Microbiology Gram Negative Bacterial Diseases Flashcards
Gm negative have cell walls?
yes
What are our gram negative Cocci
Neisseria Meningitidis
N. Gonorrhoeae
Gram negavtive coccoid rods
H. Influenzae
Bordetella Pertussis
Oxidase positive comma shapped that crows in 42 degrees celcius
Campylobacter Jejuni
Oxidase positive that grows in alkaline media
vibrio cholerae
What are our gm - rods that are lactose fermentors
Klebsiella
E.coli
What are the gram negative rods that do not ferment lactose
Pseudomonas
Shigella
Salmonella
Proteus
What gm - rods are oxidase positive
Psudomonas
What Gm- rods are oxidase negative
Shigella
Salmonella
Proteus
What are the virulence factors of neisseria
FImbria Capsule Protease (inhibit IgA) Lipid A endotoxin Oxidase positive
What does it mean to be oxidase positive
use oxygen from ETC = aerobe
What enviornment does neisseria thrive in
CO2 rich
Neisseria meningitidis has what virulence factors
Capsule made of N-acetylneuramininic acid
LOS: lipid A
What diseases does niesseria meningitidis cause and in what demographic
Meningitis
Septicemia/death
Where can neisseria gonorrhoeae replicate
In WBC’s
What diseases does N. gonorrhoeae cause
STI
Septic Arthritis
PID
Neonatal conjunctivitis
What type of medium do you grow Neisseria on
Chocolate and Thayer-Martin