Micro Flashcards
Where are beta-lactamases present?
in the periplasm which is between the cytoplasmic membrane and the outer membrane
What is contained in bacilis anthracis capsule?
D-glutamate
What bugs stain with giemsa?
Chlamydia, Borrelia, Rickettsiae, Trypanosomes, Plasmodium
Certain Bugs Really Try my Patience
What does PAS stain?
stains glycogen, diagnoses Whipple Disease
What are the anerobes?
Anerobes Can’t Breathe Air
Clostridium, Bacteroides, and Actinomyces
Do aminoglycosides work against anaerobes?
No, because they require O2 to enter the cell wall.
What are the facultative intracellular bugs?
Some Nasty Bugs May Live FacultativeLY
Salmonella, N. eisseria, Brucella, Mycobacterium, Listeria, Francisella, Legionella, Yersinia pestis
Obligate intracellular bugs?
Stay inside when it is Really Cold.
Rickettsia, Chlamydia. Can’t make their own ATP
What are the urease positive bacteria?
CHuck Norris hates PUNKSS
Cryptococcus, H. pylori, Proteus, Ureaplasma, Nocardia, Klebsiella, S. epidermidis, S. saprophyticus
What are the conjugated vaccines?
pneumococcal, H. flu type B, Meningococcal vaccine
What is protein A?
S. aureus, binds Fc region of IgG and prevents opsonization.
What is protien M?
expressed by group A strep. Helps prevent phagocytosis. Molecular mimicry.
What is an injectisome?
type III secretion system that transports toxins from gram-neg to eukaryote cells
What exotoxins inhibit protein synthesis?
Diphtheria toxin, Exotoxin A (pseudomonas), Shiga toxin (Shigella), Shiga-like toxin (EHEC)
What toxins increase cAMP?
Cholera, Anthrax, ETEC (sideways M), and Pertussis
CAMP
Transformation?
take up naked DNA from the environment. Also known as competence. SHiN
Conjugation?
sex pilus and conjugation. Plasmid transfer. F- plasmids dont have the plasmid and F+ do have the plasmid. Plasmid is dsDNA and is transferred through a pilus from F+ to F- cell.
High frequency recombination?
Hfr. Plasmid is transferred but there m ight be a transfer of flanking chromosomal DNA as well. plasmid and chromosomal dna transfer
Transposition?
transporosons can jump from one location to another, can transfer genes from plasmid to chromosome and vice versa. flanking chromosome can be included like in Hfr. (abx resistance transfered this way)
Lysogenic phages include?
ABCDE
ShigA-like toxin, Botulinum toxin, Cholera toxin, Diphtheria toxin, Erythrogenic toxic of S. pyogenes
What is an alternative treatment if there is recurring C. diff?
fidaxomicin (aka dificid), blocks RNA pol. Not absorbed, taken orally and goes straight to the gut
What bacterium has a polypeptide capsule that contains D-glutamate?
Bacilis anthracis
Cereulide?
preformed toxin of Bacilus cereus. Emetic type
What is the only gram-paositive organism to produce LPS?
Liseria
Treatment of actinomyces vs. nocardia?
treatment is a SNAP
Sulfonomides = Nocardia
Actinomyces = Penicillin
What does a negative PPD mean?
no infection, anergic, and sarcoidosis
Interferon-y release assay?
more specific test for TB that has fewer false positives from BCG
What is cord factor?
on the surface of mycobacteria and induces TNF-alpha and granuloma formation
What does the E. coli K capsule cause?
pneumonia, neonatal meningitis
What doe sthe LPS endotoxic (Lipid A) in E. coli cause?
septic shock
What are the fibrae in E. coli cause?
cystitis and pyelonephritis
What is the only type of E. coli that does not ferment sorbitol?
EHEC