Other Gram Negative Bacilli Flashcards
brackish/marine water
Vibrio cholerae
Motility of Vibrio cholerae
darting motility
colonial morphology of V. cholerae in BAP
greenish hue
hallmark of cholera
rice-watery stool
string test result of V. cholerae
positive
exhibits kanagawa phenomenon
Vibrio parahaemolyticus
cause of Nebulous syndrome
Aeromonas
antecedent cause of Gullian-Barre syndrome
Campylobacter
morphology of Campylobacter
seagull winged shape
most common cause of bacterial gastroenteritis worldwide
Campylobacter jejuni
counterstain of C. jejuni
carbol fuchsin
medium for Helicobacter pylori
Skirrow agar
microorganism that binds to Lewis antigen
H. pylori
Stain for biospy in the detection of H. pylori
Warthine-Starry
most common nosocomial pathogen
Pseudomonas aeruginosa
odor of P. aeruginosa in BAP
grape/corn tortilla
agar that enhances pigment of P. aeruginosa
Cetrimide agar
organism that is vulnerable to bacteriophage
Pseudomonas
oxidase negative non-Enterobacteriaceae
Acinetobacter
colonial morphology of Acinetobacter in MAC
purple colonies
coloniol morphology of Acinetobacter in BAP
gummy colonies
organism that has ammonia smell in BAP
Stenotrophomonas maltophilia
causes pneumonia with cystic fibrosis
Burkholderia cepacia
cause of Glander’s/ Farcy’s disease
Burkholderia mallei
cause of Glander’s-like disease, melloidosis, Vietnamese time bomb
Burholderia pseudomallei
odor of B. pseudomallei
earthy odor
colonial morphology of Alcaligenes in BAP
feather-edged; non-pigmented
odor of Alcaligenes in BAP
apples/strawberries odor
has violet pigment in colonies
Chromobacterium violaceum
colonial morphology of Haemophilus influenzae
tan and mucoid
odor of Haemophilus influenzae
mousy/bleach like odor
cause of chancroid
Haemophilus ducreyi
colonial morphology of H. ducreyi in CAM
tan/yellow
microscopic morphology of H. ducreyi
school of fish
railroad tracks
finger prints
cause of pinkeye
Haemophilus aegypti
cause of Brazilian purpuric fever
H. influenzae biogrp. aegypticus
components of CAM for Haemophilus
X (Hemin) and V (NAD) factors
rabbit and/or horse blood
V (NAD) factor producing microorganisms
S. aureus
S. pneumoniae
Neisseria
*Haemophilus would form satellitism
HACEK
Haemophilus (Aggregatibacter) aphrophilus Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans Cardiobacterium hominis Eikenella corrodens Kingella kingae
most prevalent HACEK organism in endocarditis
Aggregatibacter aphrophilus
star shaped HACEK and common cause of periodontitis
Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans
HACEK that has tropism to aortic valves
Cardiobacterium hominis
Least common HACEK that causes pitting of agar
Eikenella corrodens
HACEK that causes osteoarthritis/ bone infection in children <3 y/o
Kingella kingae
most virulent Brucella species
Brucella melitensis
Brucella suis
cause of spontaneous abortion
Brucella
cause of whooping cough
Bordetella pertussis
colonial morphology of Bordetella pertussis
Mercury drop colonies
culture media for Bordetella
Regan-Lowe
Bordet-Gengou
Modified Jones-Kendrick Charcoal agar
Biologic category of Brucella
Category B
Biologic category of Francisella
Category A
best specimen for Francisella
Lymph node biopsy
odor of Pasteurella
mushroom odor
culture medium of Legionella
BCYE
colonial morphology of Legionella
ground glass appearance in BYCE
disease caused by Legionella
Legionnaire’s disease/ Pontiac fever
characteristic of Legionella
resists chlorination (swimming pools)