Unit 2- Salmonella Flashcards
Enterobacteriaceae
Gram negative, rod shaped, catalase positive, oxidase negative, facultative anaerobe, non fastidious, non spore forming, grow on bile, most motile
Ceek Group
Lactose fermenters; Citrobacter, E. coli, Enterobacter, Klebsiella
SPY-Sh Group
Lactose non fermenters, highly pathogenic; Salmonella, Proteus, Yersinia, Shigella
Enterobacteriaceae Diagnostics
Lactose test for CEEK vs SPY-Sh, gas production, motility, IMVic test
Enterobacter Tests
Lactose fermenter, fast growth, CO2 producer, urease negative
Klebsiella Tests
Lactose fermenter, fast growth, CO2 producer, urease positive
Citrobacter Tests
Lactose fermenter, slow growth, H2S producer, urease positive
Proteus Tests
Non lactose fermenter, H2S producer on TSI, urease positive
Salmonella Tests
Non lactose fermenter, H2S producer on TSI, urease negative
Yersinia Tests
Non lactose fermenter, no gas production, urease positive
Urease Negative Enterobacteria
Salmonella and enterobacter
H2S Gas on TSI Enterobacteria
Salmonella, proteus, citrobacter
Enterobacteria Habitat
Small and large intestine
Enterobacteria Transmission
Oral-fecal transmission, commensal of digestive but can cause disease
Enterobacteriaceae Disease
GI infection, diarrhea, liver abscess, UTI, bacteremia, meningitis, mastitis
Enterobacteriaceae Surface Structures
Capsule, flagella, fimbriae, adhesins, invesins, LPS
Enterobacteriaceae Enzymes
Catalase and superoxide dismutase
Enterobacteriaceae Toxins
Hemolysin, siderophores, pathogenicity island, type 3 secretion system
Pathogenicity Island
Area of genome encoding toxins, enzymes, and type 3 secretion system
Type 3 Secretion System
Syringe apparatus on the cell wall to inject enzymes, toxins, and cytokine inhibitors
Enterobacteriaceae Antigenicity
Wide diversity due to LPS, flagella, and capsular antigen
Enterobacteriaceae Culture
Blood agar, Mac Conkey agar, eosin methylene blue, TSI
AMR Genera
Cabapenem resistance from Klebsiella, Enterobacter and E. coli
Salmonella Gas Production
H2S, rotten egg smell and black colonies
Salmonella Culture
MacConkey, eosin methylene blue, brilliant green, samonella and shigella agar
Selective Salmonella Media
Brilliant green or salmonella and shigella agar, perform TSI test, serotype
Salmonella Habitat
Normal digestive flora, S. typhimurium on reptile and amphibian skin
Transmission
Oral fecal, transovarian in poultry
Salmonella Serotypes
2500 based on combinations of LPS and flagella antigen
Salmonella Species
S. enterica and S. bongori
Salmonella enterica Subspecies
enterica I, salmae II, arizonae IIIa, diarizonae IIIb, houtanae IV, indica VI
Salmonella Serotype Grouping
Host specific, host adapted, broad host range
Salmonella zoonosis
All S enterica are zoonotic besides S. pullorum and gallinarium
Major Human Salmonella Serotypes
S typhurium, newport, and enteridis
Salmonella in Poultry
S pullorum, gallinarium, and enterica var enteridis among 7 priority diseases for poultry improvement plan
Salmonella in Songbirds
Birds carry zoonotic salmonella
Salmonella Pathogenicity Island
SPI 1 and 2 present on virulence plasmid or salmonella genome, encoding type 3 secretion systems
Salmonella Body Structures
Fimbriae, flagella (besides chicken species), capsule, LPS lipid A causing ischemic necrosis
Salmonella Enzymes
Catalase, superoxide dismutase, siderophores
Salmonella Toxins
Type 3 secretion systems, adhesins, invasins, hemagglutinins, exotoxins, siderophores
Salmonella Infection
Attaches to cell, T3SS-1 injects for intracellular invasion, T3SS-2 injects for intracellular multiplication, lyses cell to escape
Genes for Intracellular Invasion
T3SS, effector proteins for invasion and penetration, encoded on plasmid or genome of SPI
Salmonella Systemic Invasion
Incubation period in lymphoid tissue, enters blood stream after stress, can result in severe complications
Silent Salmonellitis
Infected animals harbor in a chronic carrier state, stress causes flare ups
Typhoid Salmonellitis
Pneumonia, myocarditis, meningioencephalitis, septicemia, dry gangrene, mastitis, abortion, arthritis
Enteric Salmonellitis
GI upset, fever, weakness, shock, discharge, abortion, colic, diarrhea
Young Chicken Salmonellitis
S. pullorum causes viscous white diarrhea
Old Chicken Salmonellitis
S. gallinarum causes watery yellow diarrhea
Salmonella Diagnosis
Gram - rod, oxidase -, lactose - on macconkey, H2S on TSI, motile, urease -, selective brilliant green agar and salmonella and shigella agar
Salmonella Serotyping
Done by LPS (O) and flagella (H) antigens
Salmonella Treatment
Low cure rate with antimicrobials, electrolyte and fluid therapy
Salmonella Control
Hygiene, water disinfection, iodine
Salmonella Vaccine
Poultry specific serovars and S enteritidis
Shoat Abortion
S. abortusovis