Obligate aerobes Flashcards
1
Q
What are obligate aerobes?
A
Use an O2 dependent system to generate ATP.
2
Q
What bugs are obligate aerobes?
A
Nagging Pests Must Breathe
- Norcardia
- Psedomonas aeruginosa
- MycoBacterium tuberculosis
3
Q
What are the medical conditions that P. aeruginosa is assocaited with?
A
- Burn wounds
- Diabetes
- Nosocomial pneumonia
- Pneumonias in cystic fibrosis pts
4
Q
In what cases do you expect reactivation of M. tuberculosis?
A
- Immune compromise
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