Specific Examples Flashcards
Tested for with oxidase test
Neisseria gonorrhoeae, Pseodomonas
Identified with Western blotting
HIV
Distinguished by phage typing
S. enterica vs. S aureus
Not sensitive to normal ABs, normal microbiota
Candida albicans
Inhibits cell wall synthesis
Penicillin
Inhibits peptide bond formation
Chloramphenicol
Change shape of ribosome (aminoglycosides)
Streptomycin, neomycin, gentamicin
Interfere with tRNA attachment to ribosome
Tetracyclines, against rickettsia and chlamydia
Injure plasma membrane
Daptomycin, Polymyxin B
Inhibit mRNA/DNA synthesis
Rifamycin, Quinolone
Inhibit synthesis of metabolites
Antimetabolites, sulfonamides
Normal microbiota
S. epidermis, S. aureus, Citrobacter, E. coli, Lactobacillus
Normal in intestine but can cause Dx elsewhere
E. coli
Can cause several Dx conditions
Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Can cause Dx only in humans
HIV
Has never been cultured
Syphilis, leprosy
Zoonoses
Rabies, lyme Dx, malaria
Soil reservoir
C. botulinum, C. tetani
Water reservoir
V. cholerae, Cryptosporidium (diarrhea), S. typhii (typhoid)
Impair phagocytosis with capsules
S. pneumoniae, B. anthracis, Y. pestis (plague)
Uses Opa protein to attach
Neisseria gonorrhoeae