NON FERMENTIVE GRAM-NEGATIVE BACILLI

Question 1

most commonly isolated nonfermentative bacilli
metabolism: respiratory
straight and slender

Answer 1

pseudomonas

Question 2

CA of blue pus
pyocyanin producer

Answer 2

p. aeruginosa

Question 3

most commonly encountered gram neg bacterium which is not an enterobacteriaceae
seen in distilled water, chlorinated water, hot tubs, contact lens, whirlpools

Answer 3

p. aeruginosa

Question 4

fruity ‘grape like’ odor or corn ‘tortilla/taco’ odor- BAP

Answer 4

p. aeruginosa

Question 5

leading cause of respiratory tract infections
3rd most common cause of gram neg bacillary bacteremia
3rd most common cause of hospital acquired infection

Answer 5

p. aeruginosa

Question 6

CA of ecthyma gagrenosum, swimmer’s ear, hot tub/jacuzzi syndrome (necrotizing skin rash), infection of nail beds

Answer 6

p. aeruginosa

Question 7

isolated from contaminated blood products, cosmetics
associated transfusion-associated septicemia

Answer 7

p. fluorescens, p. putida

Question 8

differential and selective medium (pyoverdin and pyocyanin- P. aeruginosa)

Answer 8

cetrimide agar

Question 9

can be distinguished from p. putida by its inability to oxidize xylose

Answer 9

p. monteilii

Question 10

identification of bacteria by testing their vulnerability to bacterial viruses

Answer 10

phage typing

Question 11

member of family moraxellaceae
2nd most frequently isolated nonfermenters

Answer 11

acinetobacter

Question 12

plump, gram neg bacilli, appear in pairs
MacConkey: purplish colonies
BAP: gummy colonies

Answer 12

acinetobacter

Question 13

specie of acinetobacter

glucose-oxidizing, non-hemolytic strain

Answer 13

a. baumanii

Question 14

specie of acinetobacter

glucose-non oxidizing, non hemolytic strain

Answer 14

a. iwoffi

Question 15

specie of acinetobacter

glucose non oxidizing, hemolytic strain

Answer 15

a. hemolyticus

Question 16

3rd most commonly isolated nonfermentative gram neg bacilli
can contaminate blood drawing equipment and disinfectants

Answer 16

stenotrophomonas maltophilla

Question 17

associated with pseudoinfections, maltose loving

Answer 17

s. maltophillia

Question 18

involves contact with heavily contaminated medical devices

Answer 18

burkholderia

Question 19

pneumonia in patients with cystic fibrosis

Answer 19

b. capacia

Question 20

CA of glander’s/farcy disease- severe infx in horses and donkeys
potential bioterrorism agenr

Answer 20

b. maliei

Question 21

CA of meloidosis- glanders like disease

Answer 21

b. pseudomaliei

Question 22

isolated in muddy soils, rice paddies
can survive within phagocytes- VIETNAMESE TIME BOMB
EARTHY odor

Answer 22

b. pseudomaliei

Question 23

feather-edged non pigmented colonies
FRUITY ODOR resembling APPLES OR STRAWBERRIES

Answer 23

alcaligenes fecalis

Question 24

morax-axemfeld bacillus
PIT THE AGAR

Answer 24

moraxella lacunata

Question 25

CA of blephanoconjunctivitis/ angular conjunctivitis

Answer 25

moraxella lacunata

Question 26

opportunistic pathogen affecting the immunocompromised patient with neutrophil defects
VIOLET pigmented

Answer 26

chromobacterium violaceum