THE LIST Exam 2 Flashcards
Bordetella pertussis
gram neg coccus
No spores, lots of toxins. Humans only host. Pertussis is severe highly contagious respiratory disease. WHOOPING COUGH. High virulence
Francisella tularensis
gram neg coccobaccili
Very contagious. Animals to humans through mosquitos or air. Skin, mucous membrane, lungs, gastrointestinal tracts. Tularemia. Sores become ulcers.
Pseudomonas aeruginosa
gram neg rod
Rarely infects humans, usually just the weak (those with cancer, AIDS). Nosocomial. 40-60% mortality rate. COD for many cystic fibrosis deaths. communicates through quorum sensing.
Legionella pneumophila
gram neg
Aquatic environments. Legionellosis disease. Nosocomial pneumonia. Must be acquired from environmental source. Bacterial pneumonia, but not in upper respiratory tract.
Burkholderia mallei
gram neg rod
Human and plant pathogen. Grows on dead and decaying matter. Causes Meliodosis and sometimes septicemia and pneumonia.
Serratia marcescens
gram neg rod
Opportunistic pathogen. Nosocomial. Antibiotic resistant. Can survive an aerobic and anaerobic conditions. Causes many different disease. Biofilms.
Proteus vulgaris
gram neg rod
Nosocomial, esp in those with compromised immune system. UTI
Yersinia pestis
gram neg rod
Bubonic plague. Bites from rats and fleas.
Haemophilus influenzae
gram neg
Bacterial inection of blood. Direct contact and inhalation. Menigtits
Bacillus anthracis
gram pos rod
Aerobic or anerobic. First shown to cause disease by Koch. Anthrax. Lysis of human cells.
Staphylococcus aureus
gram pos sphere
Antibiotic resistant super germ. Staph infections. Skin infections, food poisoing, TSS, etc. MRSA
Streptococcus pneumoniae
gram pos pointed cocci
Break down red blood cells. Pneumonia, meningitis. Prevents phagocytosis by immune cells.
Listeria monocytogenes
gram pos rod
Resistant to freezing, drying, heat. Non spore forming. Found in soil. Raw food and milk. Intestinal tract of a few humans. Can be in refrigerated foods. Septicemia, meningitis, corneal ulcers, pneumonia, cervical infections, diarrhea.
Mycobacterium tuberculosis
gram pos acid fast
Most cases of tuberculosis
Mycobacterium leprae
acid fast gram pos
Leprosy (Hansen’s disease).
Corynebacterium diphtheria
gram pos rod
Causes diphtheria. Vaccination has pretty much eradicated it in the US. Very contagious.
Propionibacterium acnes
gram pos rod
All over human body. Common inflammatory skin condition Acne vulgaris. Red inflamed skin legions.
Gardnerella vaginalis
gram neg rod
Female genital tract. Women only. Discharge, itching, pain.
Streptomyces spp.
Soil. Decomposers. Free living. Produce half of world’s antibiotics.
Bartonella henselae
gram neg curved rod
Immunocompromised people (AIDS). In the blood. Septicemia, neurological disorders. Cat Scratch Disease. Cats and humans
Chlamydia trachomatis
gram neg rod or sphere
STDs. Obligate intracellular parasite. Chlamydia. Not easily spread among women.
Bacteroides spp.
gram neg rod
Human intestines. Symbiotic relationship. Break down food. Can cause abscesses if they go elsewhere in body. Can affect CNS.
Treponema pallidum
gram neg spiral
Internal parasite. Causes syphilis (STD, or mother to child in utero). Chronic infectious disease.
Borrelia burgdorferi
gram neg
Lyme disease
Deinococcus radiodurans
gram pos sphere
Found in ground meat that was treated with radiation. Radiation resistant. Soil and feces.
Thermus aquaticus
gram neg rod
Taq polymerase. Very high temperatures.
Streptococcus pyogenes
GAS
gram pos sphere
Adheres to host cells strongly. Invades. Lots of diseases: fever, pain, dizziness, red rash. Can cause death.
Streptococcus agalactiae
GBS
Gram pos spheres
Hemolytic properties. Leading causes of invasive infections in immunocompromised people. Bacteremia, septicemia, meningitis, pneumonia.
