Multi-Systems II: G+ Bacterial Infections Flashcards
1
Q
- G+
- Bacilli
- Spore forming
- Obligate anaerobe
- Motile
- Large terminal spore (shaped like a tennis racket)
A
Clostridium tetani
Tetanus, Lockjaw
2
Q
- G+
- Bacilli
- Spore forming
- Obligate anaerobe
- Motile
- Toxin in uneaten food
A
Clostridium botulinum
Botulism
3
Q
- G+
- Bacilli
- Spore forming
- Strict anaerobe
- Motile
- Large terminal spore (shaped like a tennis racket)
- Toxin B present in feces
- Yellow-White plauqes (Colonoscopy Pseudomembranes)
A
Clostridium difficile
4
Q
- G+
- Bacilli
- Spore forming
- Strict anaerobe
- Non-Motile
A
Clostridium perfringens
5
Q
- G+
- Bacilli
- Spore forming
- Aerobic
- Non-Motile
A
Bacillus anthracis
Anthrax
6
Q
- G+
- Beaded filaments
- Obligate anaerobe
- Not Acid-fast
- Yellow sulfur granules
A
Acitinomyces israelii
Actinomycosis
7
Q
Taxonomy of:
Clostridium tetani
Tetanus, Lockjaw
A
- G+
- Bacilli
- Spore forming
- Obligate anaerobe
- Motile
- Large terminal spore (shaped like a tennis racket)
8
Q
Taxonomy of:
Clostridium botulinum
Botulism
A
- G+
- Bacilli
- Spore forming
- Obligate anaerobe
- Motile
- Toxin in uneaten food
9
Q
Taxonomy of:
Clostridium difficile
A
- G+
- Bacilli
- Spore forming
- strict anaerobe
- Motile
- Large terminal spore (shaped like a tennis racket)
- Toxin B present in feces
- Yellow-White plauqes (Colonoscopy Pseudomembranes)
10
Q
Taxonomy of:
Clostridium perfringens
A
- G+
- Bacilli
- Spore forming
- Strict anaerobe
- Non-Motile
11
Q
Taxonomy of:
Bacillus anthracis
Anthrax
A
- G+
- Bacilli
- Spore forming
- Aerobic
- Non-Motile
12
Q
Taxonomy of:
Acitinomyces israelii
Actinomycosis
A
- G+
- Beaded filaments
- Obligate anaerobe
- Not Acid-fast
- Yellow sulfur granules