MT: STAPH, STREP, ENTERO Flashcards
Midterms Lesson 1
Staphylococcus, Genera from the Family _____
Micrococcaceae
Greek word “Staphyle” means
bunch of grapes,
Greek word “Kokkos” = means
berry
Staphylococcus are ____ anaerobes (capable of growth both aerobically and anaerobically)
Facultative anaerobes
Gram Positive cocci, arranged in CLUSTERS or tetrads
Staphylococcus
first to see staphylococci in pus specimen
Robert Koch
first to cultivate in liquid medium
Louis Pasteur
named the bacteria as ‘staphylococcus’
Sir Alexander Ongston
3 important human Staphylocci species
- Staphylococcus aureus
- Staphylococcus epidermidis
- Staphylococcus saprophyticus
Based on pigment formation on Nutrient Agar- golden yellow pigment
S. aureus
Based on pigment formation on Nutrient Agar. white pigment
S. epidermidis
Based on pigment formation on Nutrient Agar. bright yellow pigment
S. saprophyticus
Pathogenic staph
S. aureus
Less Pathogenic staph
S. epidermidis, S. saprophyticus
what test has a POSITIVE REACTION = bubble formation after drops of H2O2
Catalase test
Staph that is positive on Coagulase test
S. aureus
Staph that is negative on Coagulase test
S. epidermidis, S. saprophyticus
S. aureus possesses ____ enzyme which causes blood clot formation
COAGULASE enzyme
Based on Novobiocin Susceptibility Test. S. epidermidis
SENSITIVE
Based on Novobiocin Susceptibility Test. 2. S. saprophyticus -
RESISTANT
Gr (+) cocci in clusters
Staphylococcus aureus
Staphylococcus aureus. Generally in ____ um diameter
0.5 -1.5um
Staphylococcus aureus. Natural Habitat:
Skin, Upper Respiratory Tract
S. aureus. Opt. Temp for growth
37C
S. aureus. Opt. pH for growth
7.5
S. aureus. Color on Nutrient agar
Golden yellow and opaque colonies
S. aureus. Color on Blood agar
golden yellow colonies surrounded by a clear zone of hemolysis
S. aureus. Color on MacConkey agar
smaller colonies with pink color due to lactose fermentation
S. aureus. Color on Mannitol salt agar
yellow colonies
useful selective medium for recovering S. aureus from faecal specimens when investigating food poisoning
Mannitol salt agar
S. aureus. Virulence factors. Cell wall associated structures
Peptidoglycan
Capsule
protein A
Clumping factor (bound coagulase)
S. aureus. Virulence factors. Extracellular toxins
Haemolysin
Leukocidin
Enterotoxin
TSST
Exfoliatin toxin
S. aureus. Virulence factors. Coagulase
Staphylokinase
DNAase
Phosphatase
lipase
Phospholipase
hyaluronidase
serokinase
protease
ability to cause
damage to its host
Virulence
Toxins are ____ which can
stimulate the immune system causing massive cytokine release
SUPERANTIGENS
massive cytokine release causes
SEPSIS
MOT of S. aureus
Person with lesion
Airborne droplets
Asymptomatic carrier
Cross-infection
Clinical Diseases in S. aureus
- Impetigo
- Folliculitis
- Furuncles (boils) and carbuncles
- Osteomyelitis
- Staphylococcal Scalded Skin Syndrome (Ritters disease)
- Toxic Shock Syndrome (TSS)
- Food Poisoning
localized skin infection characterized by pus-filled vesicles (when ruptured, they form yellowish marks) on a reddened or erythematous base; seen mostly in children on their face and limbs
Impetigo
inflammation of the hair follicles
Folliculitis
large pus-filled skin nodules, can progress to deeper layers of the skin and spread into the blood and other body areas
Furuncles (boils) and carbuncles
- inflammation of the bones via bloodstream or through the injury
- Clinical features: Pain, Swelling, Deformity,
Osteomyelitis
caused by the EXFOLIATIN TOXIN which target the desmoglein 1 complex in
the zona granulosa of the epidermis, resulting in skin exfoliation
Staphylococcal Scalded Skin Syndrome (Ritters disease)