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SEMR: Gram (+) bacilli Flashcards

1
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-Aerobic Gram-Positive Bacilli
-Catalase Positive

-Slightly curved, gram (+) rods,
PALLISADING (PICKET fence)
-Club shape appearance
-“Chinese letter” arrangement

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Corynebacterium spp.

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-AKA as Klebs-Loeffler’s bacillus
-Diphtheria Toxin

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Corynebacterium diphtheriae

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Microscopy
-(pallisadesor as V and L forms)
-(Babes-Ernst granules)

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Corynebacterium diphtheriae

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Aerobic Gram-Positive Bacilli
Catalase Positive

Tinsdale’s Halo: +
Urease: -
Gelatin Hydrolysis: -

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C.diphtheriae

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Aerobic Gram-Positive Bacilli
Catalase Positive

Tinsdale’s Halo: +
Urease: +
Gelatin Hydrolysis: +

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C.ulcerans

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Aerobic Gram-Positive Bacilli
Catalase Positive

Tinsdale’s Halo: +
Urease: +
Gelatin Hydrolysis: -

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C. pseudo-tuberculosis

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Test for Toxigenicity of Corynebacterium diphtheriae

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Elek Test

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Aerobic Gram-Positive Bacilli
Catalase Positive

Tinsdale’s Halo: -
Urease: -
Gelatin Hydrolysis: -

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C.jeikeium

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Virulence Factor
1. Hemolysin (Listeriolysin O)
2. Protein p60

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Listeria monocytogenes

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Listeria monocytogenes
Virulence Factor

A hemolytic and cytotoxictoxin that
damages the phagosomemembrane

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Hemolysin (Listeriolysin O)

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Listeria monocytogenes
Virulence Factor

Induces phagocytosisthrough increased
adhesion and penetration into mammalian
cells.

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Protein p60

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Clinical Infections

Pregnant Women:
Stillbirth and
Spontaneous abortion

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Listeria monocytogenes

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Clinical Infections

New Born: Bacteremia and meningitis

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Listeria monocytogenes

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Clinical Infections

Immunosuppressed Host: Meningitis and endocarditis

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Listeria monocytogenes

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Microscopy:
Gram (+) rods or
coccobacilli in pairs
or in short chains

Cultural Characteristics:
Small, round, smooth
translucent . NARROW
zone of β-hemolysis

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Listeria monocytogenes

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-Very small zone
-β Hemolysis
-37°C
-Metachromatic granules
Pleomorphic (V and L forms)
-Nonmotile
-Black colonies w/
brown halo (CTBA)
-Elek test

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C. diphtheriae

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-Narrow zone
-β Hemolysis
-30°C - 35°C (0.5 °C - 45°C)
-UMBRELLA Shape
INVERTED CHRISTMAS TREE
-TUMBLING MOTILITY
-Hippurate and Bile Esculin
Hydrolysis (+)
-CAMP (+): Rectangle

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L. monocytogenes

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Aerobic Gram-Positive Bacilli
Catalase Positive
(2)

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C. diptheriae
L. monocytogenes

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Aerobic Gram-Positive Bacilli
Catalase Negative
(3)

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Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae

Arcanobacterium

Gardnerella vaginalis

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localized painful skin infection
(work related inoculation)

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Erysipeloid

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Aerobic Gram-Positive Bacilli
Catalase Negative
Clinical Infections

Erysipeloid
Septicemia
Diffuse cutaneous infection

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Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae

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Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae
drug of choice

A

Penicillin

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Microscopy
-Thin, filamentous gram
(+) rods
-Arrange singly, in short
chains or V shape
-Gram variable

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Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae

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Culture Characteristics

i. Rough colonies
*Large, rough, curled
with irregular edges

ii. Smooth colonies
*small, smooth, transparent

iii. α-hemolytic after
prolonged incubation

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Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae

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Identification
-“TEST-TUBE BRUSH LIKE”
pattern at 22°C in gelatin stab
-Produces Hydrogen
sulfide (H2S) in TSI
-Non-motile, pleomorphic
-Negative: Urease, V-P, Esculinhydrolysis

