Microbiology 4 Flashcards
Halophilic Vibrio except
V. cholerae and V. mimicus
Sucrose fermenters of Vibrio
(colony and medium)
V. cholerae and V. alginolyticus
Yellow on TCBS
Spread through eating raw/undercooked shellfish
Cholera
Cholera biotype resistant to polymyxin B
El Tor
Cholera subgroups associated with pandemic cholera
V. cholerae O1 and O139
Cholera serogroups
Inaba, Ogawa, Hikojima
Susceptible to 0/129
V. cholerae
String test reagent
0.5% Sodium deoxycholate
“Summer diarrhea”
Vibrio parahaemolyticus
Lactose positive Vibrio
V. vulnificus
Pink-centered/bull’s eye colony on CIN
Aeromonas
Fresh-water fish
Aeromonas
Plesiomonas colony and medium
White to pink in INOSITOL brilliant green bile salt agar
Aeromonas identifying test
Mannitol positive
Plesiomonas identifying test
Inositol positive
Broth with 6.5% NaCl
Vibrio
Ammonium cyanide odor on SBA
Violent pigment
CPOP
Chromobacterium violaceum
Campylobacter culture medium
Campy-BAP
Skirrow’s
Campylobacter jejuni vs Helicobacter pylori
Campylobacter: Cephalotin resistant
Helicobacter: Nalidixic acid resistant
Top 3 MDR cause of nosocomial infections
- P. aeruginosa
- Acinetobacter baumannii
- Stenotrophomonas maltophilia
Asaccharolytic
“Hindi sweet si Jason AMOA”
Alcaligenes
Moraxella
Oligella
Acinetobacter iwoffii
“Serrated confluent growth” in cetrimide agar
PAU
PAU is the #1 cause of infection in
Burn
Cystic fibrosis
“Swimmer’s ear”
Ecthyma gangrenosum
Jacuzzi hot tub/Whirlpool dermatitis
PAU
One of PAU virulence factor
Exotoxin A
Glanders disease
Burkholderia mallei
“Vietnamese time bomb” or Meliodosis
Bukholderia (Pseudomonas) pseudomallei
Deep pink, wrinkled colonies in Ashdown medium
“Earthy odor”
B. pseudomallei
Pink on PC and MAC agar
B. cepacia
Lavender green colony on BAP
“Ammonia-like odor”
Yellow pigment on TSA
Stenotrophomonas maltophilia
Strong maltose oxidizer
S. maltophilia
Blue-grey (Cornflower blue) on EMB
Purple on MAC
Acinetobacter
CPON LDC(+) motile
S. maltophilia (vs. Acinetobacter)
Alcaligenes vs Bordetella
Urease
(+) vs (-)
MAC (-)
DNAse (+)
Flavin pigment
Chryseobacterium meningosepticum
HAEMOPHILUS HACEK-before Mycobac
Common causes of TB in humans
M. tuberculosis, africanum, cannetti
MTB measurement
0.2-0.6 micron in diameter
1-4 micra in length
MTB virulence factor that prevents fusion of phagosome and lysosome and recruitment of neutrophils
Cord factor
Reliable/rapid method of MTB identification showing parallel chains
Cord formation (Serpentine cords)
Droplets of dried sputum in the air for MTB may be infectious for (days)
8-10 days
Hours an MTB culture upon sun exposure be killed
2 hours
Hours an MTB sputum upon sun exposure be killed
20-30 hrs
Dried sputum remains infectious for
6-8 months
Droplets of dried sputum remain infectious for
8-10 days
Inspissation temp/hrs
75-80C 2hrs 3 days
Multinucleated giant cells/fusion of macrophages in MTB
Langhans cell
Vit B6 deficiency leading to Peripheral neuropathy
Isoniazid
MTB primary drug that cause uric acid crystals
Pyrazinamide
MTB primary drug that cause red/green colorblindness
Ethambutol
Primary drugs for MTB (TB-DOTS)
“RIPE”
Rifampicin, Isoniazid, Pyrazinamide, Ethambutol