Lactobacillus & Erysipelothrix Flashcards
Serovars of E. rhusiopathiae associated with human infections
Serovars 1 and Serovars 2
Has thinner layer of peptodoglycan than other organisms
Gardnerella vaginalis
Selective media for G. vaginalis
Human Blood Tween Bilayer agar
Large squamous epithelial cells with numerous attached small rods
Clue cells
Used to diagnose bacterial vaginosis caused by G. vaginalis
WET MOUNT & GRAM STAINING OF VAGINAL SECRETIONS
Incubation requirement for BAP, CAP, CNA, HBT
35C in 5-10% CO2 within 48 hrs of inoculation
E. rhusiopathiae virulence factors
Capsule
Neuraminidase
Hyaluronidase
Surface proteins
Disease associated with G. vaginalis
Bacterial vaginosis
Disease associated with E. rhusiopathiae
Erysipeloid
Alpha-hemolytic colonies in BAP
resembling streptococci to rough, gray colonies
Lactobacillus spp
Alpha-hemolysis in BAP
(prolonged incubation)
E. rhusiopathiae