Nonfermentative Gram Neg Bacilli Flashcards
1
Q
the only nonfermetative gram neg bacilli that is oxidase negative and maltose pos
A
Stenotrophomonas maltophilia
2
Q
The 2 clinically encountered NFB that is Lysin decarboxylase pos
A
Burkholderia cepacia & Stenotrophomonas
3
Q
Which bacteria cause glanders
A
Burkholderia mallei
4
Q
which bacteria ?
• Potential bioterrorism
• Nonmotile
• Oxidase variable
• Reduce nitrate to nitrite with gas Oxidise glucose
A
Burkholderia mallei :
5
Q
Cause melioidosis
A
Burkholderia pseudomallei
6
Q
• Obligate aerobic
• Gram neg bacilli
• Normal flora of GI and respiratory tract
• Cause :
A. Nosocomial infections
B. UTIs
• Multidrug resistant • Some species sacchrolytic and others assacrolytic • Nonmotile • Oxidase : - • Nitrate : - • Catalase : +
A
Acinetobacter
