Small Pleomorphic Gram - Bacilli Flashcards

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Haemophilus normally inhibit URT of humans except

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H.ducreyi

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Blood lover

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Haemophilus

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Growth factors of haemophilus

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X (hemin)

V (NAD)

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Vitamins for haemophilus

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X

V

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Human pathogens

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H.influenzae
H.ducreyi
H.aegypticus

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Main cause of meningitis in children

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H.influenzae

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Vitamins for haemophilus

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X

V

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Pvf of h.influenzae

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Polysaccharide capsule

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Most virulent serotype

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B

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Leasing cause of meningitis in unvaccinated children

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Type B

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It is for haemophilus influenzae serotype B

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HIb

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Is the agent of chancroid or soft chancre

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Haemophilus ducreyi

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Culture: haemophilus ducreyi

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Clumpy appearance

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Other term for h.aegypticus

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Koch-weeks bacillus

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Etiologic agent of brazilian purpuric fever

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H.influenzae biogroup aegypticus

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Etiologic agent of pink eye conjunctivitis

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H.aegypticus

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Only x growth factor

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H.ducreyi

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Microscopy: h.ducreyi

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School of fish
Railroad tracks
Fingerprints

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Preferred agar for observing hemolysis

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Horse blood

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Sheep red cells release

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NADase

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V factor producing bacteria

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S.aureus
S.pneumoniae
Neisseria spp

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Lysing of rbc’s by heat releases

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Both x and v factors

Inactivates nadase

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CAP with 1 % IsoVitalex or Vitox

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H.aegypticus

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Test for differentiating the heme producing species of haemophilus

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Porphyrin test

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Other term for porphyrin test

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Delta-aminolevulinic acid test

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Rgt used in porphyrin test

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Kovac’s rgt

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End product of porphyrin test

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Porphyrin- reddish orange

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+ result of porphyrin test

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Red color

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H
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C
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K
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Haemophilus spp
Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans
Cardiobacterium hominis
Eikenella corodens
Kingella spp
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Part of the normal oral flora

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Hacek group

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Will not grow on Mac conkey agar

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Hacek group

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Days of growth of hacek group

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7-14 days

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Foam loving

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Aggregatibacter aphrophilus

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Star shaped

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Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans

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Etiologic agent in development of periodontitis

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Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans

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Most prevalent hacek species causing endocarditis

Isolated from dental plaque and gingival scrapings

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Aggregatibacter aphrophilus

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Virulence factors of a.actinomycetemcomitans

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Collagenase

Leukotoxin

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Rosette formation

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Cardiobacterium hominis

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Pitting may be seen

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Cardiobacterium hominis

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Have the tendency to resist decolorization

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Kingella

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Most pathogenic in kingella

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K.kingae

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Causative agent of osteoarthritis

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K.kingae

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Bangs bacillus

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Brucella

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Sand appearance

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Brucella

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Disease in brucella

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Undulant fever

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Species in brucella

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B.melitensis

B.abortus

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Most virulent species

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B.melitensis

B.suis

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Characterized by normal temp. in the morning followed by high temp in the afternoon and evening

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Undulant fever

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B.abortus requires this for growth

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Niacin