Microbiology Flashcards
Pathogen
Harmful organism
Commensal
Organism that is part of the normal flora
Opportunistic Pathogen
Probably only cause infection in immunocompromised individuals
Contaminent
Organism that has got into a culture by accident
Pathogenicity
Ability of a microorganism to produce a disease
Virulence
Degree of pathogenicity of an organism
How do bacteria replicate
Binary Fission
3 types of atmosphere
Aerobic- In presence of Oxygen
Anaerobic- No O2 present
Microaerophilic-Reduced O2 concentration and enriched CO2
Microaerophilic
Reduced O2 concentration and enriched CO2
What do Moulds produce?
Produce spores and hyphae
Example of mould
Aspergillus
Yeast
Single cells that reproduce by budding
Example of yeast
Candida
Streptococcus-
Conditions
Shape
Haemolysis
Aerobic
Cocci chains
Alpha (partial) Strep pneumoniae/viridans
Beta (Complete)- Group A &Group B strep
Group A strep?
Throat/skin infection
Group B strep?
Neonatal meningitis
Enterococcus- Conditions Shape Haemolysis Role
Aerobic
Cocci chains
Non-haemolytic
Normal gut commensal and cause of UTIs
Staphylococcus- Shape Test for aureus Antibiotic for aureous Aureus is common cause for
Cocci Clusters
Coagulase positive= staph aureus= wound/skin infections (Golden)
Flucloxacillin
Bacteraemia
Coagulase negative test
Staph epidermis (white)
Normal skin commensal
IV line infections
Mechanism of Fever?
Antigen attacks macrophage
Releases cytokines
They travel to anterior hypothalamus of brain
This stimulates the production of prostoglandin E
Which resets body’s thermal set point
Body percieves it is cold, shivers to conserve heat
Purpose of Fever?
Growth of pathogen is slow if temperature increases
Examples of gram -ve cocci?
Neisseria gonhorrhoea
Neisseria Meningitidis
Gram negative cocci-
Conditions
Aerobic
Diplococci- appear in pairs on Gram Film
Coliforms-
Gram
Shape
Conditions
Negative
Bacilli
Aerobic but can also be anaerobic
Can be part of normal bowel flora
Coliform Gut commensals?
E Coli
Proteus spp.
Klebsiella
Coliform Gut pathogens?
E coli 0157
Salmonella
Shigella
Examples of strict aerobes
Gram Negative Bacilli
Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Legionella pneumophilia
Spiral/curved gram negative bacilli-
Campylobacter- food poisoning
Helicobacter pylori- Gastritis
Common cause of chest infection?
Haemophilus Influenzae
Small gram negative bacillus
Gram positive anaerobic bacilli examples?
Clostridium
Part of normal bowel flora
Produces spores
Produces exotoxin- cause severe tissue damage
Gram negative anaerobic bacilli
Bacteroides spp
Normal Gut commensals, only pathogenic in other sites
What is metrondiazole a first line for?
Infections caused by anaerobes
What cells are prokaryote?
Bacteria
Fungi
Protozoan diseases of man?
Malaria
Gram Negative bacteria examples?
Neisseria Escherichia Klebsiella Enterobachter Proteus Salmonella Shigella Haemophilus Pseudomanas Bacteroides
Gram Positive bacteria?
Streptococcus Staphylococcus Enterococcus Clostridium Fusobacterium