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Streptococcus pyogenes

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Gram-positive cocci in chains
Group A
Beta-hemolytic (SBA)
Catalase -
Bacitracin sensitive (.04
units) 
Latex agglutination
PYR’ase + (pyroglutamyl aminopeptidase)

Virulence factors

  1. M protein
  2. Hyaluronidase
  3. Streptokinase
  4. Streptolysin O

Infections

  1. Pharyngitis, tonsillitis
  2. Otitis media
  3. Scarlet fever
  4. Impetigo
  5. Cellulitis

Post-streptococcal sequelae

  1. Rheumatic fever
  2. Acute glomerulonephritis
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Streptococcus agalactiae

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Gram-positive cocci in chains
Group B
Beta-hemolytic (weakly)
Catalase -
CAMP test +
Bacitracin resistant
Hippurate hydrolysis +
Latex agglutination

Virulence factors

  1. Produces polysaccharide capsules
  2. 5 major antigen types

Infections

  1. Colonizer of female genital tract (10-30%)
  2. Leading cause of meningitis, septicemia, pneumonia in neonate
    (a) Mortality rate 10-15%
    (b) Recommendation is to screen all women in 3rd trimester
  3. Urinary tract infections and bacteremia in elderly and immunocompromised 4. Post-surgical gynecologic infection
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Streptococcus bovis

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Gram-positive cocci
alpha hemolytic/nonhemalytic
Group D

Members of the former “S. bovis group” which are infectious for humans include S. gallolyticus and S. infantarius.

Catalase negative Bile
esculin positive
6.5% NaCl negative (no growth)

Infections - associated with colon cancer and other GI diseases

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Streptococcus pneumoniae

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Gram-positive diplocci (elongated in shape/Lancet-shaped)
Alpha hemolytic
Catalase -
Optochin susceptible
Bile soluble
Capsule polysaccharide typing (Quellung reaction)

Virulence factors
1. Polysaccharide capsule prevents phagocytosis
2. Pneumolysin that is toxic to pulmonary endothelial cells and may allow spread to
bloodstream

Infections- virulent strains are encapsulated

  • Most frequent cause of otitis media in children -Community acquired bacterial pneumonia
  • Meningitis
  • Sinusitis

Can be normal flora of upper respiratory tract

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Enterococcus fecalis

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Gram-positive cocci
Group D
Weakly alpha or non-hemolytic (usually)
Catalase negative (or weakly positive)
Bile esculin positive
Grows in 6.5% NaCl
PYR positive

Infections

  1. Normal flora of intestinal tract
  2. UTI
  3. Endocarditis
  4. Wound infections
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Enterococcus faecium

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Gram-positive cocci
Group D
Weakly alpha or non-hemolytic (usually)
Catalase negative (or weakly positive)
Bile esculin positive
Grows in 6.5% NaCl
PYR positive

Infections

  1. Normal flora of intestinal tract
  2. UTI
  3. Endocarditis
  4. Wound infections
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Staphylococcus aureus

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Gram-positive cocci in clusters
Catalase positive
Coagulase positive
Facultative anaerobe
Non-motile
Non-spore forming
Tolerates increased salt concentrations
Beta-hemolytic (golden pigment on sheep)
Mannitol fermentation (yellow colonies on MSA)
Found on the skin, in the nose, axillae and groin.
Survives for long periods in the environment.

Virulence Factors

  1. Coagulase
  2. Leukocidin
  3. Entertoxins (6 types)
  4. Lipases
  5. Hyaluronidase
  6. Protein A
  7. Hemolysins
  8. Skin Infections -
    a. Pimples, folliculitis, impetigo, furuncles or boils, carbuncles, abscesses (referred to as pyoderma)
    b. Scalded skin syndrome
  9. Food Poisoning
  10. Toxic Shock Syndrome
  11. Pneumonia
  12. Osteomyelitis
  13. Gastroenteritis
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Staphylococcus epidermidis

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Gram-positive cocci in clusters
Catalase positive
Coagulase negative
Facultative anaerobe
Non-motile
Non-spore forming
No Mannitol fermentation
Tolerates increased salt concentrations

Inhabits skin of most people and is of low virulence.

