showing partially acid-fast appearance RHODOCOCCUS, GORDONIA AND TSUKAMURELLA

Question 1

Aerobic, catalase-positive, branching,
filamentous, Gram-positive bacteria that can
fragment into rods and cocci

Answer 1

RHODOCOCCUS, GORDONIA AND
TSUKAMURELLA

Question 2

Skin infections,
pneumonia, peritonitis, catheter-associated
sepsis

Answer 2

Infection and disease realted to RHODOCOCCUS, GORDONIA AND
TSUKAMURELLA

Question 3

• Primarily acquired through inhalation
• Grow on most of the non-selective media for
  bacterial, mycobacterial and fungal isolation

Answer 3

RHODOCOCCUS, GORDONIA AND
TSUKAMURELLA

Question 4

• Isolated in soil, fresh and marine water and
  organic matte

Answer 4

RHODOCOCCUS, GORDONIA AND
TSUKAMURELLA

Question 5

• Non-motile and
  partially acid-fast and
  is composed of
  mycolic acid with
  longer carbon chains
• Can persist and
  replicate within
  macrophages

Question 6

• Non-motile and
  partially acid-fast and
  is composed of
  mycolic acid with
  longer carbon chains
• Can persist and
  replicate within
  macrophages

Answer 6

RHODOCOCCUS EQUI

Question 7

Actinomadura madurae and A. pelletier

Answer 7

species of Actinomadura madurae and A. pelletier

Question 8

• Fungal wound infection that is known as eumycetoma.
• Most common form of eumycetoma is known as mycetoma pedis → Madura foot
• Acquired through respiratory route and exposure
  to infected animals

Answer 8

RHODOCOCCUS EQUI

Question 9

Coccobacilli with a ”zigzag pattern”
and a filamentous form

Answer 9

Microscopy of RHODOCOCCUS EQUI

Question 10

• Genus varies from Gram
  positive to Gram
  variable rods.
• Partially acid-fast, non-motile and catalase
  positive

Answer 10

GORDONIA

Question 11

Smooth and slimy with irregular edges;
but may appear as dry or rough; and exhibit the
presence of mycelia

Answer 11

Culture appearance in Gordonia

Question 12

• Genus are Gram positive and shaped like long
  rods that fragments into three parts.
• Members are Slightly acid-fast when the
  Kinyoun method is used

Answer 12

Tsukamurella

Question 13

Colonies are circular with rhizoid
edges; has no aerial hyphae ad exhibit white or
orange pigmentation.

Answer 13

Culture appearance of Tsukamurella