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Lecture 11 - Types of Bacteria Flashcards

1
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4 Species of Clostridium

A

Clostridium perfringens
Clostridum botulinum
Clostridum tetani
Clostridium difficile

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2 Species of Mycobacterium

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tuberculosis
leprae

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3
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Which Phylum Does the Genus Mycobacterium Belong To?

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Actinobacteria

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Are Firmicutes (phylum) Gram Positive or Gram Negative?

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Gram Positive
(purple)

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Clostridium is Gram _____.

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Positive
(purple)

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Dx

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diagnosis

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7
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Tx

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Treatment/Therapy

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8
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Phylum for Bacillus anthracis

A

Firmicutes

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9
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Phylum for Staphylococcus aureus

A

Firmicutes

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10
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Phylum for Streptococcus pyogenes

A

Firmicutes

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Phylum for Listeria monocytogenes

A

Firmicutes

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12
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Phylum for Mycoplasma pneumoniae

A

Firmicutes

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13
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Phylum for Mycobacterium tuberculosis

A

Actinobacteria

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14
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Phylum for Mycobacterium leprae

A

Actinobacteria

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15
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2 Major Gram Positive Phylums

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Firmicutes
Actinobacteria

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16
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3 Major Gram Negative Phylums

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Proteobacteria
Spirochaetes
Chlamydiae

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17
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Gram Positive Bacteria Stain _____.

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Purple

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18
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Gram Negative Bacteria Stain _____.

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Pink

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19
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Phylum for Borrelia burgdorferi

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Spirochaetes

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20
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Phylum for Chlamydia trichomatis

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Chlamydiae

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21
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Phylum for Rickettsia rickettsii

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Proteobacteria

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Phylum for Neisseria gonorroeae and Neisseria meningitidis

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Proteobacteria

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23
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Phylum for Bordetella pertussis

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Proteobacteria

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24
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Phylum for Helicobacter pylori

A

Proteobacteria

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25
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Phylum for Pseudomonas aeruginosa

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Proteobacteria

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26
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Phylum for Vibrio cholerae

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Proteobacteria

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27
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Phylum for Haemophilus influenzae

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Proteobacteria

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28
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Phylum for Escherechia coli

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Proteobacteria

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29
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Phylum for Salmonella

A

Proteobacteria

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30
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Phylum for Yersinia pestis

A

Proteobacteria

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31
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What level of Taxonomy is Enterobacteriales?

A

Order

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32
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What are the 3 Enterobacteriales studied in Lecture 11?

A
  • Escherichia coli
  • Salmonella
  • Yersinia pestis
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33
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Phylum for Clostridum (perfringens, botulinum, tetani, difficile)

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Firmicutes

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34
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Borrelia burgdorferi causes _____________.

A

Lyme Disease
#BullsEyeRash

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35
Q

Syphilis is caused by _________.

A

Treponema padillum

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36
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Describe the Stages of Syphilis

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PRIMARY - Painless, hard, round chancres
SECONDARY - Enters Blood –> hairloss and rashes on skin & mucous membranes
Latency - can last for years
TERTIARY - Affect heart and CNS (central nervous system)

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37
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CNS

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Central Nervous System

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38
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Common Vector of Lyme Disease (Borrelia burgdorferi)

A

Ticks

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39
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The STD Chlamydia is caused by __________.

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Chlamydia trichomatis

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40
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Trachoma (an eye disease) is caused by ____________.

A

Chlamydia trichomatis

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41
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Trichiasis

A

eyelashes stab the eye

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42
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What is the leading cause of preventable blindness?

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Chlamydia

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43
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Tx for Trachoma

A

SAFE

-Surgery
- Antibiotics (tetracycline in adults only)
- Facial Cleanliness
- Eye Exams

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44
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Who is affected more by Chlamydia? Women or Men?

A

Women
(4x as often as Men)

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45
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Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever AKA

A

Ricketts

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46
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Causes Ricketts

A

Rickettsia rickettsii

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47
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Common Vector of Ricketts

A

Ticks

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48
Q

Describe Neisseria gonorrhoeae

A

diploid
cocci
capsule
fimbriae

(Drawing in Google Drive)

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49
Q

Gonorrhea is caused by ________.

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Neisseria gonorrhoeae

50
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Meningitis is caused by ______.

A

Neisseria meningitidis

51
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ABX

A

antibiotics

52
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Mortality of Meningitis Without ABX

53
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Mortality of Meningitis With ABX

54
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What is meningitis?

A

Meningitis is the inflammation of the meninges.
(Meninges are the tissues covering the brain and spinal cord)

55
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Pertussis AKA

A

Whooping Cough

56
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Causes Whooping Cough

A

Bordetella pertussis

57
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Causes Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever

A

Rickettsia rickettsii

58
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Which Vaccine Prevents Whooping Cough?

59
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Describe Helicobacter pylori

A

-slender
-curved rod
-mutiple flagella

(Drawing in Google Drive)

60
Q

Describe the Illness caued by H. pylori

A

H. pylori secrets the enzyme urease and attaches to the stomach lining causing peptic ulcers and stomach cancer

61
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Can children be treated for bacterial infections with Tetracyclines?

