Microbiology Flashcards
Gram + Aerobic/facultative anaerobes
-Staphyloccus spp.
-Streptococcus spp.
-Enterococcus spp.
-Nocardia spp.
-Mycobacterium spp.
Gram - Aerobic/facultative anaerobes
-Enterobacteriaceae
-Pasteurella multocida (canis)
-Bordetella bronchiseptica
-Campylobacter spp.
Gram + strict anaerobes
-Clostridium spp.
-Actinomyces spp.
-Peptostretpococcus spp.
Gram - anaerobes
-Fusobacterium spp.
-Bacteriodes spp.
-Prevotella spp.
-Capnocytophaga canimorsus
Staphylococcus
-normal flora of the skin and mucous membranes in animals
-round and clustered
-dogs: staphylococcus pseudointermedius and staphylococcus schleiferi
-cats: staphylococcus pseudoinomedius
-development of methicillin-resistant strains
Streptococcus
-both pathogens and normal flora
-appear as chains
-beta (complete), alpha (partial), gamma (non) hemolytic
Dogs: streptococcus canis - pneumonia, UTIs, wound infections, toxic shock syndrome, necrotizing fasciitis
-streptococcus equi subspecies zooepidemicus associated with hemorrhagic pneumonia in shelters
Enterococcus
-normal inhabitants of GI tract
-dogs and cats: Enterococcus faecalis, Enterococcus faecium
-resistant to cephalosporins, macrolides, sulfonamides, fluoroquinolones, aminoglycosides
-faecalis are susceptible to penicillin, faecium resistant
Actinomyecetales
-Actinomyces, Nocardia, Mycobacterium
-Actinomyces our normal flora of the oral cavity and can cause severe deep bite wound infections
-treated with penicillin
-Nocardia and Mycobacterium are found in the environment and can cause opportunistic soft tissue infections
-TNS
Clostridium
-spore forming obligate anaerobes that inhabit the GI tract
- when inoculated by a penetrating wound, can cause severe necrotizing soft tissue infections or gas gangrene
-normal flora in dogs and cats
E. Coli
-UTI, aspiration pneumonia, cholangiohepatitis, pyometra
-Enrofloxacin
Pseudomonas aeruginosa
-cause opportunist infections such as pneumonia and surgical plant infections
-post grooming furunculosis
Pasteurella spp
-P. multocida and canis our normal flora of the oral cavity and upper respiratory tract
-commonly isolated in bite wounds and lower respiratory samples
Bordetella bronchiseptica
-most common bacterial pathogen in the canine infectious respiratory disease complex
-doxycycline or enrofloxacin
Campylobacter
-spirochete-like
-normal flora of the GI tract of dogs and cats
-C. jejuni associated with diarrhea, zoonotic
-treat with macrolides
Leptospirosis
-AKI, thrombocytopenia
-zoonotic
-PCR of urine or blood is considered gold standard for diagnosis
-two week course of doxycycline is recommended to eliminate urine shedding
-in hospital treatment with IV ampicillin recommended during acute phase
-leptospiral pulmonary hemorrhagic syndrome