MICRO MNEUMONIX Flashcards
Encapsulated bacteria
“Some Killers Have Nice Shiny Bodies”
Streptococcus pneumoniae Klebsiella pneumoniae Haemophilus influenza Neisseria meningitidis Salmonella group B strep (Streptococcus agalactiae)
***Increased risk of infection by these organisms in pts with no spleen (ASPLENIA)
Obligate Aerobes
“Nagging Pests Must Breathe”
Nocardia spp. (asteroides and brasiliensis)
Pseudomonas spp.
Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Bacillus spp.
Obligate Anaerobes
“Can’t Breathe Air”
Clostridium spp.
Bacteroides spp.
Actinomyces spp.
Genes for TOXINS that are ACQUIRED via specialized transaction in the lysogenic phase
“ABCDE”
shigA-like toxin Botulinum toxin Cholera toxin Diphtheria toxin Erythrogenic toxin of Streptococcus progenies (Group A Strep)
Obligate intracellular bacteria
Rickettsia spp.
Chlamydia spp.
Facultative intracellular bacteria
Salmonella Shigella Brucella Mycobacterium Listeria Francisella Legionella Yersinia
Bacteria NOT VISUALIZED on Gram stain
Treponema Rickettsia Chlamydia Mycobacteria Mycoplasma Legionella
Toxins that inhibit protein synthesis
Diphtheria toxin (Corynebacterium diphtheria) exotoxin A (Pseudomonas aeruginosa) Shiga toxins (Shigella dysenteriae) Eschericia coli
Toxins that activate secondary messenger systems
Edema factor (Bacillus anthracis)
Adenylate cyclase toxin and Pertussis toxin (Bordetella pertussis)
Heat stable enterotoxin and Heat labile toxin (E. coli)
Heat labile toxin (Vibrio cholerae)
Gram-INTERMEDIATE staining organisms
“Some Errant Rascals May Microscopically Lack Color”
Spirochetes Ehrlichia Rickettsia Mycobacterium Mycoplasma Listeria Chlamydia
only organism with POLYPEPTIDE capsule
Bacillus anthracis
*All other capsules are composed of polysaccharides
Acid-fast bacteria
Mycobacterium spp.
Nocardia spp.
Spirochetes
“BLT”
Borrelia
Leptospira
Treponema
Blastomyces
Broad Base Budding yeast
