Lower GI Micro Flashcards
S. aureus food poisoning
timeline
1-7 hr after, diarrhea for 1-3 days
Bacillus cereus
where is it found
cooked rice
Bacillus cereus
types and etiologies
emetic: cereulide enterotoxin forms pores
diarrheal: excessive fluid secretion
Clostirium boulinum
infection routes
foodborne (ingesting toxin)–canned foods
wound (toxin generated in wound)
infant (ingestion of spores)–honey
Botulinum neurotoxin effect
zinc-dependent proteolysis of SNARE proteins
muscle weakness and paralysis
Bacteria Gram + Large bacilli Endospore-forming Facultative anaerobe Mostly motile β-hemolytic
Bacillus cereus
Bacteria Gram + Bacilli Spore-forming Obligate anaerobe Motile
Clostridium botulinum
Bacteria Gram + bacilli spore-forming obligate anaerobe non-motile
C. perfringes
Bacteria Gram - bacilli (spirilli) microaerophilic motile cold-sensitive
Campylobacter jejuni
Bacteria Gram - bacilli non-spore forming H2S + and lactose - motile, flagellated
Salmonella enterica
Clostridium perfringes
Sx
diarrhea w/o fever or vomitting for
Campylobacter jejuni
Sx
diarrhea, fever
possibly vomitting, bloody diarrhea
Complication of Campylobacter
Guillain-Barré
Karmali agar
Campylobacter jejuni
Campylobacter jejuni
harbored in
poultry