Nonfermenters Flashcards

1
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Grouped according to OF media and TSI reactions

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Non fermenters

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2
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Nonfermenters are referred to as

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Oxidizers or nonoxidizers

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3
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Enumerate the clinical infections of nonfermenter

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  • septicemia
  • meningitis
  • osteomyelitis
  • wound infection
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4
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Biochemical characteristics and identification of pseudomonads

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GAMOCCOG
- gram negative bacillus or coccobacillus
- aerobic
- motile
- oxidase positive
- catalase positive
Citrate positive
- oxidizer
- grows on MacConkey

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5
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What is the most commonly isolated species under pseudomonads?

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Pseudomonas aeruginosa

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6
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What are the infection of pseudomonas Aeruginosa?

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BEP UME
- bacteremia
- ecthyma gangrenosum
- pulmonary infection with cystic fibrosis

  • UTI
  • meningitis
  • endocarditis
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7
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What are the less serious infection of p. aeruginosa?

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  • otitis externa
  • jacuzzi or hot tub syndrome
  • keratitis
  • endophthalmitis
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8
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What are the virulence factor or p. aeruginosa?

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  • endotoxin
  • motility
  • pili
  • capsule
  • exotoxin
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9
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What is the most important exotoxin?

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Exotoxin A

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10
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What is the pigment produced by pseudomonas fluorescence group?

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Pyoverdine - yellow green or yellow brown pigment

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11
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Most strains of pseudomonas produces what pigment?

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Pyocyanin - blue pigment

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12
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Enumerate the pigments produce by pseudomonas?

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  • pyoverdine - yellow green
  • pyocyanin - blue
  • pyorubin - red
  • pyomelanin - brown or black
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13
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What is the medium of choice for pseudomonas aeruginosa?

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Cetrimide agar

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14
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What is the odor of the colonies?

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Sweet grape like
Corn taco like

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15
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P. fluorescens and P. putida do not produce what pigment?

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Both doesn’t produce Pyocyanin

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16
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What are the treatment susceptible in pseudomonas?

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  • Aminoglycosides
  • semisynthetic penicillins
  • 3rd and 4th generation cephalosporins
  • carbapenem
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17
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What carbohydrate does p. putida and p. fluorescens utilizes?

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Xylose

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18
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What biochemical test to differentiate p. fluorescens from p. putida?

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Gelatin hydrolysis

19
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P. putida and p. fluorescens susceptible to what antibiotic?

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  • aminoglycosides
  • polymyxin
  • piperacillin
20
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P. putida and p. fluorescens resistant to what antibiotic?

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Carbenicillin and SXT

21
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Characterized by wrinkled, leathery, adherent colonies that may produce a light yellow or brown pigment

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Pseudomonas stutzeri

22
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What are the two species of acinetobacter commonly isolated from clinical specimen?

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  • acinetobacter baumanii
  • acinetobacter lwoffi
23
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What acinetobacter is saccharolytic?

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A. baumanii

24
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Third most common nonfermenting, gram negative bacilli, isolated from clinical specimen

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Stenotrophomonas maltophilia

25
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Nonfermenter that can be mistaken as lactose fermenting colonies of MacConkey agar

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Acinetobacter

26
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Nonfermentative bactefia with wrinkled colonies

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  • pseudomonas stutzeri
  • burkholderia pseudomallei
27
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Enumerate the members of fluorescens group?

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  • p. aeruginosa
  • p. putida
  • p. fluorescens
28
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What culture media for burkholderia pseudomallei?

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Ashdown medium

29
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Enzyme being detected by the ONPG test

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Beta-galactosidase

30
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A pigment unique to P. aeruginosa

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Pyocyanin

31
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Culture media of choice for p. aeruginosa

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  • cetrimide agar
32
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A nonfermenter that appears as purplish colonies on MacConkey media

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Acinetobacter

33
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Appears bluish on MacConkey

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Stenotrophomonas maltophilia

34
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Burkholderia cepacia complex typically infects

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  • patients with chronic granulomatous disease
  • patients with cystic fibrosis
35
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Can grow at 4 degrees celcius

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P. fluorescens and p. putida

36
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Eye infection is associated with

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A. baumanii

37
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What acinetobacter is asaccharolytic

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Acinetobacter lwoffi

38
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Acinetobacter baumanii is resistant to

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Penicillins, 1st and 2nd generation cephalosporins

39
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Found to contaminated blood drawing equipment and disinfectants

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Stenotrophomonas maltophilia

40
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Usually associated with pneumonia in patients with cystic fibrosis or chronic granulomatous disease

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Burkholderia cepacia complex

41
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Causes glanders disease

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Burkholderia mallei

42
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Causes melioidosis, a pulmonary disease. The organism found in water and muddy soils.

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Burkholderia pseudomallei

43
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It is nonfermentative, wrinkled colony that has safety pin appearance

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Burkholderia pseudomallei

44
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It appears deep pink in ashdown medium and exhibits an earthy odor

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Burkholderia pseudomallei