Diseases

  1. Endocarditis - heart valves infected
  2. Prosthetic infections - slime layer of organism inhibits phagocytosis 3. IV site infections - sepsis
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Staphylococcus saprophyticus

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Gram-positive cocci in clusters
Catalase positive
Coagulase negative
Facultative anaerobe
Non-motile
Non-spore forming
Tolerates increased salt concentrations
Resistant to novobiocin

A. Associated with urinary tract infections in young, sexually active women
B. Unique binding property to epithelium of urethra or bladder

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Peptostreptococcus sp.

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Gram-positive cocci

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Micrococcus sp.

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Gram-positive cocci
Aerobic
Catalase +
Coagulase -
Fermentation of glucose anaerobically -
Bacitracin (.04 units) susceptibility: S
Furozolidone (100 μg) susceptibility: R
Normal flora on skin and in mucous membranes; found in soil and water

Identification: on sheep blood agar, colonies are slow growers (48 hrs) and are often yellow pigmented.

Infection: Rare cause of endocarditis

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Neisseria meningitidis

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Gram-negative cocci (diplococci; kidney shaped)
Catalase +
Oxidase +
Pili: aid attachment of bacteria to human cells
Aerobic
Capnophilic
Optimal growth at 35-37°C in moist environment
Nonmotile
Non-spore-former
Affinity for mucous membranes
FASTIDIOUS (sensitive to drying and temperature; survives poorly in environment)
Capsules present
Normal nasopharyngeal flora (10%) only reservoir.

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Neisseria gonorrhoeae

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Gram-negative cocci (diplococci; kidney shaped)
Catalase +
Oxidase +
Pili: aid attachment of bacteria to human cells
Aerobic
Capnophilic
Optimal growth at 35-37°C in moist environment
Nonmotile
Non-spore-former
Affinity for mucous membranes
FASTIDIOUS (sensitive to drying and temperature; survives poorly in environment)
More fastidious than N. meningitidis
Not encapsulated

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Veillonella sp.

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Gram-negative cocci

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Moraxella catarrhalis

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Gram-negative cocci
Normal flora of upper respiratory tract
Not fastidious as N. gonorrhoeae and N. meningitidis
(a) grows well on sheep blood agar
(b) not sensitive to drying or temperature 
(c) “push” positive
4. Oxidase +
5. CTA sugars negative

Infections

  1. otitis media
  2. sinusitis
  3. In immunocompromised and elderly
    (a) pneumonia
    (b) bronchitis
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Listeria monocytogenes

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Gram-positive rod
Non-spore-former

  • Facultative anaerobe
  • Beta hemolysis on Sheep Blood Agar
    (zone is narrow and colony looks like Strep agalactiae)
  • Catalase +
  • Bile esculin +
  • Tumbling motility at 25° C
  • Cold enrichment - the organism grows well at 4°C

In humans, significant infections in neonates, pregnant women, and immunocompromised persons

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Corynebacterium sp. (“diphtheroids”)

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Gram-positive bacilli- pleomorphic rods that palisade or resemble “Chinese characters”
Non-spore-former

Most are catalase +

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Corynebacterium diphtheria

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Gram-positive bacilli
Non-spore-former
-Methylene blue stain - shows metachromatic granules 
-Media/isolation:
1. Loeffler agar slant 
2. Sheep blood agar 
3. Tellurite or Tinsdale
-Toxin production using an Elek plate - this is to determine if the isolate produces diphtheria toxin.
Infection – diphtheria
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Corynebacterium jeikeium

