyphoid
Salmonella human and animal
S. Enteritidis
S. Typhimurium
S. Thompson
S. Choleraesuis