Other Fastidious Gram (-) Bacilli Flashcards
Family of Capnocytophaga.
Flavobacteriaceae
How many Capnocytophaga spp. Have? And how many are part of normal flora of oral cavity?
Seven species (five are normal flora of the oral
cavity)
Capnocytophaga resembles what?
HACEK group.
They are thin and often fusiform (pointed ends) that resemble fusibacterium spp.
Capnocytophaga
Characteristics (shape of Capnocytophaga)
Spindle-shaped, coccoid and curved filaments
T or F
Capnocytophaga has flagella.
False
The motility of Capnocytophaga on a solid surface is called what?
Gliding motility
The colonies of Capnocytophaga is color ____ and resembles ___.
Yellow-orange
Resembles E. corrodens.
Most Capnocytophaga spp. Are nonhemolytic except __.
C. haemolytica (BETA)
T or F
most Capnocytophaga are (-) in biochem test.
True
The 5 Capnocytophaga spp. Normal flora in oral cavity are catalase and Oxidase (__)
Positive
Specimens for Capnocytophaga.
Blood from:
- neutropenic patients who
have oral ulcers
- juvenile periodontal disease and
endocarditis
most common isolate sp. Of Capnocytophaga
C. ochracea
Bacteria that can cause cutaneous infection resulting from animal bites (feline bites)
Pasteurella
most frequently isolated pasteurella species.
P. multocida
coccobacilli appearing ovoid, filamentous or as bacilli.
Pasteurella
Pasteurella in Bipolar staining
(safety pin appearance)