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Gram-positive bacilli
Non-spore-former
1. Normal flora of skin
2. Causes infection mostly in immunocompromised
(a). prosthetic heart valve (b). septicemia
(c). skin infections
3. Often resistant to multiple antibiotics

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Nocardia asteroides

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Gram-positive bacilli (branching)
Non-spore-former
1. Produces aerial hyphae
2. Always considered a pathogen; pulmonary infections, brain abscesses
3. Colonies are heaped and folded and are often orange or salmon in color
4. Partially acid-fast using the modified Kinyoun stain

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Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae

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Gram-positive rod

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Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae

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Gram-positive bacilli
Non-spore-former

  1. One species only
  2. Facultative anaerobe
  3. Catalase negative
  4. Non-motile
  5. Grows in 8.5% NaCl
  6. Grows well on SBA, CNA, and Chocolate
  7. Produces hydrogen sulfide on Triple Sugar Iron
  8. Disease in humans associated with animals
  9. Localized infection on skin, particularly fingers and hands
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Bacillus sp.

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Gram-positive bacilli (large, box car shaped rods that may stain gram variable)
Spore-former

  1. Generally considered low virulence saprophytes found in the soil, water, dust, and animal products.
  2. Common contaminants in the laboratory.
  3. Aerobic or facultative anaerobe
  4. Catalase +
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Bacillus anthracis

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Gram-positive bacilli
Spore-former

Causes the infection called anthrax. It is the most virulent human pathogen of the Bacillus species.

a. Animals
b. Humans
- Cutaneous, Pulmonary, GI

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Bacillus cereus

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Gram-positive bacilli
Spore-former

  1. Causes food poisoning associated with rice, and eye and wound infections
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Bacillus subtilus

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Gram-positive bacilli
Spore-former

  1. Laboratory contaminant
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Clostridium perfringens

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Gram-positive bacilli (large box car shaped rods)
Spore-former
Anaerobes
Catalase negative (usually)

a. Produces many exotoxins and enzymes that divide the organism into 7 types (A-G), with type A being the most important to humans.
b. Beta-hemolytic on sheep blood agar (double zone hemolysis)
c. Rapid Growth
d. Produces high amounts of gas
e. Lecithinase positive on egg yolk agar

Infection: Gas gangrene (Gas is produced when the muscle carbohydrates are fermented by the organisms.)
Food poisoning.

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Clostridium tetani

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Gram-positive bacilli
Spore-former
Anaerobes
Catalase negative (usually)

a. Ubiquitous in soil, dust, human and animal excreta.
b. Spores enter the body through wounds, then germinate to vegetative cells. c. Toxin is produced if conditions are right. The toxin goes to the CNS
via the blood stream or lymph nodes and neurally through the tissues.

Infection: Tetanus (Tetanus toxin blocks the relaxation, so both sets of muscle contract.)

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Clostridium botulinum

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Gram-positive bacilli (large rods)
Spore-former
Anaerobes
Catalase negative (usually)

a. spores in soil, water, and on surface of fresh vegetables.

Infections: Food botulism (The organism multiplies in storage and releases the toxin. The toxin is inactivated by sufficient cooking - heat 1000C for 10 min.) Wound botulism.

Toxin: acts on the peripheral nervous system blocking muscle contraction, resulting in paralysis.

Treatment:
High doses horse antitoxin Supportive measures Penicillin

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Actinomyces sp.

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Gram-positive rod

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Clostridium difficile

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Gram-positive bacilli (large rods)
Spore-former
Anaerobes
Catalase negative (usually)

a. Present in the bowel of healthy persons or acquired from an exogenous source.
b. Antibiotic therapy alters the normal flora of the bowel and allows C. difficile to overgrow.
c. Produces toxins; bloody diarrhea is a result and may develop a pseudomembrane - Pseudomembraneous colitis

  1. Identification is made by detecting the toxin in the stool b. CCFA agar (Cycloserine-Cefoxitin-egg Fructose agar)
    - colonies are yellowish with ground glass appearance
    - colonies smell like horse manure!
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Propionibacterium acnes

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Gram-positive rod

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Mobiluncus sp.

