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Pseudomonas and Burkholderia Flashcards

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Pseudomonas Characteristics

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Obligate aerobic
Motile rods (flagella)
Most saprophytic
Mainly in water

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P. Aeruginosa Characteristics

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Facultative symbiotic
Facultative pathogenic (usually secondary)
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P. Aeruginosa - Found in

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Soil
Water
On Plants

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P. Aeruginosa - Growth Characteristics

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Easy grower
Large colonies
Sweet odor
Blue-green pigment

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P. Aeruginosa is Oxidase

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Positive

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P. Aeruginosa is Lactose

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Negative

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P. Aeruginosa - Infections

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Evironmental origin
High natural resistance
Can adapt to humid hospital environments (tubes)

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P. Aeruginosa - Virulence Factors

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Adhesion (fimbriae)
LPS Endotoxin
Exotoxin
Biofilm
Capsule
Iron acquisition
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P. Aeruginosa - Affects

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Cold blooded animals

Secondary infections in mammals and birds

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P. Aeruginosa - Predisposing Factors

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Drinking water
Humidity
Reduced immunity

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P. Aeruginosa in Cats and Dogs

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Skin infections
Cystitis
Otitis externa
Purulent process - blue green pus

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P. Aeruginosa in Rodents

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Pneumonia
Septicemia
High mortality

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P. Aeruginosa in Rabbits

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Skin infection - moist dermatitis

Sporadic pneumonia

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P. Aeruginosa in Horses

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Metritis-vaginitis

Keratitis conjunctivitis - secondary infection

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P. Aeruginosa Causes Mastitis in

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Bovine, sheep, goat

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P. Aeruginosa Mastitis

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Acute with High Mortality

Origin - environment, teat injector

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P. Aeruginosa in Reptiles

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Necrotic stomatitis
Pneumonia
Septicemia
Secondary to poor housing

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P. Aeruginosa - psittaciformes in Parrots/Parrakeets

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Secondary infection
conjunctivitis
Rhinitis
Pneumonia
Airsacculitis
Enteritis
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P. Aeruginosa - Galliformes

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Water supply
Oviduct of turkeys
Contamination of eggs

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P. Aeruginosa - Treatment

A

Take away cause of infection
Fluoroquinolones, Aminoglycosides, polymixin
Most animals die

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Pseudomonas spp.

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Cold blooded animals (reptiles, fish)

Skin ulcus/septicemia

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Burkholderia Characteristics

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Aerobic
Rods
Catalase positive

23
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B. Mallei: Glanders

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BSL3 agent
Zoonotic
Equine pathogen
Must be reported
Mainly in Asia and S. American
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B. Mallei: Glanders - Symptoms

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Nodules and ulcers, pyogranulomatous
Orchitis
Skin, resp tract
Variability in severity

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Glanders - Virulence

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Capsule

LPS

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Glanders - Transmission

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Ingestion - feed, water
Inhalation
Wounds

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Glanders - Pathogenesis

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Chronic, debilitating

pharynx/skin –> lymph and blood –> Lesions in nodes, lung, liver, spleen, nose, skin

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Glanders - Supparative Lesions

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Nodular - neutrophils, fibrin, RBCs

Granulomatous - Necrotic, giant cells

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Glanders - Active Infection

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Fever
Nasal discharge
Lymphandenitis
Frequently fatal

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Glanders - Chronic Infection

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Fever and resp problems

Skin abscesses

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Glanders - Diagnosis

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CFT - main

ELISA, HAI

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B. Pseudomallei - Malioidosis

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Pyogranulomatous infection
Reportable
BSL3
Zoonotic

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Malioidosis - Real Saprophyte

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Water rich environments
Infections after flooding/heavy rain
Swamps

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Malioidosis has endosymbiont with

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Amoeba (reservoir)

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Malioidosis - Host

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Wide range - large dissemination
Mammals - sheep, goat mainly
Rodents

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Malioidosis - Transmission

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Ingestion
Wound infection
Airborne
Arthropod bites

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Malioidosis - Virulence

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Adhesins - flagella
Capsule
T3SS and T4SS

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Malioidosis - in Dogs

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Febrile diseases w/ localizing suppurative foci

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Malioidosis - in Equine

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Mimics glanders - pseudoglanders

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Malioidosis - in Cattle

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Acute to chronic

lungs, joints and uterus

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Malioidosis - in Sheep

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Arthritis and lymphadenitis

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Malioidosis - in Goat

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Loss of condition, respiratory and CNS disturbances
arthritis
mastitis

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Malioidosis - in Swine

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Loss of condition, resp and CNS disturbances
Arthritis
Mastitis
Abortion
Diarrhea

RUSVM Bacteriology (6 decks)

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