Pseudomonas and Burkholderia

Question 1

Pseudomonas aeruginosa characteristsics

Answer 1

gram-, fruity odor, pyocyanin (blue) and pyoverdin (green on Mueller Hinton), grow at 42C

Question 2

Diseases caused by P. aeruginosa? (a lot, just list some examples)

Answer 2

otitis externa, mastitis, pneumonias, enteritis, rhinitis, fleece rot, etc.

Question 3

Biofilm growth in P. aeruginosa

Answer 3

antiphagocytic, allows bacteria to mutate at a higher frequency and increases fitness and survival, obviously makes difficult to eradicate

Question 4

Burkholderia pseudomallei

Answer 4

causes melioidosis = pain in chest/bones/joints, nodules, suppurative/caseous lesions, pneumonia

Question 5

Burkholderia mallei

Answer 5

GLANDERS, aerosol infects equids

Question 6

3 Forms of Glanders and which one is most common?

Answer 6

1. Nasal
2. Pulmonary
3. Cutaneous (most common) (Farcy)