Mycoplasma and Chlamydophila Flashcards

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Mycoplasma is unique in size and genome how

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Simplest, smallest self replicating extracellular prokaryote

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What doesn’t have a cell wall (type of bacteria) and affect with antibiotics

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Mycoplasma so resistant to antibiotics that target cell wall

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Are mycoplasmas host specific

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Yes- host species specific- each species only cause disease in its particular host

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How are mycoplasmas divided/ organized

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Hemotrophic and non-hemotrophic types

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5
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Do mycoplasma have antigenic variation

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Yes

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6
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How is non-hemotropic mycoplasma transmitted

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Aerosols in droplets

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Are asymptomatic carriers a problem with mycoplasma

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Yes

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What are symptoms of non-hemotropic mycoplasma

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*associated with inflammation of mucosal and serosal surfaces of respiratory tract, joints, mammary gland, and conjunctiva

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Mycoplasma gallisepticum causes what disease in what animal

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Poultry, Chronic Respiratory Disease

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Mycoplasma gallisepticum spread by what and what signs

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Carrier animals, diseased animals have respiratory signs, arthritis, and decreased egg production, airsacculitus

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Mycoplasma gallisepticum Diagnosis

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Culture, PCR from tissue, ELISA on serum

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Mycoplasma gallisepticum Treatment and prevention

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Antibiotics in water and there is a vaccine

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Non-hemotropic Mycoplasma disease cattle organism

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Mycoplasma bovis and 5 other species

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Mycoplasma mycoides subsp, mycoides disease is what

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Contagious Bovine Pleuropneumonia (CBPP)- very contagious and severe septicemia, pneumonia, arthritis, plequritis

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Contagious Bovine Pleuropneumonia Reportable?

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Yes

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Mycoplasmas in swine and what they cause

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M. Hyopneumoniae- enzootic pneumonia M. Hyosynoviae and M. Hyoriunitis- both can cause arthritis in pigs

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Mycoplasmas in goats and what they cause

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M. Capricolum ssp. Capricolum cause mycoplasmosis presenting as poly arthritis, mastitis, and/or pneumonia and ssp. Capripneumoniae causes Contagious Caprine Pleuropneumonia which is fatal pleuropneumonia

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18
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Contagious Caprine Pleuropneumonia reportable?

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yes

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Mycoplasma in dogs and causes what

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M. canis causes UTIs

20
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Mycoplasma in cats

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M. felis

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What does Mycoplasma. felis cause in cats commonly

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Conjunctivitis

22
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Hemotrophic mycoplasma are attached to what in the host

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Attached on outside of red blood cells

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M. hemofelis infects what

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Cats

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How is M. hemofelis transmitted

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Via fleas or maybe from mother to kittens

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What is the symptoms of M. hemofelis

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Red cells are removed from circulation in spleen because they are abnormal which results in anemia

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What disease does M. haemofelis cause and what symptoms of the forms

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Feline Infectious Anemia
Acute- depression, fever, weakness, anorexia, acute anemia
Chronic- anemia develops more slowly, weight loss but cat more alert

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M. haemofelis diagnosis

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Blood smear and/or PCR, keep checking because chronic form intermittently positive

28
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M. haemofelis Treatment

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Tetracycline for 3 weeks and steroids. Maybe a blood transfusion
May remain a carrier

29
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Chlamydiaceae unique characteristics

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Obligate, intracellular and need the host to replicate because the lack metabolic properties for reproduction and survival independently

30
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Chlamydia and Chlamydophila are in genus

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Chlamydophlia

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Where are Chlamydiaceae Often found

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Epithelial cells of conjunctiva, respiratory, GI tract, and genitourinary tract cells

32
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Chlamydial infections resemble what

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Non-hemotrophic Mycoplasma ssp. infections

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What is the infectious form of Chlamydophlia

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Elementary body

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How are Chlamydophlia elementary bodies spread

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Aerosol (inhalation), ingestion, or direct contact

35
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Chlamydophlia psittaci causes what disease

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Avian Chlamydiosis or Psittacosis or Parrot fever

36
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Is Chlamydophlia psittaci Zoonotic?

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Yes, can cause pneumonia, fever in humans

37
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Chlamydophlia psittaci reportable?

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Yes

38
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Chlamydophlia psittaci Diagnosis

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Clinical signs, gross lesions, serology to detect antibody, or PCR
**wont grow on standard culture media

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Chlamydophlia psittaci Treatment

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Antibiotics

40
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Chlamydophlia abortus causes what disease in what

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Enzootic abortion in sheep- late term abortion, sheep seem fine before aborting

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Chlamydophlia abortus Zoonotic?

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Yes and can make humans abort too

42
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Chlamydophlia abortus Vaccine?

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Yes

43
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Chlamydophlia felis spread?

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From mom to kittens usually during birth

44
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Chlamydophlia felis Treatment

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Antibiotics

45
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Chlamydophlia felis Vaccine?

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Yes but not commonly used

46
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Chlamydophlia felis Disease

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Conjunctivitis in kittens