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Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae

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Aerobic Gram-Positive Bacilli
Catalase Negative
Clinical Infections

Clinical Infection
i. Pharyngitis
ii. Cervical lymphadenopathy
iii. Rash and desquamation of hands and feet
iv. Soft tissue and sepsis

A

Arcanobacterium haemolyticum

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Microscopy
1. Curved, gram (+) rods
with pointed ends and
rudimentary branching.
2. Exhibit coccal forms after
48 hours of growth

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Arcanobacterium haemolyticum

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Culture Characteristics
-Small colonies; may be
β-hemolytic (narrow zone)
-Pits Agar
-Black opaque dot is
observed when the colony
is scraped

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Arcanobacterium haemolyticum

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-Lipase and Lecithinase positive (EYA)
-Exhibit REVERSE CAMP REACTION due to
production of phospholipase D that
inhibits β-lysin.
-Erythromycin is the drug of choice

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Arcanobacterium haemolyticum

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Arcanobacterium haemolyticum

Exhibit reverse camp reaction due to
production of – that
inhibits β-lysin.

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phospholipase D

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Arcanobacterium haemolyticum

Exhibit reverse camp reaction due to
production of phospholipase D that
inhibits–.

32
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Aerobic Gram-Positive Bacilli
Catalase Negative

Clinical Infections
-Bacterial vaginosis
-Less commonly associated in UTI

A

Gardnerella vaginalis

33
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malodorous discharge and
vaginal pH > 4.5) reduce Lactobacillus in vagina
Polymicrobial including Mobiluncus spp,
Prevotella spp

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Bacterial vaginosis
Gardnerella vaginalis

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Aerobic Gram-Positive Bacilli
Catalase Negative

Microscopy
1. Pleomorphic, gram
variable coccobacillus
or short rod.
2. Characteristic “clue
cells” in wet mount. of
vaginal fluid.

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Gardnerella vaginalis

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Presumptive Test for Gardnerella vaginalis

fishlike odor, after the addition of 1 drop of 10% KOH to the
vaginal washings.

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Whiff Test

36
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drug of choice for Gardnerella vaginalis

A

Metronidazole

37
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Aerobic Gram-Positive Bacilli

Catalase: +
Motility (25°C): -
Esculin Hydrolysis: -
H2S (TSI): -
Hemolysis: beta
Urease: -

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c. diptheriae

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Aerobic Gram-Positive Bacilli

Catalase: +
Motility (25°C): +
Esculin Hydrolysis: +
H2S (TSI): -
Hemolysis: beta
Urease: -

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L. monocytogenes

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Aerobic Gram-Positive Bacilli

Catalase: -
Motility (25°C): -
Esculin Hydrolysis: -
H2S (TSI): +
Hemolysis: gamma, alpha
Urease: -

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E. rhusiopathiae

40
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Aerobic Gram-Positive Bacilli

Catalase: -
Motility (25°C): -
Esculin Hydrolysis: -
H2S (TSI): -
Hemolysis: beta
Urease: -

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A. haemolyticum

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Aerobic Gram-Positive Bacilli

Catalase: -
Motility (25°C): -
Esculin Hydrolysis: -
H2S (TSI): -
Hemolysis: gamma
Urease: +

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G. vaginalis

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Aerobic Gram-Positive Bacilli
Branching Actinomycetes

present in dust or soil or plant material

43
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Aerobic Gram-Positive Bacilli
Branching Actinomycetes

Virulence Factor
-Superoxide dismutase and catalase
-Nocobactin – iron chelating compound

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Aerobic Gram-Positive Bacilli
Branching Actinomycetes

Clinical Infections-immunocompromised
Pulmonary infections

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N. asteroides

45
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Aerobic Gram-Positive Bacilli
Branching Actinomycetes

Clinical Infections-
Cutaneous infections

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N. brasiliensis

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Aerobic Gram-Positive Bacilli
Branching Actinomycetes

Clinical Infections-yellow-orange pus,
granular (“sulfur granules”)

A

Actinomycoticmycetomas

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Aerobic Gram-Positive Bacilli
Branching Actinomycetes
Other Actinomycetes

