MISCELLANEOUS GRAM – NEGATIVE BACILLI Flashcards
2 important species under genus Pasteurella
- P multocida and P. canis
General characteristics of P multocida and P. canis
- animal pathogen
- commensal in oropharynx of health animals
- can infect human thru bite, scratches, or shared food
These organisms are the most common organism in human wounds inflicted by bites from cats and dogs
- Pasteurella spp.
specifically P multocida and P. canis
Three general form of disease caused by Pasteurella
- Localized cellulitis and regional lymphadenopathy after animal bite or scratch
- Exacerbation of chronic respiratory tract disease in px w/ underlying pulmonary dysfunction (e.g. asthma)
- Systemic infection in immunocompromised px
Lab diagnosis for Pasteurella
- Grows well on BAP & CAP
- Large “BUTTERY” colonies with MUSTY odor
Treatment for Pasteurella
- Susceptible to penicillin, macrolides, and tetracycline
Morphological characteristic of Bordetella
- extremely small coccobacilli
- simple nutritional requirement
- they are very sensitive and susceptiple to even the slightest toxic substances
These can used to remove toxic substances in culture media when isolating Bordetella
- charcoal, starch, blood, or albumin to absorb toxic substances
4 medically important spp. of Bordetella
- B. pertussis
- B. parapertussis
- B. Bronchiseptica
- B. holmessii
are closely related, differing only in the expression of irulence genes
Bordetella spp that causes the” WHOPPING COUGH” / severe cough disease
- B. pertussis
Bordetella spp that causes the midl form of pertussis
- B. parapertussis
Bordetella spp that causes the respiratory disease of animals (pigs and dogs)
- B. bronchiseptica
Bordetella spp that is an uncommon cause of SEPSIS
- B. holmesii
Bordetella is very contagious since it is an ____________ acquired infection
- AEROSOL
These aids to the bacterial attachement of most bacteria to the cilliated epithelial cells of the respiratory tract
-ADHESINS
RGD motif is a tripeptide amino acid composed of
- Arginine, Glycine and aspartate
responsible for cellular attachement of bacteria
4 bacterial ADHESINS of Bordetella Pertussis
- Filamentous hemagglutinin
- Pertactin
- Pertussis toxin
- Fimbria
B. pertussis toxin that binds lactosylceramide on ciliated respiratory cells
S2
B.pertussis toxin: toxic subunit
S1
B. pertussis toxin that binds phagocytic cells
S3