Microbiology Flashcards
Lactose fermenters turn _____ on MacConkey agar
Pink
What are the only 2 lactose fermenting bacteria?
- Klebsiella pneumonia
2. E. coli
What are the 3 bacterial that cause HUS?
- Shigella
- E. coli
- campylobacter
This is a non-spore forming, gram (+) rod often transmitted by dairy products
Listeria monocytogenes
How does shigella invade the body?
fecal-oral, invades though M-cells
Aside from chlamydia, what Enterobacteriaceae can cause reactive arthritis?
- Shigella
- Salmonella
- Yersinia
- Campylobacter
What two Enterobacteriaceae can carry the “shiga toxin”?
- Shigella
2. E. coli
Shigella, Salmonella and Yersinia carry a type ___ secretion system
type III
How does Shigella cross from the invaded M cell to neighboring epithelial cells?
uses host M cell’s actin filaments for propulsion
What virulence factor is the trigger for HUS?
the SHIGA toxin
Which Enterobacteriaceae can cause neutrophiles in the stool?
- Shigella
- Salmonella
- Campylobacter
Use antibiotics for infection with (shigella/E coli)
Shigella only, Abx with E. coli can precipitate HUS
Which turns black on Hektoen agar? why? (E. coli/ Salmonella/Shigella/Yersinia)
salmonella, is H2S positive
What is the Infectious dose for salmonella? Shigella?
Salmonella, 100,000, is acid labile
shigella, 100, is acid stable
Which invade macrophages? (E. coli/ Salmonella/Shigella/Yersinia)
salmonella
to some extent shigella
Which is acid-labile? Acid stable? (shigella/salmonella)
Shigella is acid stable: survives stomach acid
Salmonella is acid labile: stomach acid kills, need a high infectious dose
What causes typhoid fever?
Salmonella typhi
What organ does Salmonella form a chronic carriage?
the Gallbladder
Heterozygosity for the _______ allele confers protection against typhoid fever
CTFR, cystic fibrosis
Rose spots appear on the stomach with (E. coli/ Salmonella/Shigella/Yersinia)
salmonella
rose spotted bib
Salmonella + Sickle cell anemia –> _________
Osteomyelitis
Which causes “false appendicitis”? (E. coli/ Salmonella/Shigella/Yersinia)
Yersinia enterocolitica, painful swollen lymph node
How can you identify listeria under the microscope?
‘Tumbling Motility’ is characteristic
Why might pregnant women be advised to avoid soft cheeses?
Risk of Listeria infection