Gram Stain:
Moderate weaving, interwining branching

A

Actinomadura

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Aerobic Gram-Positive Bacilli
Branching Actinomycetes
Other Actinomycetes

Gram Stain:
Extensive branching with chains & spores

A

Streptomyces

49
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Aerobic Gram-Positive Bacilli
Branching Actinomycetes
Other Actinomycetes

Gram Stain: Short Rods

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Aerobic Gram-Positive Bacilli
Branching Actinomycetes
Other Actinomycetes

Gram Stain: Long bacilli that fragments

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Tsukamurella

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Aerobic Gram-Positive Bacilli
Branching Actinomycetes
Other Actinomycetes

Gram Stain: Diptheroid like or coccobacillary (“zigzag”)

A

Rhodococcus

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Aerobic Gram-Positive Bacilli
Spore-Forming

Virulence Factors
1. Glutamic acid capsule resistant to host
proteolytic enzymes
2. Exotoxins

A

Bacillus anthracis

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Bacillus anthracis
Exotoxins

Binding molecule to EF/LF

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Protective factor

54
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Bacillus anthracis
Exotoxins

Adenylate cyclase that
causes edema

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Edema Factor (EF)

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Bacillus anthracis
Exotoxins

Protease that kills
host cells

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Lethal factor (LF)

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Aerobic Gram-Positive Bacilli
Spore-Forming

Clinical infections
Cutaneous anthrax

A

Bacillus anthracis

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Bacillus anthracis
Clinical infections

-Most common but least severe.
Occurs at the site of spore penetration.
-Manifested by erythematous papule to
ulceration and to formation of eschar.

A

Cutaneous anthrax

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Microscopy

-Large, gram (+), square-
ended, gram (+) rod,
singly or in chains.
-“Bamboo rod” appearance
-Spores are oval, located
centrally to subterminally

A

Bacillus anthracis

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Cultural Characteristics

-Nonhenmolytic, large, gray and flat
with irregular margin(“MEDUSA HEAD”)
-Large and MMUCOID COLONIES in
bicarbonate agar.
-BEATEN EGG WHITE consistency
-Produces “STRING OF PEARLS” in MH Agar
containing 0.05 -0.5 U/mLpenicillin

A

Bacillus anthracis

60
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Aerobic Gram-Positive Bacilli
Spore-Forming

Has 2 clinical infection forms:
1. Diarrheal
2. Emetic

A

Bacillus cereus

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Incubation period: 8-16 hours
Predominant symptoms: Diarrhea
Duration of illness: 12-24 (24)hours
Food Implicated: Meat producers
Stability to heat: Negative

A

Diarrheal
Bacillus cereus

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Incubation period: 1-5 hours
Predominant symptoms: Vomiting
Duration of illness: 6-24 (9) hours
Food Implicated: Fried and Boiled Rice
Stability to heat: Positive

A

Emetic
Bacillus cereus

63
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Aerobic Gram-Positive Bacilli
Spore-Forming

Lecithinase: +
Motile:-
Penicillin Sensitivity:+
Parasporal Crystals:-

A

B. anthracis

64
Q

Aerobic Gram-Positive Bacilli
Spore-Forming

Lecithinase: +
Motile:+
Penicillin Sensitivity:-
Parasporal Crystals:-

65
Q

Aerobic Gram-Positive Bacilli
Spore-Forming

Lecithinase: +
Motile:+
Penicillin Sensitivity:-
Parasporal Crystals:+

A

B. thuringiensis

66
Q

Aerobic Gram-Positive Bacilli
Spore-Forming

Lecithinase: +
Motile: -
Penicillin Sensitivity: -
Parasporal Crystals: -

A

B. mycoides

67
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Aerobic Gram-Positive Bacilli
Spore-Forming

Hemolysis: -
String of Pearls: +
Gelatin Hydrolysis: -
Growth in PEA: -

A

B. anthracis

68
Q

Aerobic Gram-Positive Bacilli
Spore-Forming

Hemolysis: +
String of Pearls: -
Gelatin Hydrolysis: +
Growth in PEA: +

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