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Gram-positive rod

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Escherichia coli

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Gram-negative rod
-The major facultative anaerobe inhabitant of the large intestine
-The most commonly isolated opportunistic human pathogen causing urinary tract
and wound infections, pneumonia, meningitis and septicemia.
-Some serogroups and toxin-producing strains are highly virulent primary
pathogens.
-Primary cause of “Travelers’ Diarrhea.”
-There are at least 165 “O” antigens, 100 “K” antigens, and 50 “H” antigens
described for E. coli.

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Escherichia coli

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Gram-negative rod
-The major facultative anaerobe inhabitant of the large intestine
-The most commonly isolated opportunistic human pathogen causing urinary tract
and wound infections, pneumonia, meningitis and septicemia.
-Some serogroups and toxin-producing strains are highly virulent primary
pathogens.
-Produces heat-stable and a heat-labile enterotoxin.
-Primary cause of “Travelers’ Diarrhea.”
-There are at least 165 “O” antigens, 100 “K” antigens, and 50 “H” antigens
described for E. coli.

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Klebsiella oxytoca

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Gram-negative rod

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Enterobacter cloacae

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Gram-negative rod

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Citrobacter freundii

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Gram-negative rod

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Citrobacter diversus

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Gram-negative rod

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Edwardsella tarda

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Gram-negative rod

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Serratia marcescens

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Gram-negative rod

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Proteus mirabilis

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Gram-negative rod

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Proteus vulgaris

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Gram-negative rod

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Proteus penneri

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Gram-negative rod

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Morganella morganii

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Gram-negative rod

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Providencia stuartti

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Gram-negative rod

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Providencia rettgeri

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Gram-negative rod

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Salmonella sp.

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Gram-negative rod
Non-spore-forming 
Facultatively anaerobic
Ferment glucose
Reduce nitrates to nitrites
Does not produce cytochrome oxidase
Prone to a carrier state
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Salmonella typhi

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Gram-negative rod 
Non-spore-forming 
Facultatively anaerobic
Ferment glucose
Reduce nitrates to nitrites
Does not produce cytochrome oxidase
Prone to a carrier state
Infection: typhoid fever
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Shigella dysenteriae

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Gram-negative rod
-Produces a potent exotoxin or “shiga toxin” that causes hemorrhages leading to bloody diarrhea.
Infection: dysentery

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Shigella flexneri

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Gram-negative rod

Infection: dysentery

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Shigella boydii

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Gram-negative rod

Infection: dysentery

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Yersenia pseudotuberculosis

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Gram-negative rod

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Shigella sonnei

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Gram-negative rod

Infection: dysentery

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Yersenia enterocolitica

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Gram-negative rod
Most commonly isolated Yersenia species.

Infection: Acute enteritis
The clinical manifestations include septicemia accompanied by mesenteric lymphadenitis (a presentation similar to appendicitis.)

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Vibrio cholera

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Gram-negative rod (CURVED)

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Vibrio cholera

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-Gram-negative rod (CURVED)
-Oxidase +
-Require NaCl for growth
-SBA - grows well on this media
-Nonlactose fermenter
-MacConkey - grows on this media.
-CBS(Thiosulfate Citrate Bile Salts Sucrose)-selects for Vibrio because of the high pH of 8.6, citrate salts, oxgall, and sodium cholate.
-Vibrio cholera ferments the sucrose and produces yellow colonies on TCBS
-0/129 sensitivity - this is a vibriostatic agent (2,4 diamino-6,7-diisopropyl- pteridine phosphate)
-Many V. cholera isolates from Bangledesh and surrounding area are
now resistant to 0/129

