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Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Flashcards

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AFB and gram + bacilli aerobic, NM, NS, NE; requires enriched media and 5-10% of CO2.

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Mycobacterium tuberculosis

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Also known as Koch bacilli, AFB or Tubercle bacilli, Captain of all men of death.

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Mycobacterium tuberculosis

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Slow grower with a generation time of 20 hours; multiply by fermentation; contains much granules; requires whole egg for growth; produces cauliflower like growth on culture medium, luxuriant growth (eugonic); causes tuberculosis in man; long, slender, granular curved or rounded end.

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Mycobacterium tuberculosis

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Medium used in mycobacterium tuberculosis.

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Lowenstein, petroffs, Dorset’s, corpers

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Pathogenecity of mycobacterium tuberculosis

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No toxins produced

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Spinal disease of TB

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Pott’s disease

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Skin disease of TB

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Lupus Vulgaris

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Cervical lymph nodes disease of TB

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Scrotula

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Also know as leprae bacilli, hansens bacilli

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M.Leprae

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exhibits cigar packet arrangement
Non culturable on artificial medium but can be maintained in the footpads of armadillo
Causes leprosy

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M.leprae

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Anesthetic type; non-progressive and benign with few organism on skin lesions; + leprominb test

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Paucibacillary (Tuberculoid Leprosy)

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Nodular type; course is progressive and malign with numerous organisms on skin lesions: - lepromin test

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Multi bacillary (Lepromatous leprosy)

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Differentiating point of M.gordonae from M.scrofulaceum

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Tween 80
+ M.gordonae
- M.scrofulaceum

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Differentiates M.fortuitum-Chelonei + from M.phlei -

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Arylsulfatase test

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M.fortuitum +

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Iron Uptake test

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Differentiates M.flavescens + from M.szulgai -

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NaCl tolerance test

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Causes TB in cows; source of Bacille Calmette Guerin

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M.bovis

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Pigment colonies presence of light

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Photochromogens

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Photochromogens

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M.szulgai

M.kansasii/M.simiae/M.marinum

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Pigments colonies in the presence of darkness/light

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Scotochromogens

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Schotochromogens

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M.scrofulaceum
M.szulgai
M.gordonae
M.xenopi

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Non-Photochromogens and Rapid Growers; - to niacin and nitrate, + tween 80 and heat stable catalase

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M.malmoense

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Non-photochromogens and Rapid Growers; requires Hemin for growth.

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M.haemophilum

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Non-photochromogens and Rapid Growers; battery bacillus; all tests are - except for the heat stable catalase and pyrazinamidase test

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M.avium-intracellulare

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Non-photochromogens and Rapid Growers; may be isolated from gastric lavage

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M.gastri

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The rapid growers;

+ pink to red color

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Arysulfatease test

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Strongly + to Arysulfatease test

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M.fortuitum

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+ to Arysulfatease test

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M.chelonei

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Negative or weakly + Arysulfatease test

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M.phlei and M.smegmatis

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The slow growers. Positive

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Niacin test

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Gm+ bacilli, NM, NE, alpha hemolytic on BAP. Catalase, INDOLE, oxidase and nitrate negative; ferments glucose and lactose. May cause erysipeloid. H2s positive, produce h2s in the butt of TSI media; is better know as veterinary pathogen than as a human pathogen.

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Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae

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Colonies of Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae were described as

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Lampbrush or test tube brush.

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When cultured on blood agar or some other nutrient medium Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae forms.

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Notably large colonies.

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Treatment of Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae usually consist of

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Penicillin G, ampicillin or cephalonthin

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Most clinical strains of Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae have been found to be resistant

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Super-antibiotic vancomycin

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Small grm + coccobacilli, NAF, shows tumbling motility; Can grow on 25-35,40 and 42C; catalase and vp test +; indole, oxidase and urease test negative; ferments glucose, maltose; bile Esculin hydrolysis +

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Listeria Monocytogenes

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Listeria monocytogenes on BAP

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Produce a narrow band band of beta hemolysis

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On agar surface the Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae

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Produce umbrella like growth “Inverted Chrismtas tree pattern

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Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae can cause

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Listeriosis, Meningitis, Meningoencephalitis and perinatal septicemia.

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Two species of human pathogenic significance in listeria monocytogenes

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Listeria monocytogenes and listeria Ivanovo

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Susceptibility test for Listeria Monocytogenes. Suspension into rabbit eye or guinea pig. + result purulent conjunctivitis develops after 24 hours.

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Anton’s test

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Commonly known as probiotic or good bacteria. Normal flora of the mouth, GIT and vaginal canal. Rare cause of bacteremia and pneumonia; produce large qnty of lactic acid. Gm+, catalase -, pleomorphic, NM, H2S -, does not hydrolyze Esculin

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Lactobacillus acidophilus

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If one fermenter is produced

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Homofermenter

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Numerous fermentation and there are products other than lactic acid

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Heterofermenter

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Common name of Lactobacillus acidophilus

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Doderlein bacillus

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Products like yoghurt

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L.bulgaricus

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For yakult milk

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Lactobacillus-shirota strain

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Swiss cheese

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L.delbruecki subsp. bulgaricus

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Can also be found in the intestine

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L.cassei

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Facultative anaerobe and multiplied by transverse fission; all are M producing axial fibrils, a long flagellum like intracellular organelle that are responsible for its motility. Unicellular organisms with flexus structure. Dark field microscopy

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Spirochetes

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Causative agent of syphillis

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T.pallidum

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Disease of blood vessel and peri vascular areas

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Syphillis

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Commonly observed during the early stages when treated with penicillin

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Jarisch-Herxheimer Reaction

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Closely resembles tawa

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Bejel

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Disease of bones and skin, non verenal, transmitted thru aids of of flies; causative agent of yaws

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T.pertenue

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Infection if the feet which cause a crippling form of disease

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Crab yaws

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Affects only the skin and becomes de pigmented; causative agent of carate or punta which is characterized by hyperpigmented lesion.

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T.carateum

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Thin, flexible organisms with tightly coiled spirals and one or both ends mag be bent to form a hook. Strict aerobic, oxidase and catalase +, peroxidase +; causative agent of Weil’s disease

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Leptospira

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Other names of leptosira

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Swineherd’s disease, Fort Bragg Fever, Pretibial Fever, canicola fever and autumnal fever

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2 recognized fever of leptosira

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Leptosira interrogans and leptosira biflexa

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Disease produced is relapsing fever, tick fever, borreliosis or famine fever. Loosely coiled, irregular in shape, highly flexible spiral organisms, motile, microaerophilic. Can be visualized by staining with aniline dyes.

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Borria

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Louseborbe or epidemic relapsing fever which is transmitted to man by the human body louse.

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Borrelia recurrentis

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Tick borne or endemic relapsing fever which is transmitted to man by ticks:Ornithodoros species.

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Borrelia turicatae and Borrelia parkeri

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Causative agent of avian spircohetosis

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Borrelia anserina

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