Vibrio and Others Flashcards
Vibrio parahaemolyticus
Seawater and brackish fish
Cause food infections in humans
Transmission of Bartonella henselae in humans
Scratches/bites from cats
Vibrio cholera
Human Disease
Important in developing countries
Probable cause of septicaemiae in all fish
Vibrio angullarum
Aeromonas salmonicida
Fish pathogen
Typical furunculosis
Vaccine
Spirillum minus infection in rats
Cause conjunctivitis, bronchopneumonia and septicemia
Spirillum minus
Cannot be cultured on artificial media - requires animal inoculation
Found in blood, conjunctiva and mouth of rats
Bartonella
Gram negative
Aerobic
Zoonotic
Bartonella
Spirillum minus
Rat Bite Fever
Spirillum minus and Streptobacillus moniliformis infections
Reappearance of wounds/ulcerations
Undulating fever
Vomiting
Rashes
Polyarthritis
Bartonella henselae infection in cats
Swollen lymph nodes, mild neurological symptoms, endocarditis
Animals < 1 year and associated with flea infections
Transmission - fleas/ticks
Immunity after infection
UUrubruella suis
Respiratory distress in pigs
Bartonella henselae infection in humans
Bacillary angiomatosis - red/purple nodules
Bacillary peliosis- large blood filled cysts
Relapsing bacteremia
Acinetobacter baumannii
Humans
Nosocomial infection
High level of acquired resistance
Carbapenem resistance in animal isolates
Diagnose Bartonella henselae
ELISA
PCR
Stenotrophomonas maltophilla
Humans
Nosocomial infection
High level of acquired resistance
Nicoletella semolina
Respiratory distress in horses
Pelistega europeae
Respiratory distress in pigeons
Streptobacillus monilifomis
Streptobacillus moniliformis
Fusobacteria
Normal microbiota of mouth and throat of mice
Diseases caused by Streptobacillus moniliformis
Rate Bite Fever - humans
Cervical Lymphadenitis - Guinea Pigs
Typical furunculosis caused by
Aeromona salmonicida
Cat Scratch Disease is caused by
Bartonella henselae