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Vibrio parahemolyticus

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  • Gram-negative rod (CURVED)
  • Oxidase +
  • Require NaCl for growth
  • SBA - grows well on this media
  • Nonlactose fermenter
  • MacConkey - grows on this media.
  • CBS(Thiosulfate Citrate Bile Salts Sucrose)-selects for Vibrio because of the high pH of 8.6, citrate salts, oxgall, and sodium cholate.
  • 0/129 sensitivity - this is a vibriostatic agent (2,4 diamino-6,7-diisopropyl- pteridine phosphate)
  • causes acute gastroenteritis following ingestion of raw fish, oysters, shrimp, crab
  • cause of 50-70% of foodborne diarrhea in Japan
  • most frequent Vibrio sp. isolated in U.S.
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Vibrio vulnificus

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  • Gram-negative rod (CURVED)
  • Oxidase +
  • Require NaCl for growth
  • SBA - grows well on this media
  • Nonlactose fermenter
  • MacConkey - grows on this media.
  • CBS(Thiosulfate Citrate Bile Salts Sucrose)-selects for Vibrio because of the high pH of 8.6, citrate salts, oxgall, and sodium cholate.
  • 0/129 sensitivity - this is a vibriostatic agent (2,4 diamino-6,7-diisopropyl- pteridine phosphate)
  • associated with oysters; very invasive and causes wound
    infections and septicemia
  • predisposing conditions are liver disease, high serum iron
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Vibrio alginolyticus

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  • Gram-negative rod (CURVED)
  • Oxidase +
  • Require NaCl for growth
  • SBA - grows well on this media
  • Nonlactose fermenter
  • MacConkey - grows on this media.
  • CBS(Thiosulfate Citrate Bile Salts Sucrose)-selects for Vibrio because of the high pH of 8.6, citrate salts, oxgall, and sodium cholate.
  • 0/129 sensitivity - this is a vibriostatic agent (2,4 diamino-6,7-diisopropyl- pteridine phosphate)

not common but causes wound, eye, and ear infections

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Aeromonas hydrophila

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Gram-negative rod
1. predominantly in fresh water, but also in brackish water or water with low saline
2. isolated from amphibians, reptiles, fish
3. many species associated with human infections are in fresh produce, beef,
poultry, pork, and dairy products
4. associated with diarrhea and also wounds
5. acquired near or in water
6. MacConkey agar - grows as a lactose or non-lactose fermenter fermenter
7. TCBS agar - NO GROWTH
8. OXIDASE POSITIVE
9. NaCl - not required
10. 0/129 - resistant

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Plesiomonas shigelloides

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Gram-negative rod

  1. found in seawater and freshwater
  2. associated with eating raw shellfish
  3. rare cause of diarrhea
  4. MacConkey agar - grows and may or may not ferment lactose
  5. TCBS - NO GROWTH
  6. OXIDASE POSITIVE
  7. NaCl - not required
  8. 0/129 - sensitive

(now classified as an enteric based on 16SrRNA sequencing)

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Campylobacter jejuni

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Gram-negative rod (CURVED)

  • Formerly called Vibrio
  • Inhabits GI tracts of animals – poultry, cattle, sheep, pigs, domestic pets
  • Transmission to man occurs through contaminated water, poorly cooked meat or dairy products
  • Most common agent of bacterial gastroenteritis in the US

Identification –

  1. Isolation media
    a. Campy-BAP - brucella agar with 10% sheep red blood cells, vancomycin, trimethoprim, cephalosporin, polymixin, and Amphotercin B
    b. Campy Thio Broth - has same antibacterial and antifungal agents as blood agar plate (Campy-BAP)
  2. Incubate at 42°C in 10% CO2
  3. Wet mount – darting motility (?)
  4. OXIDASE POSITIVE
  5. Hippurate hydrolysis positive
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Helicobacter pylori

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Gram-negative rod (CURVED)

