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Lesson 6: Clostridium species Flashcards

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this species has large wide rods which rarely form endospores in vitro & is motile

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C. perfringens

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medium sized rods which produces lemon shaped endospores

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C. chauvoei

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thin rods which characteristically produce terminal endosporesz\

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C. tetani

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specimen collection is from?

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tissue or fluid sample from live or recently dead animals to prevent post mortem contamination.

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detection & differentition use in clostridium species

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  1. bacterial culture
  2. biochemical tests
  3. pcr techniques
  4. toxin neutralization
  5. immunoassay methods
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6
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what are the 2 neurotoxic clostridia

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  1. C. tetani
  2. C. botulinum type A-G
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what are 7 histotoxic clostridia

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  1. C. chauvoei
  2. C. septicum
  3. C. novyi type A
  4. C. perfringens type A
  5. C. sordellii
  6. C. haemolyticum
  7. C. novyi type B
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what are the 4 enteropathogenic & enterotoxemia-producing clostridia

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  1. C. perfringens type A-E
  2. C. difficile
  3. C. colinium
  4. C. spiroforme
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a neurotoxin type of clostridial infection, straight, slender, anaerobic, gram + rod w/ spherical imparts of a drumstick appearance

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tetanus

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10
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tetanus can be killed in autoclaving at

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121 degree celsius for 15 min

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tetanus is haemolytic in blood agar because of this ______ that hasten the replication of the clostridial organisms in the tissue

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tetanolysin

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responsible for clinical signs of tetanus, antigenically uniform & can be neutralized by antibodies & can be neutralized by antibodies

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tetanospasmin

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infection occurs in tetanus when endospores are introduced into ______ from soil or faeces

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traumatized tissue

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14
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spasm in masticatory muscle may lead to?

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lockjaw

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15
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muscle stiffness may result in a ?

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saw horse

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16
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how many incubation period for tetanus ?

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5-10 days

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17
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in detection of tetanus what can you used ?

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  1. PCR based detection of neurotoxin genes
    or
  2. Mouse inoculation (demonstration in serum)
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what can be used in tx of tetanus

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  1. Tetanus antitoxin (neutralized)’
  2. penicilllin
  3. wound debridement
  4. cleaning
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19
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control of tetanus?

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  1. routine vaccination
  2. surgery debridement or antitoxin prophylaxis
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an anaerobic gram+, produces oval, subterminal endospores. It’s a serious, potentially fatal intoxication acquired by ingestion of pre-formed neurotoxin that’s caused by C. botulinum

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Botulism

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what type of C. botulinum causes most outbreaks in domestic animals

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C. botulinum C & D

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theses species is resistant in botulism

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pigs & dogs

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botulism is rare in this species

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cat

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what are the clinical sign of botulism?

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  1. dilated pupils
  2. dry mucous membrane
  3. decreased salivation
  4. tongue flaciditit
  5. dysphagia
  6. incoordination
  7. knuckling of fetlocks ff. by flaccid paralysis & recumbency
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paralysis of respiratoryu muscle leads to ?

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abnormal breathing & death

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body temperature remains normal but affected animals are

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alert

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27
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Toxin detection in C. botulinum is thru?

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ELISA or CHEMILUMINESCENT ASSAYS

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what is the tx of botulism?

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  1. Polyvalent antiserum
  2. Tetraethylamiden & guanidine hydrochloride
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29
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this enhances transmitter release at neuromuscular junction/good for nursing

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  1. Tetraethylamiden & guanidine hydrochloride
30
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this is an acute disease of cattle 3 months old to 2 produces endogenous infection

31
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in sheep black lefg occurs at any age but it produces?

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exogenous infection

32
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blackleg is caused by?

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C. chauvoei

33
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Caused of death in blackleg is ______ & _____ that is caused by replicating organisms

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gangrenous cellulitis & myositis

34
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what are the confirmatory method can be used in blackleg?

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  1. Fluorescent antibody technique
  2. PCR technique
35
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Type of clostridium species that causes malignant oedema?

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C. septicum

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type of clostridum species that causes gas gangrene?

