Pseudomonas & Burkholderia Flashcards
Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Colored by counter stain ?
Pseudomonas aeruginosa are Gram-______, _____, _____
negative, aerobic, rods
What can be seen in this image here? What is its purpose/function?
P. aeruginosa possess polar flagella which assist in Motility & Attachment
Single flagellum
P. aeruginosa – Fruity, grape-like smell
Produce metabolite called Aminoacetophenone –> responsible for grape smell
Label this image accordingly
P. aeruginosa – Diffusible pigments
P. aeruginosa is an ________ pathogen
opportunistic
can be detected in healthy animals
P. aeruginosa can be found where in the environment? What species does it effect?
(everywhere)
1. Water
2. Soil
3. Plants
4. Hospitals (nosocomial infection)
5. Home
Love moist environments and plastics
immunocompromised individuals –> devestating
Humans, dogs, cats, bovine, sheep, chickens, horses, snakes, hippos (pretty much all animals)
P. aeruginosa - Antibiotic resistance
Ability to upregulate impermeability so drug can not penetrate it.
Produce beta lactamases that degrade beta lactam antibiotics such as penicilins
theey also have muktidrug efflu pumps that pump urg out of bat4eira, making them reistant to antibotiocs
AMe altes riboomoal inding sites –> ? ineffective
priduce alginate = slime like mucoid polysacchride
visoucs gel surrounding bateira assit in generating biofilm protets abcteria from antibiotics.
Name the toxins Pseudomonas possesses.
Toxins:
Exotoxin A (ADP-ribosylation of EF2),
Phospholipase C (hemolysin),
Pyocyanin (ROS),
Pyoverdine (Siderophore)
Name the structures that pseudomonas possesses that assists with attachment.
Pili, Flagella,
LPS (endotoxin) recognized by immune cells and induces strong inflammatory response –> septic shock
Name the structures that pseudomonas possesses that assists with Biofilm formation.
Mucoid EPS (Alginate)
biofilm protects bacteria from antibiotics nad host immune respoinses.
Name the type 3 secretion system that pseudomonas possesses
see slide again.
Exoenzyme S
important because enodtoxin is translocated intohost cells thorugh type 3 secretion system
induces cell death by apoptosis and prevents phagocytic killing
Exotoxin A –> endocytosis of toxin ?
Phosphoplipase C –> lyses host membrne and leads ot cell deeath
Pyocyanin –> taken up by host cell where it generates reactive oxygen speceis
pyoveridine –> binds to iron and provides essential nutrient to microbes sequestong microbes from host cell
degradative enzymes
What are the symptoms and side effects of P. aeruginosa infection ?
- Skin infections
- Ear infections
- Eye infections
- Respiratory infections
- Bloodstream infections
- Other
Skin infections caused by P. aeruginosa cause _____ ___ in sheep.
fleece rot
Water penetration of fleece allows pseudomonas infection. reported in conditions associated with prolonged or heavy rainfall.
Skin infections caused by P. aeruginosa cause ________ in dogs.
pyoderma
Ear infections caused by P. aeruginosa cause ________ ____ in dogs & cats.
otitis externa
Ear infections caused by P. aeruginosa cause ________ ____/_____ in chinchillas.
otitis media, interna
Eye infections caused by P. aeruginosa cause ________ _________ in dogs, cats, and horses.
Ulcerative keratitis
Respiratory infections caused by P. aeruginosa cause ______________ in dogs, cats, and chinchillas.
pneumonia
Bloodstream infections caused by P. aeruginosa cause ___________ & septicemia in chinchillas.
Bacteremia & Septicemia
Through bloodstream –> brain, GI tract, urinary tract, etc.
Other types of infections caused by P. aeruginosa cause _________ in cattle and sheep and _______ _____ in snakes.
mastitis, necrotic stomatitis
What specimens should you collect from a patient that you suspect is infected with P. aeruginosa?
pus, respiratory aspirates, milk samples, ear swabs, etc.
What cultures should you use to isolate the bacterium if you suspect your patient is infected with P. aeruginosa?
- Nutrient agar
- MacConkey agar
- Blood agar
incubated aerobically at 37°C for 24 to 48 hours
What biochemical tests should you use to identify the bacterium if you suspect your patient is infected with P. aeruginosa?
Oxidase, catalase
positive for both!
What molecular-based techniques should you use to confirm the diagnosis of the bacterium if you suspect your patient is infected with P. aeruginosa?
PCR and sequencing
How would you treat your patient if they were infected by P. aeruginosa?
Identify and eliminate the sources of infection: water, diet, surroundings.
1. Antibiotic therapy
- Perform Antimicrobial susceptibility testing prior to administering antibiotics
2. Vaccines
- for farmed mink and chinchillas
Which drugs are less effective against Pseudomonas?
Penicillin, Ampicillin, Tetracycline, First- and
Second-generation Cephalosporins,
Chloramphenicol, Clindamycin, Erythromycin,
and Trimethoprim-sulfadiazine
Pseudomonas fluorescens is a gram-_______, _____, _______ _____.
negative, motile, aerobic rods
Pseudomonas fluorescens is unable to ferment _______.
glucose
Pseudomonas fluorescens produces ________ pigment (_______).
fluorescent, pyoverdine (ciderophore = high affinity iron chelating compound essential for aquistion of iron and ? growth).
Pseudomonas fluorescens is present in ____ and _____.
* Skin ulcers and septicemia in reptile and
freshwater fish
soil, water