A. Causative agent of peptic ulcer disease and major risk factor for gastric cancer
B. Formerly considered a Campylobacter
C. Identification – gastric biopsy specimens are recommended
1.. Difficult to culture - Brain heart infusion agar with horse blood, Brucella agar with horse blood, or Skirrows Pylori agar
2. 5-12% CO2 at 37°C, but needs 5-7days to grow
3. Detection of H. pylori antigen or antibodies in stool specimens
4. Urea Breath Test
5. Endoscopy

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Pseudomonas aeruginosa

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Gram-negative rod (Slender)

  • Aerobic
  • Non-spore-forming
  • Non-fermenter
  • Oxidase Positive
  • β-hemolytic; produce “green metallic sheen” and fruity odor on sheep blood agar.
  • Oxidize glucose
  • Grow on MacConkey Agar
  • Motile by polar monotrichous flagella
  • Produces a diffusable fluorescent pigment (pyocyanin)
  • Grow at 42 C
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Acinetobacter baumanii

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Gram-negative rod
-Aerobic
-Non-spore-forming
-Non-fermenter
-Oxidase negative
-Oxidize maltose
-Oxidize glucose
-Nonmotile
-Grow on MacConkey where their very strong oxidation can make the colonies appear
purple.
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Stenotrophomonas maltophilia

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Gram-negative rod (short to medium length)
-Aerobic
-Non-spore-forming
-Non-fermenter
-Slowly oxidize glucose, often more rapidly break down maltose
-Oxidase Negative
-Grow on MacConkey Agar
-Colonies on sheep blood agar can appear greenish, but negative oxidase distinguishes
from Pseudomonas
-Motile - polar tuft of three or more flagella

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Burkholderia cepacia

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Gram-negative rod (straight to slightly curved)
Aerobic
Non-spore-forming
Non-fermenter
-Oxidizes glucose
-Oxidase positive …or weakly positive or negative
-Grows on MacConkey, but growth on MacConkey OR Sheep Blood may be delayed because the organism prefers lower temperatures (30°C)
-Motile - polar tuft of three or more flagella
-Odor - can have a distinctive odor (like a potato cellar or a freshly opened sack of
potatoes) when grown on Sheep blood agar. (This particularly odorous strain is common among CF patients in Utah.)
-Was first described as an opportunistic pathogen in cystic fibrosis patients
in 1972.

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Flavobacterium sp.

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Gram-negative rod

69
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Chryseobacterium menigosepticum

A 
Gram-negative rod (slightly pleomorphic)
Aerobic
Non-spore-forming
Non-fermenter
Nonmotile
Oxidase positive
Actually weakly ferment glucose, but usually give initial K/K reaction on TSI 
Usually grow on MacConkey Agar (may not)
Yellow pigment is hallmark of the genus
71
Q

Hemophilus influenzae

A

Gram-negative rod (Pleomorphic)

  • FASTIDIOUS
  • Requires both X (Hemin) and V (NAD) factor for growth
  • Negative for porphyrin

Chocolate agar - both X and V factors are available
Sheep blood agar - only X factor is available, but Haemophilus may be seen
“satelliting” around other organisms that are releasing NAD.
-Requires 3-5% CO2 for growth

72
Q

Hemophilus parainfluenzae

A

Gram-negative rod (Pleomorphic)

  • FASTIDIOUS
  • Requires X factor or V factor for growth
  • Requires 3-5% CO2 for growth
  • Normal flora of the upper respiratory tract
  • Accounts for 75% of Hemophilus flora in oral cavity and pharynx

Infection: Endocarditis (rare)

73
Q

Hemophilus ducreyi

A

Gram-negative rod (Pleomorphic)

  • FASTIDIOUS
  • Requires X factor or V factor for growth
  • Requires 3-5% CO2 for growth

Infection: venereal disease soft chancre or chancroid, with an ulcer on the genitals

74
Q

Bordetella pertussis

A

Gram-negative rod (small) or coccobacillus

  • Strict aerobe
  • Affinity for epithelial cells of nasopharynx and elaborates an exotoxin.
  • Transmitted via respiratory droplets
  • Colonizes the mucous membranes of the respiratory tract

Infection: Whopping cough

75
Q

Legionella pneumophila

A

Gram-negative rod (thin)

Culture Requirements
1. Buffered Charcoal Yeast Extract agar (BCYE)
2. Incubate at 35°C in a moist environment with or without 2-5% CO2 for
minimum of 5 days

Infection: Legionnaires Disease

76
Q

Brucella sp.

