Various gram neg rods I Flashcards
gram neg/pos? shape? bordetella
gram neg coccobacilli
what kind of fermentation does bordetella do
aerobic
is bordetella a ferementer
no
T or F: bordetella is fastidious
T
what organism causes pertussis (whooping cough)
bordetella pertussis
what organism causes mild pertussis
bordetella parapertussis
what does bordetella bronchiseptica cause
respiratory disease in animals and occasionally in human
what does bordetella holmsii cause
sepsis
is bordetella an endogenous or exogenous infection
exogenous
t or f: bordetella is part of the normal microbiome
F
what allows bordetella to adhere to ciliated epithelial cells in the respiratory tract (3)
pili, adhesins pertactin, and filamentous hemagglutinin
where in the body does bordetella proliferate
respiratory tract
what toxin does bordetella have that causes pertussis
tracheal cytotoxin
what toxin does bordetella have that increases cAMP and increases respiratory secretions
pertussis toxin
is there a vaccine for bordetella pertussis
yes
T or F: bordetella pertussis is a strict human pathogen
T
who is most likely to be unvaccinated for bordetella
older kids and young adults
how is bordetella transmitted
aerosols
what stage of pertussis has common cold symptoms and pts are very infectious
catarrhal
what stage of pertussis is paroxysm and production of mucous
paroxysmal
what stage of pertussis has decreased symptoms
convalescent
what kind of media does bordetella grow on
supplemented
what does ELISA detect when testing for bordetella (4)
pertussis toxin, filamentous hemagglutinin, pert actin, and pili abs
what cardiobacterium cause endocarditis
cardiobacterium hominis and cardiobacterium valvarum
is cardiobacterium gram pos/neg? shape?
gram variable pleomorphic rods