Non Spore Forming Gram Positive Rods Flashcards
1
Q
Main virulence factor of C. diptheriae. Give MOA
A
Diptheria toxin Fragment A
Inhibit protein by inactivating elongation factor 2
2
Q
Indicator of pharyngeal diptheria
A
Bull neck appearance
3
Q
ID for Listeria monocytogenes
A
MHA agar - small round colonies
CAMP test - block-shaped hemolysis
4
Q
CAMP test is for
A
L. Monocytogenes
Christi Atkins Munch Peterson
5
Q
Virulence factors of L. monocytogenes
A
Internalin A - phagocytosis
Listeriolysin O - lysis membrane
6
Q
Causes “meat/fish vendor disease”
A
Erysiphelothrix rhusopathiae
7
Q
Actinomyces aerobic infection
A
Nocardiosis - pneumonia like symptoms
Actinomycotic myeloma - madura foot
8
Q
Causes lumpy jaw
A
Actinomyces israeli
9
Q
ID tests for Corynebacterium diptheriae
A
Loeffler’s agar
Babes earnst granules
BAP gray colonies
ELEK test