A

Gram-negative coccobacillus (small)

  • Intracellular parasite, being ingested by circulating monocytes
  • Transmitted by ingestion of raw milk, direct contact, inhalation
  • Zoonoses

Infection: Undulant Fever
Symptoms are chills, fever, sweating weakness, and fatigue, weight loss

77
Q

Franciscella tularensis

A

Gram-negative coccobacillus (tiny, with with bipolar staining)
-Strict aerobe
-sero-agglutination for rapid identification (b/c organism is difficult to grow)
Infection: Tularemia
1. Acute, febrile disease characterized by rapid onset and flu-like symptoms
2. Fever, chills, headache, and myalgia, lymph node swelling, and an ulcer
at the site of inoculation

77
Q

Bacteroides sp.

A

Gram-negative rod

78
Q

Pasturella multocida

A

Gram-negative pleomorphic coccobacillus
-Oxidase +
-Indole +
-Grows well on sheep blood and chocolate but NO GROWTH on MacConkey
-Looks and smells like Haemophilus, but grows on SBA
-Associated with animals. Normal flora in respiratory tract of cats, dogs, rabbits,
panthers, etc.
-It is common pathogen in dog and cat bites or scratches, and cellulitis develops
-Dangerous affinity for bones and joints.

79
Q

Bacteroides fragilis

A

Gram-negative rod

80
Q

Fusobacterium sp.

A

Gram-negative rod

81
Q

Prevotella sp.

A

Gram-negative rod

82
Q

Porphyromonas sp.

A

Gram-negative rod

83
Q

Mycobacterium tuberculosis

A

Acid fast bacteria (Gram stain poorly)

84
Q

Mycobacterium bovis

A

Acid fast bacteria (Gram stain poorly)

85
Q

Mycobacterium leprae

A

Acid fast bacteria (Gram stain poorly)

86
Q

Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare

A

Acid fast bacteria (Gram stain poorly)

87
Q

Mycobacterium marinum

A

Acid fast bacteria (Gram stain poorly)

88
Q

Mycobacterium gordonae

A

Acid fast bacteria (Gram stain poorly)

89
Q

Mycoplasma pneumoniae

A

NO cell wall; will NOT Gram stain

90
Q

Mycoplasma hominis

A

NO cell wall; will NOT Gram stain

91
Q

Ureaplasma urealyticum

A

NO cell wall; will NOT Gram stain

92
Q

Chlamydia psittaci

A

Gram-negative like cell wall, but obligately intracellular; not likely to Gram stain

93
Q

Chlamydia trachomatis

A

Gram-negative like cell wall, but obligately intracellular; not likely to Gram stain
Causative agent of Chlamydia

94
Q

Coxiella burnetti

A

Gram-negative like cell wall, but obligately intracellular; not likely to Gram stain

95
Q

Rickettsia rickettsii

A

Gram-negative like cell wall, but obligately intracellular; not likely to Gram stain
Causative agent of Rocky Mountain spotted fever
Tick vector

96
Q

Rickettsia typhi

A

Gram-negative like cell wall, but obligately intracellular; not likely to Gram stain

97
Q

Treponema pallidum

A

Spirochete (Gram-negative, but often stain poorly: best visualized with dark-field illumination)
Causative agent of Syphilis

98
Q

Borrelia recurrentis

A

Spirochete (Gram-negative, but often stain poorly: best visualized with dark-field illumination)

99
Q

Borrelia burgdorferi

A

Spirochete (Gram-negative, but often stain poorly: best visualized with dark-field illumination)
Causative agent of Lyme Disease (named for Old Lyme Connecticut)

100
Q

Leptospira sp.

