Micro bugs Flashcards
chocolate agar stain
H influenza
+ factor V (NAD+) and X (hematin)
Thayer-Martin agar
Neisseria (gonorrhea and meningitidis)
-Vancomysin (nhibits gram +)
Trimethop[rim Colistin Nystasin (inhibts fungi)
“very typically cultures Neisseria
Bordet Gengou agar
Rgan lowe medium
B pertussis
tellurite agat,
loffler medium
C Diptheria
Lowenstein-jenson aga
M tuberculosis
Eatan agar
mpneumonia-requires cholesterol
Maconkey
lactose fermentors
eosin methylene blue agar
e coli
charcoal yeast extract with cysteine and iron
legionella
sabaroud agar
fungi
anaerobes
fusobacterium clostridium bacteroides actinomyces
nocardia pseudomonas mycobacterium tuberculosis
aerobes
obligate intracellular
chlamydia rickettsia coxiella
faculatative intracellular
salmonella neisseria brucella mycobacterium listeria franciesella yersinia
encapsulated
shine skis strep pneumo h. influ (a-f subtypes) neisseria meningit (lipooligosaccharide capsule) e coli (K capsule) salmonella (Vi capsule) klebsiella polysaccharide capsule group B strep
protein A
s aureus binds Fc region of IgG preventing opsonization and phagocytosis
IgA protease
H flu Strep pneumo neisseria
-cleaves IgA and allows mucosal colonization
M protein
s pyogenes
- helps prevent phagopcystosis
- implicated in rheumatic fever
diptheriae toxin
inhibits protein synthesis-inactivated elongation factor 2
exotoxin A
pseudomonas,
inhibits protein synthesis
inactivates elongation factor 2
shiga toxin
inhibits protein synthesis
inativated 60s ribosome by removing adenine from rRNA
shiga like toxin (verotoxin)
EHEC
-inhibits protein synthesis
inactivated 60s ribosome by removing adenine from rRNA
Heat Labile toxin
ETEC
increases fluid secretion
overacitvated adenylalte cyclase increasing cAMP
-increase Cl secretion and H20 following
heat stabile toxin
EHEC
-increases fluid secrestion
overactivated cGMP decfaeseing resorption of Nacl and H20 in the gut
edema toxin
bacillus anthracis
- incrases fluid secretion
- mimics adenylate cyclase increasing cAMP
cholera toxin
vibrio cholera
overacitvated adenylate cyclase increasing cAMP by permanently activating Gs subunit increasing CL secretion and H20 in the gut
pertussis toxin
Bordetella pertussis
overactivated adenylate cyclase by diabling Gi imparing phagocytopsis to permit survival of the microbe
tetanospamin
c tetani
inhibits nt release
protease that inhibits SNARE-which is required for vesicular fusion and release of NTs
-prevents GABA release
botulinum toxin
c botulinim
inhibts Nt relsease
protease that inhibts SNARE-which is required for nt release and vesicular formation
-prevents Ach release
alpha toxin
c perfringes
lyses cell membrase
phospholipase/lecithinase that degrades tissues and cell membrans
streptolysin A
s pyogenes
lyses cell membranes
(antibodies against toxin used to diagnose rheumatic fever)
endotoxin
LPS found in outer membrane of all gram -
-activates macrophages-Il1-fever, TNA alpha-fever hyp[otension, NO-hypotension
-activates complement -C3a-hypotenstion/edema
c5a-neutrophil chemotaxia
activates tissue factor-coagulation cascasde-DIC
bacteria with lysogenic phage
shigA like toxin botulinum toxin cholera toxin diptheria toxin erythrogenic toxin of s pyogenes
CAMP factor production/hippurate test +
GBS
-produces CAMP factor and increases area of hemolysis formed by S aureus
superantigens
tss by s aureus
exotoxin A by s pyogenes
dextrans
made by s viridans-bind fibrin and platelet aggregates
biliary tract and subacute endocarditis
enterococci
group D strep
subacute endocarditis and colon cancer
s bovis
group D srep
elek test
tests c diptheriae toxin
spore forming bacteria
bacillus
clostridium
coxiella (Q fever)
polypeptide capsule
D glutamate
anthrax
mediastinitis, pulm hemorrhage, shock
b. anthrax
reheated rice
bacillus cerues
cerulide preformed toxin emetic 1-5hr
diarrhea and GI pain 8-18 hr
cold deli meat
listeria
intracellular
“rocket tails”
tumbling mobility
only gram + that has endotoxin
listeria
yellow sulfur granules
actinomyces
- oral/facial abscesses that drain through sinus tracts, sulfur granules
tx: penicllin
cord factor
in virulent mycobacteria
-inhibits macrophage maturation and induces release of tna alpha
m scrofulaceum
cervical lymphadenitis in kids
m marinum
hand infection in aquarium handlers
pneumonia with hyponatremia
legionella
pyocyanin
green-blue pigment produced by pseudomonas
ecthyma gangrenosum
rapidly progressive necrotic cutaneous lesion baused by pseudomonas