A

No, because it can be toxic to bone development.

62
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Causes Swimmer’s Ear

A

Pseudomonas aeruginosa

63
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Describe Pseudomonas aeruginosa

A

bacilli with polar flagella

(Drawing in Google Drive)

64
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Common Cause of Nosocomial Infections in Immunocompromised Patients

A

Pseudomonas aeruginosa

65
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Causes Cholera

A

Vibrio cholerae

66
Q

Describe Vibrio cholerae

A

comma shaped with a flagella

67
Q

Consuming which food is often the cause of cholera?

68
Q

Haemophilus influenzae does NOT casuse _______.

69
Q

What does Haemophilus influenzae require to grow?

70
Q

What parts of the body are typically affected by Haemophilus influenzae infections?

A

mucous membranes
upper respiratory tract
mouth
vagina
GI Tract

71
Q

Most common cause of UTI

A

Escherichia coli

72
Q

UTI

A

urinary tract infection

73
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Causes the Plague

A

Yersinia pestis

74
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Plague in the Lymph Nodes

A

Bubonic Plague

75
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Plague in the Lungs

A

Pneumonic Plague

76
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Plague in the Blood

A

Septicemic Plague

77
Q

When someone is Septicemic with Yersinia pestis, what is their chance of survival without ABX?

78
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Gangrene AKA

A

Black Death

79
Q

2 Major Signs and Symptoms of the Plague (Yersinia pestis)

A

buboes & gangrene

80
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TB

A

Tuberculosis

81
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Causes TB

A

Mycobacterium tuberculosis

82
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Causes Lepracy

A

Mycobacterium leprae

83
Q

Actintobacteria does not Gram Stain well and should therefore undergo __________ Staining instead?

84
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Hansen’s Disease AKA

85
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Causes Tetanis

A

Clostridium tetani

86
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Causes Botulism

A

Clostridium botulinum

87
Q

Botulism prevents _______.

A

Muscle CONTRACTION

88
Q

Tetani prevents _________.

A

Muslce RELAXATION
#spasticparalysis

89
Q

What disease is common with long-term ABX use?

90
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Causes C. diff

A

Clostridum difficile

91
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Symtpoms of C. diff

A

Deadly Diarrhea

92
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Common Tx of C. diff

A

fecal transplant

93
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Causes Anthrax

A

Bacillus anthracis

94
Q

Bacillus anthracis can form _______.

A

endospores

95
Q

What foods are often the culprits of Anthrax?

A

food poisoning in starchy foods

96
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Mortality Rate of Cutaneous, GI, and Pulmonary Anthrax Infections

A

Cutaneous 20%
GI 50%
Pulmonary nearly 100% death w/in 24 hours

97
Q

Describe Staphylococcus aureus

A

yellow, grapelike clusters of round bacteria

98
Q

suppurative

A

pus-producing

99
Q

Furuncle vs Carbuncle

A

Furuncle = Boil
Carbuncle = Deep Boil

100
Q

Which 2 Species can cause Impetigo

A

Staphylococcus aureus
Streptococcus pyogenes

101
Q

Which 2 species are hemolytic on blood agar?

A

Staphylococcus aureus
Streptococcus pyogenes

102
Q

Which Group of Streptococcus pyogenes is the most pathogenic?

103
Q

hemolytic

A

destroys RBCs (Red Blood Cells)

104
Q

Common Cause of Strep Throat

A

Streptococcus pyogenes

105
Q

Common Cause of Scarlett Fever

A

Streptococcus pyogenes

106
Q

necrotizing fasciitis

A

death of the connective tissue surrounding muscles, blood vessels, and nerves

107
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Causes Listeria

A

Listeria monocytogenes

108
Q

Causes Walking Pneumonia

A

Mycoplasma pneumoniae

109
Q

signs

A

OBJECTIVE evidence of disease and can be measured

(temp, BP, sweating, etc)

110
Q

symptoms

A

SUBJECTIVE evidence of disease - can’t be observed by others, but can be explained by the patient

(i.e. throbbing, pain, headache, hot, etc)

111
Q

What is the largest and most phenotypically diverse phylum of bacteria?

A

Proteobacteria

112
Q

Vector-Borne Disease

A

illness caused by infectious microbes and transmitted to people by blood-sucking arthropods

113
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vector

A

any arthropod that transmits disease by feeding

114
Q

chocolate agar

A

non-selective, enriched growth medium with sheep blood

115
Q

What are the two drugs the CDC recommends using to treat gonorrhea?

A

1 Dose Ceftriaxone & Azithromycin

116
Q

What color should spinal fluid be?

117
Q

AMS

A

altered mental status

118
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meninges

A

membranes covering the brain and spinal cord

119
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nosocomial infections

A

infections acquired at a hospital or during healthcare treatment

120
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shape of vibrio bacteria

A

comma shaped

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