A

Spirochete (Gram-negative, but often stain poorly: best visualized with dark-field illumination)

101
Q

Lactobacillus sp.

A

Gram positive bacilli (long and slender)
Non-spore-former

  1. Normal flora of lower GI and genital tract
  2. Bacterial vaginosis associated with decrease/absence of lactobacilli
    - lowers pH of vaginal tract, helps control growth of other organisms.
102
Q

Clostridium sp.

A

Gram positive bacilli (large rods/ Gram variable)
Spore former
Anaerobes
Catalase negative (usually)

-Inhabit soil, water, vegetation, large bowel of humans and other animals. Many are significant pathogens of livestock and wildlife.

103
Q

Staphylococcus sp.

A
  1. Normal flora of skin, mucous membranes, feces
  2. 39 species (Manual of Clin Micro, 10th Ed)
  3. Facultative anaerobe
  4. Tolerates increased salt concentrations
  5. Catalase positive
  6. Non-motile
  7. Non-spore forming

Identification of Staphylococcus
A. Gram stain - gram positive cocci in clusters B. Media and Appearance
1. Sheep blood agar – creamy white colonies
2. Mannitol salt agar - has 7.5% NaCl; all Staph will grow on this media. If the Staph species can ferment mannitol, the organism will grow as yellow colonies on this agar

104
Q

Staphylococcus lugdunensis

A 
Gram-positive cocci in clusters
Catalase positive
Coagulase negative
Facultative anaerobe
Non-motile
Non-spore forming
Tolerates increased salt concentrations

A. Native valve endocarditis
B. Foreign-body related skin infections that resemble S. aureus infections

105
Q

Viridans Streptococcus

A

Primarily a descriptive term meaning “green” or alpha-hemolytic, sometimes non-hemolytic

Infections

  1. Predominant organisms of normal upper respiratory flora
  2. Most common cause of subacute bacterial endocarditis

Biochemical testing of viridans Streptococcus species
- Rule out S. pneumoniae, S. bovis, and Enterococcus
- Some species associated with brain and lung abscess formation, but species
identification is not usually necessary.

106
Q

Haemophilus influenzae biogroup aegyptius

A

Gram-negative rod (Pleomorphic)
-FASTIDIOUS
-Requires X factor or V factor for growth
-Requires 3-5% CO2 for growth
Infection: pink eye (purulent and contagious)

107
Q

Brucella abortus

A

Gram-negative coccobacilli (small)

  • Intracellular parasite, being ingested by circulating monocytes
  • Transmitted by ingestion of raw milk, direct contact, inhalation
  • Zoonoses
  • Natural habitat in cattle (also in buffalo, horses, camels, and yaks)

Infection: Undulant Fever
Symptoms are chills, fever, sweating weakness, and fatigue, weight loss

108
Q

Brucella melitensis

A

Gram-negative coccobacilli (small)

  • Intracellular parasite, being ingested by circulating monocytes
  • Transmitted by ingestion of raw milk, direct contact, inhalation
  • Zoonoses
  • Goats, sheep (also camels and alpacas, and cattle is some areas)

Infection: Undulant Fever
Symptoms are chills, fever, sweating weakness, and fatigue, weight loss

109
Q

Brucella suis

A

Gram-negative coccobacilli (small)

  • Intracellular parasite, being ingested by circulating monocytes
  • Transmitted by ingestion of raw milk, direct contact, inhalation
  • Zoonoses
  • Pigs (also reindeer and caribou)

Infection: Undulant Fever
Symptoms are chills, fever, sweating weakness, and fatigue, weight loss

Microbiology (8 decks)

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