M10 Gram -Ve Bacteria 1 Flashcards
what re the four main gram -ve bac
cocci
curved rods
strict anaerobes
facultative anaerobes
what are the two aerobic gram -ve cocci
neisseria
moraxella
what is an example of anaerobic gram -ve cocci
veillonella
what re some features of neisseira
gram -ve facultative aerobe non motile cocci pairs, triads, clusters
what are the pathogenic neisseria
gonorrhoeae
meningitides
what are some oral neisseria
subflava
sicca
what is imp about oral neisseria
early tooth colonisers
what is n. subflava
most commonly isolated
saccharolytic produces polysac and yellow pigment
what is n. sicca
mouth similar to subflava
no pigment prod
are n. subflave or n.sicca pathogenic
no
what is moraxella
gram -ve bac neiseira like asaccharyltic polysaccharide -ve Dnase +ve
what is the most imp sp of moraxlla
catarrhalis
what is moraxella catarrhalis
commensal
pathogen - tonislar b cells causing endocarditis, meningitis
what does catarrhalis prod
beta lactamase
complicates Ab therapy
what is veillonellla
small gram -ve anaerobic cocci
what does veillonella not do
ferment carbs
what des veillonella use as energy source
lactic acid –> acetate + 2 propionic acid + CO2 + H20