MISCELLANEOUS PATHOGENIC BACTERIA and CELL WALL DEFICIENT

Question 1

Streptobacillus moniliformis disease (2)

Answer 1

● Rat bite fever - direct transmision
● Haverhill fever - milk borne

Question 2

Streptobacillus moniliformis variants

Answer 2

L-PHASE

Question 3

Streptobacillus moniliformis appearance

Answer 3

Fried egg appearance

Question 4

Streptobacillus moniliformis stain

Answer 4

Dienes’

Question 5

Streptobacillus moniliformis Growth tube

Answer 5

resembles fluff balls or puffballs, breadcrumb growth; they settle at the bottom of the tube

Question 6

Streptobacillus moniliformis Specimen

Answer 6

blood, ascitic fluid

Question 7

Capnocytophaga (3)

Answer 7

● Fusiform
● Filamentous Gliding motility
● capnophilic

Question 8

Pneumocystis jiroveci (2)

Answer 8

● Opportunistic organism
● Pneumonia in apes

Question 9

Mycoplasma pneumoniae DOES NOT RESPOND TO

Answer 9

PENICILLIN

Question 10

Mycoplasma pneumoniae disease (4)

Answer 10

● PPLO - Pleuro Pneumonia Like Organisms
● NGU - Non-Gonococcal Urethritis in males
● Steven Johnsons syndrome
● Postpartum fever in females

Question 11

Mycoplasma pneumoniae motility

Answer 11

gliding

Question 12

Primary atypical pneumonia

Answer 12

Mycoplasma pneumoniae

Question 13

Mycoplasma pneumoniae is highly

Answer 13

Highly pleomorphic - there is no cell wall

Question 14

Mycoplasma pneumoniae selective medium (3)

Answer 14

○ PPLO agar
○ Edward Hayflick’s
○ Hemadsorption test - confirmatory test

Question 15

Mycoplasma hominis disease (2)

Answer 15

Post abortal fever,
PID or Pelvic inflammatory disease

Question 16

Mycoplasma hominis appearance

Answer 16

large fried egg

Question 17

Mycoplasma hominis media (3)

Answer 17

○ A7/A8
○ NYCA
○ SP4-arginine

Question 18

Only mycoplasma that hydrolyzes urea

Answer 18

Mycoplasma urealyticum

Question 19

Mycoplasma urealyticum appearance

Answer 19

Tiny fried egg or T-strain

Question 20

Mycoplasma that Can cross placenta

Answer 20

Mycoplasma urealyticum