Microbiology - Semester 2 Minimum Questions Flashcards
What are the fungal cell components (3 example)?
Cytoplasmic membrane with ergosterin, cell wall build up by chitin, glucan, or cellulose.
Classification the fungi by morphology?
Unicellular or yeast, multicellular or mould and dimorphic
Characterisation of the dimorphic fungus
They grow like moulds at room temperature and grow like yeast at body temperature.
List at least two asexual spore type.
Conidia, Spherule, Arthrospore, Blastopore
What is the cultivation temperature of the fungi?
25°C and 37°C to detect the dimorphism.
What kind of culture media can be used to cultivate fungi?
Sabouraud culture media.
What are the content (2 example) of Sabouraud culture media?
Antifungal agents against environmental moulds, carbohydrates, antibiotics.
What kind of diseases can be caused by fungi?
Allergic reactions, intoxications, mycosis (tissue damage of fungi).
Classification of the mycosis?
Superficial, cutaneous, subcutaneous, systemic, and opportunistic mycosis.
What kind of staining can be used in mycology? (2 example)
Gram-, methylene blue-, India ink-, PAS-, Gömöri-Grocott staining.
Mode of action of the antifungal drugs?
Inhibition of ergosterin synthesis, pore formation on membrane, inhibition of nucleic acid synthesis, inhibition of cell division
List three causative agent of systemic mycosis.
Coccidioides immitis, Histoplasma capsulatum, Blastomyces dermatitidis, Paracoccidoides immitis
List two Candida species.
Candida albicans, C. tropicalis, C. krusei, C. glabrata, C. parapsilosis.
List three causative agent of opportunistic mycosis.
Candida sp, Cryptococcus neoformans, Pneumocystis jirovecii, Aspergillus sp.,
Penicillium sp., Mucor sp., Rhizopus sp.
Which fungus can cause subcutaneous mycosis?
Sporothrix shenkii
What is the most common causative agent of superficial mycosis?
Malassezia furfur
List two causative agent of dermatomycosis.
Trichopyton sp., Microsporum sp., Epidermophyton sp.
What kind of diseases can be caused by dermatophytes? (3 example)?
Tinea pedis, T. manus, T. capitis, T. corporis, T. faciei, T barbae.
List two Trichophyton species.
Trichphyton rubrum, T. verrucosum, T. schonleinii, T. tonsurans
What are the source of the infection caused by dermatophytes?
Anthropophilic – human,
geophilic – soil,
zoophilic – animal
What are the development stages of the protozoa?
Trophozoite and cyst
What are the properties of the trophozoite?
Can move, feed, multiply and die
What are the properties of the cyst?
Is responsible for surviving in unfavourable environment, not showing biochemical activity is a dormant structure
How can the protozoa be classified?
By the type of movement: amoeba, ciliate, flagellate and sporozoa
List two amoebas.
Entamoaeba sp., Acantamoeba sp., Naegleria sp.
What is the causative agent of amoebic dysentery?
Entamoeba histolytica
What can Entamoeba histolytica cause?
Amoebic dysentery, liver, lung and brain abscess
What is the causative agent of primary amoebic meningoencephalitis?
Naegleria fowleri.
What is the causative agent of amoebic keratitis?
Acanthamoeba castellani.
Which protozoa can cause steatorrhea?
Giardia lamblia
What is the treatment of giardiasis?
Metronidazole
Which protozoon can cause prostatitis?
Trichomonas vaginalis
Which protozoon can spread by sexual contact?
Trichomonas vaginalis
Which protozoa can spread by the bite of sand fly?
Leishmania sp.
What kind of disease can be caused by Leishmania sp.?
Cutan, mucocutan and visceral leishmaniosis
How can leishmaniosis diagnose?
Giemsa-staining of biopsied material
Treatment of leishmaniosis?
Stibogluconate in combination with g-IFN and amphotericin-B
What are the causative agent of Human African Trypanosomiasis (sleeping sickness)?
Trypanosoma brucei gambiense, Trypanosoma brucei rhodensiense
How can the sleeping sickness spread?
By the bite of tsetse fly
What are the symptoms of sleeping sickness?
Lethargy, meningoencephalitis, dementia, somnolence, coma
What is the treatment of sleeping sickness?
Suramin, melarsoprol
What is the causative agent of Chagas diseases?
Trypansoma cruzi
How can spread the Chagas disease?
By the faeces of the kissing bug during the bite
What is the treatment of Chagas disease?
Nifurtimox, the chronic stage is untreatable
What kind of diseases can be caused by Cryptosporidium parvum?
Watery diarrhea which lasts to 1-2 week
What is the treatment of cryptosporidiosis?
Oral rehydration
What is the final host of Toxoplasma gondii?
Cats
In which population can Toxoplasma cause serious disease?
In pregnant women and in immunocompromised population
What is the treatment of toxoplasmosis?
Spiramycin, Pyrimethamine with Sulphonamide
How can malaria spread?
By the bite of Anopheles mosquito, transpalcental and by transfusion
What are the symptoms of malaria (4 symptoms)?
Periodic high fever, chills, head ache pain in joints and muscle, anaemia, hepato and
splenomegaly, kidney failure
How can malaria be diagnosed
Blood: thick film, thin film stained by Giemsa, IF, PCR
What is the treatment of malaria?
Chloroquine, mefloquine and artemisin, hypnozoites by primaquine
Prevention of malaria by chemoprophylaxis?
Chloroquine, mefloquine, doxycycline
Prevention of malaria by vaccine?
Available vaccine since 2018 against Plasmodium falciparum. The content of the vaccine is a fusion protein.