micro-Bacterial taxonomy and virulence factors Flashcards
What are the colors for gram stain and explain why they stain that way
+ is blue/dark purple because the crystal violet gets trapped in the thick peptidoglycan wall
- is red/pink because does not retain crystal violet from shield LPS layer though the alcohol disrupts membrane and so the safrinin stains
What catalyzes the stable cross linking of peptidoglycan and where is it located
transpeptidase in the inner cytoplasmic membrane
What Tx inhibits transpeptidase
penicillin
also called penicillin binding protein
What proteins are on the outer cell wall of gram +
teichoic acid, polysaccharides and other proteins
what do we detect in serologic studies on surface of gram +
teichoic acid
What are the layers of the gram - bacteria
cytoplasmic membrane
periplasmic space
peptidoglycan
LPS outer membrane
what is in the periplasmic space of gram -
proteins and enzymes
what lipoprotein is in the membrane of gram -
murein lipoprotein
What are the 3 components of LPS
- outer carbohydrate chains 1-50 oligosaccharides that differ organism to organism (O sepcific side chain or O Ag)
- core polysaccharide in the center part that is water soluble
- Lipid A on the inside of core polysaccharide
What does Lipid A cause clinically? “endotoxin”
fever, diarrhea, and possibly septic shock
how do gram - bacteria get nutrients if LPS is barrier
porin proteins
What Antibiotics and chemicals break the peptidoglycan layer in gram +
penicillin and lysoyzmes
What are the 6 classic gram + organisms
Staphcoccus Streptococcus (enterococcus) 2 spore: Bacillus Anthracis Clostridium spp non spore: Corynebacterium Listeria
What are the gram neg cocci?
N gonorrhea
Morazella
both are diplococci
What are the spirochetes?
gram neg
Treponema pallidum
Borrelia
How do you stain mycobacterium
acid fast.
slightly gram + sometimes
what type of microscope is needed to visualize spirochetes
dark field microscopy
what are periplasmic flagella and what organisms have them
flagella that run under outer membrane sheath
in spirochetes
Describe the membrane of mycoplasma
do not have cell wall. only simple cell membrane
neither gram + or -
What are the enterics
E coli Shigella Salmonella Yersinia Klebsiella Proteus Enterobacter Serratia Vibrio Campylobacter Helicobacter Pseudomonas Bacteroides
What are the pleomorphic bacteria
Chlamydia and Rickettsia
Describe ribosomes of prokaryotes
70s subunits 50s and 30s
why are erythromyocin and tetracycline great antibiotics
E- attacks 50s ribosomes
T- attacks 30s ribosomes
What are the gram + obligate aerobes
nocardia
bacillus cereus
What does catalase break down
H2O2
What does peroxidase break down
H2O2
What does superoxide dismutase break down
superoxide radicals
What are the gram- obligate aerobes
Neisseria Pseudomonas Bordetella Legionella Brucella
What are the Acid Fast obligate aerobes
mycobacterium and no cardia
what are the gram + facultative anaeriobes
staph bacillus anthracis corynebacterium listeria actinomyces
What are the gram - facultative anerobes
most gram - rods
what are the gram + microaerophils
enterococcus
strep
what are the gram - microaerophils
spirochetes and campylobacter
what are the gram + obligate anaerobes
clostridium