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Lecture 17 - Escherichia Coli Flashcards

1
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Enterobacteriacea: gram

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negative

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Enterobacteriacea: morphology

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rods

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Enterobacteriacea: catalase

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positive

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Enterobacteriacea: oxidase

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negative

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E. Coli: fermentation

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Lactose

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6
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E. Coli: hemolysis

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Beta

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7
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What is E. coli commonly responsible for? (very basic answer, think location)

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Extraintestinal disease

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8
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What is important to know about E. coli that causes enterocolitis?

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NOT normal flora

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9
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What are the four serotypes in e. coli?

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O - H - K - F

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10
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E. Coli: O antigen

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Somatic - LPS

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E. Coli: H antigen

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Flagellar - Protein

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E. Coli: K antigen

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Capsular - polysacchrides

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E. Coli: F antigen

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Fimbrial - Protein

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14
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What is the major E. coli responsible for zoonosis?

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E. Coli O157:H7

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15
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What does E. coli O157: H7 cause?

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Hemorrhagic colitis

Hemolytic uraemic syndrome

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16
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What is the usual source of E. coli outbreaks?

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Manure + Fecal material of infected cows

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17
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What are the two groups of E. coli’s?

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Enteric + Extraintestinal

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18
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What are the enteric strains of E. coli?

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ETEC
AEEC
EAggEC

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19
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What does ETEC stand for?

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Enterotoxigenic

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20
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What does AEEC stand for?

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Attaching and Effacing

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21
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What does EAggEC stand for?

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Enteroaggregative

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22
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What are the types of AEEC?

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EPEC + STEC

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23
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What does EPEC stand for? What are the subtypes?

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Enteropathogenic - Atypical and Typical

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What does STEC stand for? What are the subtypes?

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Shiga-toxin producing - EHEC EnteroHEMOrrhagic

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25
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What are the extraintestinal strains of E. Coli?

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APEC
SEPEC
UPEC

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26
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What does APEC stand for?

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Avian Pathogenic

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27
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What does SEPEC stand for?

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Septicemic pathogenic

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28
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What does UPEC stand for?

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Uropathogenic

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29
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What are the four categories of virulence factors?

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Capsular polysaccharides
Endotoxins
Fimbrial attachments
Secreted toxins

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30
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What types of toxins are secreted from E. coli?

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Enterotoxin
Shigatoxin
Cytotoxic necrotizing factors

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31
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What is another name for shigatoxin?

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Verotoxin

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32
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What is the function of the fimbrial attachments?

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Attachment to mucosal + epithelium surfaces

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33
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What is another type of adhesion besides fimbrial?

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Intimin + EAF + CS31A

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34
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What does the attachment of the bacteria cause in the host?

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Actin pedestals form the actin rearrangement

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35
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What is LPS (endotoxin) made up of?

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Lipid A - Polysaccharide + Side chains

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36
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What does LPS cause in the body?

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Pyrogenic activity
Vascular coagulation
Shock

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37
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What does the capsule do in aidding in infection of E. Coli?

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Makes the bacteria slippery

Complement + Phagocytes can’t bind

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38
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What E. Coli uses Cs31A adhesion?

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SEPEC - sepecemtic pathogen

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39
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Where is the surface antigen for CS31A found?

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Calves

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40
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What E. Coli uses EAF?

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EPEC - Enteropathogenic

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41
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What E. Coli uses Fimbrial adhesions?

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EAggEC - AA fimbriae

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42
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What E. coli uses Intimin?

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AEEC - Attaching and effacing

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43
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How does intimin work?

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Attaches to host cell and via T3SS will inject Tir proteins
Host cell will present Tir receptors
E. Coli attaches –> actin pedestal forms

44
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What does the actin pedestal allow for?

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Very strong adhesion by E. Coli

Prevents washing off

45
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What does the actin pedestal cause pathogenically in the animal?

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Premature enterocyte exfoliation - diarrhea

46
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What genetic feature do AEEC have?

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Pathogenicity islands LEE

47
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What are pathogencitiy island LEE required for?

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needed for bacteria to be virulent

48
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What does LEE stand for?

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Locus of enterocyte effacement

49
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What does LEE encode for?

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Intimin + TiR + T3SS

50
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What are the two categories of enterotoxins, besides cytotoxic necrotizing factors?

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Heat-labile (LT) + Heat-stable (ST)

51
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What types of E. coli enterotoxins are Heat-labile?

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Shigatoxin + LT1 + LT2

52
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What types of E. Coli enterotoxins are Heat-stable?

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STa + STb + EAST1

53
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What are the two E. Coli strains that have LT toxins?

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STEC - Shiga toxin producing

ETEC - Enterotoxigenic

54
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What animals are affected by the LT toxins?

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Pigs + Cattle

55
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What LT toxin affects cattle? What E. coli strain?

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LT2 - ETEC (enterotoxigenic)

56
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What are the two toxins that affect pigs? What E. Coli strains?

