Mycobacteria Flashcards
cell wall content of Mycobacteria
N-glycol muramic acid
appearance of Mycobacteria when incomplete staining is done
Beaded appearance
pH of Mycobacteria
6.5-6.8
Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex
Mycobacterium tuberculosis Mycobacterium bovis Mycobacterium africanum Mycobacterium canetti Mycobacterium microti
colonial morphology of M. tuberculosis
cauliflower colonies
used for BCG vaccine
M. bovis
smooth strain of M. tuberculosis
M. carnetti
chronic granulomatous infection
tuberculosis
airborne nuclei in tuberculosis
1-5 um
characteristic of tubercle
cheesy like consistency
calcified tubercle that can be identified in chest x-rays
Ghon complexes
tuberculosis spondylitis
Pott’s disease
extrapulmonary tuberculosis
miliary tuberculosis
classification of Mycobacteria
Runyon’s classification
photochromagens
"simi is a marine that lived in asia then kansas" M. kansasii M. asiaticum M. marinum M. simiae
scotochromagens
"gordon tasted a flavored scroful by zul in a xenopi" M. szulgai M. gordonae M. scrofulaceum M. flavescens M. xenopi
non-photochromagens
"bloody birds in my terrace cause ulcers in my GIT" M. avium complex M. ulcerans M. terrae complex M. gastri M. haemophilum
rapid growers
M. fortuitum M. chelonae M. smegmatis M. phlei M. abcessus M. mucogenicum
characteristics of photochromagens
cream/buff yellow orange under the light
characteristics of scotochromagens
yellow orange under the light and dark
most common non-M. tuberculosis in AIDS patients
M. avium complex
causative agent of Johne’s/Crohn’s disease
M. avium subspp. paratuberculosis
colonial morphology of M. kansasii
rough colonies with dark centers and waxy edges
causative agent of swimming pool granuloma with red and blue nodule
M. marinum
causative agent of Buruli ulcer
M. ulcerans
colonial morphology of M. xenopi
bird’s nest appearance