Lecture 5 - Bacterial Physiology Flashcards
Tampons can cause _____
Menstrual TSS
Staph TSS caused by:
TSST-1
Independent of tampon use __________ TSS
Strep
Menstrual TSS treatment?
Remove tampon
Supportive therapy
Nafcillin + Clindamycin
SOD degrades:
superoxide
Catalase degrades:
peroxide
Obligate aerobes
Names
Bacillus
Mycobacterium
Obligate aerobes
Ox/Ferm:
SOD:
Catalase:
Ox
Yes
Yes
Facultative anaerobes
name
Staph
Escherichia
Facultative anaerobes
Ox/Ferm:
SOD:
Catalase:
Either
Yes
Yes
Aerotolerant anaerobe
name
Strep
Aerotolerant anaerobe
Ox/Ferm:
SOD:
Catalase:
Ferment
Yes
No
Obligate anaerobe
name
Clostridium Tetani
Peptostreptococcus
Bacterides
Obligate anaerobe
Ox/Ferm:
SOD:
Catalase:
Ferment
no
no
Microaerophile
name
Neisseria
Borrelia
Microaerophile
Ox/Ferm:
SOD:
Catalase:
Ox
Yes
Yes
Lactose utilization used to ID
Enterobacteriaceae
G- rods
Lac - and causes typhoid fever/gastroenteritis
Salmonella
Lac - and causes dysentary
Shigella
Lac+
SPEAK E coli
Serrata Proteus Enterobacter Arizona Klebsiella
E Coli
MacConkey agar is selective against _____ bacteria and is _____ in lactose
G+
high
Lac + on MacConkey appear :
pink
Mesophiles definition
can survive at body temp
Not a mesophile
Mycobacterium leprae