Lecture 16 - Salmonella Flashcards
What are the three major animal pathogens in the enterobacteriacea family?
Salmonella + E. Coli + Yersinia
What are the opportunistic animal pathogens in the enterobacteriacea family?
Proteus + Klebsiella + Enterobacter
What is the gram stain of the strains within Enterobacteriacea?
Negative
Is Enterobacteriacea catalase positive or negative?
Positive
Is Enterobacteriacea oxidase positive or negative?
Negative
What is the oxygen requirements of bacteria within the Enterobacteriacea family?
Facultative anaerobes
Which of the Enterobacteriacea ferment lactose?
E. coli + enterobacter + klebseilla
What are the types of IMViC tests?
indole + methyl red + voges-proskauer + citrate
What does the methyl red test show?
pH
What does the voges-proskauer show?
Fermentation
Which of the Enterobacteriacea are hemolytic (some at least)?
E. Coli
Which of the Enterobacteriacea have a swarming growth pattern on agar?
Proteus
Which of the Enterobacteriacea are NOT motile?
Klebsiella
Which of the Enterobacteriacea do all of them show + in the imdole test?
E. Coli
Which of the Enterobacteriacea have negative methyl red tests?
Enterobacter + Klebsiella
Which of the Enterobacteriacea show positive voges-proskauers in all strains?
Enterobacter + Klebsiella
Which of the Enterobacteriacea produce H2S?
Salmonella + Proteus
What are the two species of salmonella?
Enterica + Bongori
Where is Salmonella Bongori found?
Lizards
What are the three sub-types of Salmonella enterica that are important in vet medicine?
Typhimurium + Typhi + Enteriditis
What is the pattern of Salmonella in regards being a food borne pathogen?
Only zoonotic caused outbreak since 2007
What are most salmonella outbreaks linked to?
Poultry
How long can Salmonella live in the environment, if under the right conditions?
more then two years
Where does a lot of the food borne Salmonella come from, other then poultry?
Composted manure
Where does Salmonella tend to infect the most?
Intestines
What allows Salmonella to be eatten but still survive?
Acid tolerance response
acid shock proteins along with protecting in food and lipids
What cell type can kill Salmonella?
Neutrophils
What cell type can Salmonella grow in?
Macrophages