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THE LIST Exam 2 Flashcards

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Bordetella pertussis

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gram neg coccus
No spores, lots of toxins. Humans only host. Pertussis is severe highly contagious respiratory disease. WHOOPING COUGH. High virulence

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Francisella tularensis

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gram neg coccobaccili
Very contagious. Animals to humans through mosquitos or air. Skin, mucous membrane, lungs, gastrointestinal tracts. Tularemia. Sores become ulcers.

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Pseudomonas aeruginosa

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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.

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Legionella pneumophila

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gram neg
Aquatic environments. Legionellosis disease. Nosocomial pneumonia. Must be acquired from environmental source. Bacterial pneumonia, but not in upper respiratory tract.

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Burkholderia mallei

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gram neg rod

Human and plant pathogen. Grows on dead and decaying matter. Causes Meliodosis and sometimes septicemia and pneumonia.

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Serratia marcescens

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gram neg rod
Opportunistic pathogen. Nosocomial. Antibiotic resistant. Can survive an aerobic and anaerobic conditions. Causes many different disease. Biofilms.

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Proteus vulgaris

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gram neg rod

Nosocomial, esp in those with compromised immune system. UTI

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Yersinia pestis

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gram neg rod

Bubonic plague. Bites from rats and fleas.

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Haemophilus influenzae

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gram neg

Bacterial inection of blood. Direct contact and inhalation. Menigtits

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Bacillus anthracis

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gram pos rod

Aerobic or anerobic. First shown to cause disease by Koch. Anthrax. Lysis of human cells.

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Staphylococcus aureus

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gram pos sphere

Antibiotic resistant super germ. Staph infections. Skin infections, food poisoing, TSS, etc. MRSA

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Streptococcus pneumoniae

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gram pos pointed cocci

Break down red blood cells. Pneumonia, meningitis. Prevents phagocytosis by immune cells.

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Listeria monocytogenes

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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.

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Mycobacterium tuberculosis

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gram pos acid fast

Most cases of tuberculosis

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Mycobacterium leprae

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acid fast gram pos

Leprosy (Hansen’s disease).

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Corynebacterium diphtheria

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gram pos rod

Causes diphtheria. Vaccination has pretty much eradicated it in the US. Very contagious.

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Propionibacterium acnes

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gram pos rod

All over human body. Common inflammatory skin condition Acne vulgaris. Red inflamed skin legions.

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Gardnerella vaginalis

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gram neg rod

Female genital tract. Women only. Discharge, itching, pain.

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Streptomyces spp.

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Soil. Decomposers. Free living. Produce half of world’s antibiotics.

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Bartonella henselae

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gram neg curved rod

Immunocompromised people (AIDS). In the blood. Septicemia, neurological disorders. Cat Scratch Disease. Cats and humans

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Chlamydia trachomatis

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gram neg rod or sphere

STDs. Obligate intracellular parasite. Chlamydia. Not easily spread among women.

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Bacteroides spp.

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gram neg rod

Human intestines. Symbiotic relationship. Break down food. Can cause abscesses if they go elsewhere in body. Can affect CNS.

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Treponema pallidum

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gram neg spiral

Internal parasite. Causes syphilis (STD, or mother to child in utero). Chronic infectious disease.

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Borrelia burgdorferi

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gram neg

Lyme disease

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Deinococcus radiodurans

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gram pos sphere

Found in ground meat that was treated with radiation. Radiation resistant. Soil and feces.

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Thermus aquaticus

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gram neg rod

Taq polymerase. Very high temperatures.

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Streptococcus pyogenes

GAS

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gram pos sphere

Adheres to host cells strongly. Invades. Lots of diseases: fever, pain, dizziness, red rash. Can cause death.

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Streptococcus agalactiae

GBS

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Gram pos spheres

Hemolytic properties. Leading causes of invasive infections in immunocompromised people. Bacteremia, septicemia, meningitis, pneumonia.

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