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Medical microbiology Flashcards

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What is epidemiology the study of

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he nature, distribution, causation, transfer, prevention and control of disease (infectious/microbial in this case)

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How many deaths did infection cause

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1.68 billion

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What vaccinations were made last century

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Measels, HIV/AIDS/ hepatitis/ influenza pandemics/ respiratory viruses/ smallpox

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What vaccinations have been made now and are planned to in the future

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HIV/AIDS, influenza, SARS and ebola virus, Covid-19

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Major global disease examples

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respiratory - myobacterium tuberculosis.
Diarrheal - vibrio cholerae

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What do infections involve

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host, microorganisms and environment interactions

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What are opportunistic pathogens

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pathogens capable of causing damage and infection in a compromised host

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What are obligate pathogens

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causes damage and infection as part of its growth and replication

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What are facultative pathogens

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causes disease as one part of its lifecycle or when in a different host

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What are commensal pathogens

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induces either no damage or clinically inapparent damage to the host but may elicit an immune response

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Obligate pathogen features

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gram-positive, aerobe, phylum: actinobacteria. e.g., TB

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Facultative pathogen features

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gram-negative, facultative anaerobe, class: gammaproteobacterial. e.g., vibrio cholerae

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Opportunistic pathogen features - pseudomonas aeruginosa

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gram negative, phylum: proteobacteria, class: gammaproteobacteria.

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Opportunistic pathogen features - staphylococcus aureus

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gram positive, phylum: firmicutes, class: bacilli

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commensal pathogen features

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gram positive, phylum: firmicutes, class: bacilli e.g., epithelial or gut bacteria. Lactobacillus acidophilus

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Example of how cf lung infections are diagnosed

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sputum/cough swab -> microbial growth -> pure culture -> pathogen identification -> antibiotic susceptibility -> treatment and management

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how can a pathogen be identified

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species PCRs, sequencing, strain typing, MALDI-TOF MS

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Issues to consider in medical microbiology

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respiratory sample types, microorganisms present, growth media, multiple pathogens, indentification tests, useful antibiotics?, treatment strategies, pathogenic mechanisms

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What knowledge do we have about different strains

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knowledge of clonality or genetic identity - ribotyping, macro restriction and PFGE, PCR-fingerprinting, DNA sequencing

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What are species

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consist of large numbers or strains which share similar phenotypic and genetic properties (16S rRNA gene (>97% identity), gyrB or recA gene > 70% DNA-DNA hybridisation, average nucleotide identity)

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What can identify a meroclone and a clone

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whole-, core-, and accessory- genome multilocus sequencing type

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What can identify a strain

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ribosomal multilocus sequencing type

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What can identify a species, lineage or clonal complex

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multilocus sequencing type

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What can identify phylum, class, order, family and genus

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16S rRNA sequences

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What does PCR genotyping and pulsed-field gel electropheresis (PFGE) identify

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define strains just below the species level. Cannot work above or below this

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Multilocus sequence typing (MLST)

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Initially PCR based (1988). Sequence several conserved genes. Approx. 500 bp from a PCR fragment. Define genetic linkage between strains. Globally searchable strain database

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MLST identified Burkholderia, how was this useful?

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Burkholderia bacteria may spread between CF patients. MLST scheme established. Allowed global strain tracking. Infection control reduced spread

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What are virulence factors

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molecules that assist the bacterium colonize the host

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virulence factor examples

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acid host colonization, host destrcution, nutrient scavenging, poisoning, intracellular entry, sndotoxin, exotoxin and adhesions

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What may pathogen genomes also encode

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virulence factors on mobile genetic elements

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what virulence factor could clostridium botulinum encode for

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neurotoxin

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multiple virulence factor plasmids - E.coli

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enterotoxins, haemolysins, pili, urease

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genomic islands

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classical pathogenicity islands e.g., uropathogenic E.coli - haemolysis, serum resistance and adhesions

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Intergrative conjugative element (ICE)

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e.g., Tn917 system in Enterococcus faecalis. Large conjugative transposons, mobilised by a type IV secretion system

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Transposable elements (TE)

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e.g., V.cholerae - cholera toxin, CTX compound transposons

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Linking Burkholderia epidemiology to virulence: an epidemic strain marker

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The B. cepacia epidemic strain marker (BCESM). Identified in transmissible CF strains by RAPD fingerprinting. Risk marker for potential patient – to –patient spread

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what is a microbiome

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“the entire habitat, including the microorganisms (bacteria, archaea, lower and higher eukaryotes, and viruses), their genomes (I.e., genes), and the surrounding environmental conditions”

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What are microbiota

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“the assemblage of microorganism present in a defined environment”

39
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what is an ecological niche

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the functional role on organism plays within an ecosystem

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What is a commensal relationship

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a relationship where one organism benefits and the other is unaffected

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What is a mutualistic relationship

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a mutually beneficial relationship between 2 organisms

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Essential roles of the human bacteriome

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  1. Extracting energy from food
  2. Producing essential vitamins
  3. Regulating our immune system
  4. Regulating our glucose levels and metabolism
  5. Protecting us against disease-causing microbes
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Role of the bacteriome in the nose

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mucus production, antimicrobial compound production

44
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Role of the bacteriome in the mouth

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aid digestion, inhibit pathogens - “colonization resistance”

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Role of the bacteriome in the lungs

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lubricate pulmonary tissue

46
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Role of the bacteriome in the stomach

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prevents gastric complications

47
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Role of the bacteriome in the colon

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digestion of complex carbohydrates

48
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Role of the bacteriome in sexual organs

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maintain pH, produce H2O2 to kill pathogens

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Role of the bacteriome in the skin

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fortify immune system, scent

50
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What are the metabolome and what do they do

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the global collection of all low molecular weight metabolites that are produced by cells during metabolism, and provides a direct functional readout of cellular activity and physiological status

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Why is the microbiome important when considering pathogenicity

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  1. Reservoir of opportunistic pathogens
  2. Reservoir of genes
  3. Source of antimicrobials and stimulatory components
  4. Interacts with the host
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What is dybiosis

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any change to the composition of resident commensal microbial communities relative to the community found in healthy individuals

53
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Which diseases are linked to gut dybiosis

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obesity, type 2 diabetes, inflammatory bowel disease, irritable bowel syndrome, allergy. Asthma, cardiovascular disease, anxiety/mood disorders

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What is pathobiont

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any potential pathological or5ganisms which, under normal circumstances, lives as a non-harming symbiont

55
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how many species of bacteria are in the gut alone

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Where are samples for the microbial population usually taken from

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  1. faeces
  2. urine/genital swabs
  3. Sputum - lung

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