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C. perfringens type A

37
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in rams infection in head wounds caused by fighting is termed as _____ manifested by oedematous swelling of subcutaneous tissue of the head, neck & cranial thorax

38
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Abomasitis of sheep, caused by the exotoxins of C. septicum that occur in winter during period of heavy frost or snow

39
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also known as black disease that relates to the dark discoloration of the skin observed at post mortem examination. Affect sheep occasionally cattle.

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Infectious necrotizing hepatitis

40
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this can replicated in the tissue & produce exotoxins that causes hepatic necrosis

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C. novyi type B

41
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hepatic necrosis is associated w/ ?

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acute fasciolosis

42
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use in demostrating C. novyi type B

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Fluorescent antibody technique

43
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is an endogenous infection occur primarily in cattle, occasionally in sheep, is a major clinical feature of disease that is a consequence of extensive red cell desruction.

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Bacillary haemoglobinuria

44
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bacillary haemoglobinuria is caused by ?

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C. haemolyticum

45
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what is the toxin in C. haemolyticum that is a phospholipase produced by vegatative cells that causes intravascular haemolysis in addition to hepatic necrosis

46
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bacillary haemoglobinuria can be demonstrated by?

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Fluorescent antibody technique

47
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caused by C. perfringens type B w/ up to 30% high mortality rates

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Lamb dysentery

48
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B. toxins is extremely sensitive to ________ but in the absence of proteolytic activity it retains potency & produces disease

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trypsin digestion

49
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In lamb dysentery this toxin require proteolysis via trypsin for activation

50
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occurs in sheep. Predisposing factor is overeating of high grain diet , ingestion of food leads to carry over of partially digested food from the rumen into the intestine leading to it’s high starch content in partially digested food.

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Pulp kidney disease

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pulp kidney disease is caused by?

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C. perfringens type D

52
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this occurs in adult sheep, occurs at pasture & manifest as sudden death & some may be found in terminal convulsions.

53
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struck is caused by ?

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C. perfringens type C

54
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this is implicated in enteritis in quails, chicken, turkey, pheasant & goose. Moratlity rate is up to 100% in quail & less than 10% chicken

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infecttion w/ C. colinum

55
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this can affect the entire litters w/ mortality rate of 80%, the infections is acquired from the sows feces & is caused by C. perringens type C

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Haemorrhagic enteritis in piglets

56
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this can affects broiler at 12 weeks of age; it’s an acute enterotoxemia characterized by the sudden onset & high mortality

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necrotic entiritis of chicken

57
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necrotic entiritis of chicken is caused by?

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is caused by C. perfringens type A & less frequently by type C.

58
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what is the newly identofied toxins, that is now considered to be an important virulence factor of necrotic enteritis strains.

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NetB toxins

59
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in necrotic enteritis chicken this toxin is lesser of importance but it’s capable of inducing a protective immune response

60
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what is the diagnostic procedure use in necrotic enteritis of chicken that is caused by C. perfringens type A

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  1. clinical signs & post mortem
  2. direct smears
  3. bacterial culture
  4. pcr genotyping
61
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what toxin neutralization is used in necrotic enteritis of chicken?

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mouse & guinea pig inoculation

62
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tx & control of necrotic enteritis of chicken

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  1. hyperimmune serum
  2. antibiotic therapy
  3. vaccination
63
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infection w/ clostridium difficle that’s reported in dogs causes?

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chronic diarrhea

64
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infection w/ clostridium difficle that’s reported in newborn foals causes?

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hemorrhagic entericolitis

65
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infection w/ clostridium difficle produces 2 toxins that acts by inactivating low molecular weight GPT binding molecules that leads to disruption of cytoskeleton

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  1. a toxin (enterotoxin)
  2. b toxin (potent cytotoxin)
66
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diagnosis in infection w/ clostridium difficle is thru?

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feces via ELISA

67
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is a clostridial organism w/ atypical coiled morphology; has been implicated in spontaneous & antibiotic-induced enteritis in rabbits

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infection w/ C. spiroformed

68
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this disease has not been cultured in artificial media & grows only in tissue culture or in fertile eggs. Formerly known as Bacillus pilliformis; result in severe hepatic necrosis occurs in mice & other laboratory animals.

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Tyzzers disease

69
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tyzzers disease is caused by?

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clostridium pilliforme

70
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diagnosis of tyzzers disease can be in?

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warthin-starry silver imoregnation technique

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