Staphylococcus Flashcards
Module 1
Appearance and shape of staphylococcus
Grape-like appearance; Perfectly spherical
Pigment of S. albus/epidermidis
White
Pigment of S. aureus
Yellow
What are the virulence factors of staphylococcus
- Surface Proteins
- Factors inhibiting phagocytosis
- Protein toxins
What are the surface proteins of staphylococcus
- Laminin and Fibronectin
- Fibrinogen or Fibrin
- Collagen-binding factor
What substance is the dominant component that leads to adherence of S. aureus
Fibrinogen
What is the predominant ligand that promotes attachment after degradation of Fibrinogen
Fibronectin
What are the factors that inhibits Phagocytosis
Capsule and Immunoglobulin-binding protein A
It is the surface polysaccharide of Serotype 5 or 8
Capsular Polysaccharide
What is capsular polysaccharide called because it can only be visualized on electron microscopy after antibody labelling
Microcapsule
What is the toxin that acts specifically on polymorphonuclear leukocytes
Leukocidin
These are virulence factors that are responsible for symptom conditions during infections; are also known to be membrane damaging toxin
Protein Toxin
A toxin binds to membranes of susceptible cells and its subunits _____________ to form __________________
Oligomerize ; Hxamic Rings
What blood cells have high affinity to toxins
Human platelets and Monocytes
What toxin binds to host cell and its subunits oligomerize to form hexamic rings
A-toxin
These is released from the series of secondary reactions that triggers production of inflammatory mediators producing symptoms of septic shock
Eicosanoids ; Cytokines
What toxin is known to be the most potent membrane-damaging toxin and is the major virulent factor
A-toxin
This toxin damages membranes rich in sphingomyelinase C
B-toxin
What is the classical test for B-toxin
Lysis of sheep RBC at 4-15 degrees Celsius
This toxin is a small peptide toxin produced by most strains of S. aureus phospholipase
Delta-toxin
What toxins are produced separately but acts together to damage membranes
Gamma-toxin and Leucocidin
Classification of Enterotoxins and Toxic Shock Syndrome Toxin (TSST1)
Superantigens
This superantigen has 6 serotypes that cause diarrhea and vomiting
Enterotoxin
This superantigen is responsible for 75% of Toxic Shock Syndrome including menstrual cases
Toxic Shock Syndrome Toxin 1
What is another factor that causes the symptoms of Toxic Shock Syndrome
Release of large amount of Cytokines from stimulated T-cells
This toxin causes scalded skin syndrome in neonates
Epidermolytic Toxin
What are the 2 forms of Epidermolytic/Exfoliative Toxin
ETA and ETB
This extracellular protein binds to prothrombin in host to form Staphylo-thrombin that activates protease
Coagulase
What is formed coagulase of Staphylococcus binds with prothrombin
Staphylo-thrombin
This enzyme is the traditional marker for identifying S. aureus
Coagulase
This enzyme from staphylococcus is a known plasminogen activator
Staphylokinase
What enzyme is a known Spreading Factor
Hyaluronidase
What species of Staphylococcus is coagulase negative
S. epidermidis
This species of Staphylococcus is the main cause of infection associated with prosthetic devices
S. epidermidis
True or False,
S. epidermidis can be cultured in Mannitol Salt Agar (Salt tolerant)
False, it cannot ferment mannitol
True or False,
S. aureus is Coagulase negative but Catalase positive
False, it is both Coagulase and Catalase positive
Diseases caused by S. aureus
- Botryomycosis
- Mastitis
- Tick Pyemia
- Periorbital Eczema in sheep
- Purulent Synovitis
- Cutaneous Staphylococcosis
- Porcine Necrotizing Staphylococcal Endometritis
What species of Staphylococcus is most prevalent in dogs and other carnivores
S. intermedius
This species of Staphylococcus enters through breaks in skin and is an exudative epidermitis of swine
S. hyicus subsp. hyicus
Diagnosis for Staphylococcus diseases
- Smear
- Culture on Blood Agar Plate
- Mannitol Salt Agar
- Coagulase
- Deoxyribonuclease