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Module 3-5- Mycobacterium, Anaerobes, and Mycoplasma Flashcards

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Characteristics of Mycobacterium

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Gram positive rods, facultative intracellular, acid fast positive, no outer membrane (thin peptidoglycan)

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Mycobacterium that are in Tuberculosis group

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M. tuberculosis, M. bovis

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Mycobacterium that are not Tuberculosis group

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M. avium complex

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Main cause of tuberculosis in humans

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Mycobacterium tuberculosis

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Signs of Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection

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granulomas with caseous necrosis and mineralization followed by liquification and cavity formation

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Dx of Micobacterium tuberculosis

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Mantoux test (under skin), Rads, acid fast, culture, PCR

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Tx of Mycobacterium tuberculosis

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combination therapy for six months

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Prevention of Mycobacterium tuberculosis

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Human vax

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Dx of Mycobacterium bovis

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necropsy, test herd (PPD tuberculin test), acid fast, PCR

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Transmission of Mycobacterium bovis

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ingestion and sometimes inhalation

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Carriers of Mycobacterium bovis

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badgers, deer, opossums

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Tx of mycobacterium bovis

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only for humans and pets- combination antimicrobial therapy

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Mycobacterium bovis control

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Vaccine not used in US herds, wildlife control, cull

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Disease caused by Mycobacterium avium subsp. Paratuberculosis

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Johne’s disease

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Transmission of Johne’s disease

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ingestion, localizes in lymphnodes, granulomatous enteritis, wasting

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Symptoms of Johne’s Disease

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Diarrhea, wasting, edema, granulomatous enteritis

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Dx of Johne’s disease

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test herd with ELISA, confirm with cultures/PCR

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Prevention of Johne’s disease

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no treatment, cull, detection, pasture rotation, no vax

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DIsease caused by Mycobacterium avium intracellular complex (MAC)

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Avian tuberculosis

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Signs of avian tuberculosis

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opportunistic granulomatous infections in humans, animals, and birds

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Disease caused by Mycobacterium ulcerans

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Buruli ulcer

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Disease caused by Mycobacterium leprae

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Leprosy or Hansen’s disease

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Disease caused byMycobacterium lepraemurium

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feline and murine leprosy

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Dx of Mycobacterium

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Stain (baccili will look like ghosts), biopsy

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Mycobacterium treatment

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Combination therapy, surgical excision

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What abx will not treat anaerobes?

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aminoglycocides

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Characteristics of Clostridium

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Gram positive anaerobe, rapid multiplication, powerful exotoxins

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Predisposing factor for Clostridium infection

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Necrosis

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Types of Neurotoxic Clostridium

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C. botulinum
C. tetani
C. perfringens

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Types of Histotoxic Clostridium

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C. chauvoei
C. septicum
C. novyi
C. perfringens

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Types of enterotoxic Clostridium

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C. perfringens
C. difficile

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Neutotoxin produced by Clostridium tetani

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Tetanospasmin

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Species most susceptible to tetanus

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Clostridium tetani pathogenesis

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Infects wound, toxin released at wound, toxin travels through nerves, prevents release of neurotransmitters

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Dx of Clostridium tetani

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Culture is not helpful, clinical hx, tennis-racket shaped spores

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Tx of Clostridium tetani

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Antitoxin, Antimicrobials, tx of wounds, supportive care

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Control of CLostridium tetani

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Clostridium botulinum transmission

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Ingestion of toxins in contaminated food

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Mechanism of Clostridium botulinum

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inhibits Ach and causes flaccid paralysis

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Dx of Clostridium botulinum

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Not practical, can find toxin in serum of stomach, Mouse bioassay

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Clostridium botulinum treatment

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AntitoxinSupportive care

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COntrol of Clostridium botulinum

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NO vax routinely, avoid soiled foods

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Disease caused by Clostridium chauvoei

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Transmission of Clostridium chauvoei

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Endospores iingested, land in muscle, activated by trauma

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Disease caused by Clostridium septicum

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Gas gangrene, Braxy (sheep), Necrotic dermatitis (chicken

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Dx of Histotoxic Clostridium

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Direct gram stain(spore-forming rods), direct fluorescence

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Tx of Histotoxic Clostridium

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Usually do not treat, can give penecillin if caught early

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Disease caused by Clostridium perfringens

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Enterotoxemia, necrotizing enteritis, pulpy kidney, overeating disease

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Diagnosis of CLostridium perfringens

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gram stain, anaerobic culture, toxin detection

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Treatment of CLostridium perfringens

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May or may not work, hyperimmune serum, antimicrobial therapy

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COntrol of Clostridium perfringens

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Disease caused by Clostridium difficile

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Entercolitis

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Dx of Clostridium difficile

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Culture
Toxin detection

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What causes Clostridium spiroforme

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Dysbiosis in rabbits from antibiotics, lincomycin, or clindamycin

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What disease is caused by Clostridium piliforme

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Tyzzer’s Disease

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Signs of Clostridium piliformes

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focal liver necrosis, fatal diarrhea

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What is the only intracellular Clostridium

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C. piliformes

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Characteristics of Fusobacterium necrophorum

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Gram negative non-spore forming anaerobe

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Disease caused by Fusobacterium necrophorum

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Liver abscesses and foot rot in cattle and sheep

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Characterisitics of Mycoplasma

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Pleomorphic, smallest, no cell wall, inhabits mucous membranes, colonize cilliated epithelium

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What disease does Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae cause

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Enzootic pneumonia in swine

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What disease does Mycoplasma mycoides subsp. mycoides cause

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Contageous bovine pleuropneumonia

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Signs of Mycoplasma mycoides subsp. mycoides

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Reportable
respiratory distress, coughing, nasal discharge, marbled appearance, edematous interlobular septa and fibrinopurulent exudate

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Disease caused by Mycoplasma bovis

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Upper respiratory tract disease, mastitis, arthritis

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Disease caused by Mycoplasma caprcolum subsp. capripneumoniae

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COntageous caprine pleuropneumonia
Reportable

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Disease caused by Mycoplasma agalactiae

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COntagious agalactia of sheep and goats

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Reportable Mycoplasmas in poultry

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M. gallisepticum and M. synoviae

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Disease caused by Mycoplasma gallisepticum

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Chronic repiratory disease

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Disease caused by Mycoplasma synoviae

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synovitis and lameness

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What disease does Mycoplasma felis cause in horses

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Dx of Mycoplasma

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culture in serum-rich media, microscopic colonies, fried-egg shape, PCR

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Tx of Mycoplasma

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Antimicrobials *tetracyclines, lincosamindes, fluoroquinolones

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Control of mycoplasma

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Vax when available

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Disease caused by Hemotropic mycoplasma

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feline infectious anemia

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Disease caused by mycoplasma hemosuis

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porcine infectious anemia

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Disease caused by mycoplasma hemosuis

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porcine infectious anemia

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Disease caused by mycoplasma hemosuis

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porcine infectious anemia

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Dx of Mycoplasma hemosuis

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Splenomegally, Coombs test, blood smear, PCR

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Dx of Hemotropic Mycoplasma

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Splenomegally, Coombs test, blood smear, PCR

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Tx of Hemotropic mycoplasma

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antimicrobials (doxycycline, fluoroquinolones), blood transfusion

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