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STEC - Shiga-toxin

ETEC - LT1

57
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What does LT1 bind to in pigs?

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K88 receptor

58
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What does LT1 binding induce?

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Hypersecretion of fluids

59
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What does Shigatoxin cause in pigs?

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Enterocytotoxic + Neurotoxic

Hemorrhage + Edema + Thrombosis

60
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What does shigatoxin do biochemically?

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Binds to and inactivates ribosomes

Stop protein synthesis –> cellular death

61
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What point in a pigs life cycle are K88 receptors expressed the most?

62
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What E. coli strain contains STa?

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ETEC - enterotoxigenic

63
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What animals does the STa toxin infect?

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Cattle + Pigs + Sheep

64
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What does STa toxin cause?

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Hypersecretion + Malabsorption of fluid

65
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What does the STb toxin cause?

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Hypersecretion + Malabsorption

66
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What does EAST1 stand for?

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Enteroaggregative heat stable toxin

67
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What E. coli contains EAST1 toxin?

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ETEC - enterotoxigenic
EPEC - Enteropathogenic
EHEC - Enterohemorrhagic
EAggEC - Enteroaggregative

68
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What is important to note about EAST1 toxin?

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ENHANCES hypersecretion + malabsorption

Does not produce problems on its own

69
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What two animals most commonly experience enteric colibacillosis?

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Pigs + Calves

70
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When do pigs come down with enteric colibacillosis? What are the symptoms?

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Within 24 hours of birth

Watery diarrhea + Dehydration + Weakness + Death

71
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What is seen in calves with enteric colibacillosis?

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Dehydration + Death + Diarrhea

72
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What is a big sign that your calf has enteric colibacillosis?

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Diarrhea is watery + pasty + white/yelllow + Rancid

73
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What two E. coli are responsible for enteric colibacillosis?

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AEEC + ETEC

74
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What does AEEC cause in enteric colibacillosis?

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Necrosis of enterocytes + loss of microvilli

75
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What does ETEC bind to in enteric colibacillosis?

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K88 + K99 fimbrial adhesins

76
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What two toxins does ETEC secrete that cause enteric colibacilosis?

77
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What is another term for diarrhea in pigs and cattle?

78
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What animals do you see Colisepticemia?

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Lambs + Calves + Poultry

79
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What disease is seen in lambs with colisepticemia?

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Watery mouth

80
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What are the symptoms of Water mouth in lambs?

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Profuse salivation + Distended abdomen
Endotoxic shock
High mortality

81
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What does the severity of colisepticemia in calves correspond with?

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Degree of hypo-Ig

82
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What do you see in calves that have recovered from colisepticemia?

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Post-septicemic localization to joints

83
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What is seen in poultry with colisepticemia?

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Airsacculitis
Pericarditis
Coligranuloma

84
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What disease does Coligranuloma cause in poultry with colisepticemia?

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Hjarre’s disease

Chronic inflammation

85
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What animal do you see edema disease in?

86
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What causes the onset of edema disease?

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Shigatoxin in the blood stream leading to perivascular edema

87
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What is a sign that a pig is suffering from edema disease?

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Eyelid swelling

Hoarse squeal due to swelling of the larynx

88
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When does edema disease in pigs tend to occur?

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1 to 2 weeks post weaning

89
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What happens within 36 hours of edema disease onset?

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Paralysis - peracute death

90
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What happens commonly when a pig survives edema disease?

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CNS defects

91
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What is seen in cattle that are affected with e. coli (females)?

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Coliform mastitis

92
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What do the milk secretions look like in cattle with e.coli infections?

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Watery with white flakes

93
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How long does coliform mastitis become fatal in cattle?

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24 to 48 hours

94
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What does a cattle with coliform mastitis look like physically?

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Depressed

Drooping ears + sunken eyes

95
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What kind of urogenital infections does E. Coli cause?

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UTI + Cystitis
Pyometra
Prostatitis

96
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What animals experiences post-weaning diarrhea from E. coli?

97
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What e. coli strains are responsible for PWD?

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ETEC - enterotoxigenic

EPEC - enteropathogenic

98
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What is big sign that a pig is suffering from PWD?

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Diarrhea with purple discolored patches of skin

99
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How do you know that the pig is suffering from PWD rather then Salmonella?

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Purple patches all over rather then just ears

100
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What specific assay is for E. Coli?

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Vero cell assay

101
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What specific characteristics does e. coli have?

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Motile 
Lactose fermentation 
Imdole 
Methyl-red 
Lysine decarboxylase
102
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What does E. Coli look like when it grows on MacConkey?

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Red agar/colonies

Lactose fermentor

103
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What are the TSI results for E. Coli?

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All yellow
No H2S production
GAS!

104
Q

What is an important way to prevent E. Coli infections in cattle?

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COLOSTRUM!

105
Q

What animals have access to E. Coli vaccines?

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Cattle + Pigs + Poultry

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