vibrio, camphylobacter, lawsonia, helicobacter, arcobacter Flashcards
vibrio habitat
- water
- intestine aquatic animals
- seafood
vibrio morphology
small curved rod, one polar flagellum
vibrio gram staining
neg
is vibrio fastidious
no
vibrio opt temperature
lower than 37 degrees
vibrio culture
- fac anaerobes
- selective culture at pH 8.6
vibrio catalase
pos
vibrio oxidase
pos
vibrio OF
fermentative
vibrio pathogenicity
pathogens - fac pathogens - saphrphytes
vibrio species
- v cholerae
- v metschnikovii
- v parahaemolyticus
- listonella anguillarum
v cholerae O groups
155
v cholerae diseases
- human cholera
- vomiting and profuse watery diarrhoea
biotypes of O1 serotype v cholerae
classical and el-tor
O139 serogroup v cholerae
v cholerae bengal
v metschnikovii habitat
- water, sewage
- aquatic animals
v metschnikovii oxidase
neg
v metschnikovii pathogenicity
poultry haemorrhagic enteritis
v parahaemolyticus habitat
sea animals
v parahaemolyticus virulance factor
thermostable haemolysin
v parahaemolyticus pathogenicity
food borne infection in humans - associated with consumption of raw or undercooked seafood
listonella anguillarum habitat
marine fish - skin lesions, septicaemia
camphylobacter habitat
mucus membranes, food
camphylobacter morphology
medium curved rods, S forms, spiral filaments, one polar flagellum
camphylobacter gram staining
neg
is camphylobacter fastidious
yes
camphylobacter culture
- blood agar
- microaerophilic
- selective culture
- semi solid media
c fetus 25 degrees
yes
c fetus 42 degrees
no
c jejuni 25 degrees
no
c jejuni 42 degrees
yes
camphylobacter catalse
pos, except for c mucosalis, c sputorum
camphylobacter oxidase
pos
does camphylobacter have carbohydrate splitting
no
camphylobacter biochemiccal characteristics
species, subspecies
camphylobacter antigens
cell wall antigens
camphylobacter c fetus
c1 and c2
camphylobacter c jejuni/c coli
66 serogroups
camphylobacter resistance
weak
camphylobacter pathogenicity
faculative pathogens - saphrphytes
c fetus ssp fetus disease
ovine genital camphylobacteriosis
what does ovine genital camphylobacteriosis cause
- in sheep abortion
- mammals, birds entertitis
c fetus ssp fetus abortion of ewe, liver from fetus
round necrotic lesions up to 2cm in diameter with pale raised rims, dark depressed centre on liver surface
c fetus ssp venerealis disease
bovine genital camphylobacteriosis
bovine genital bacteriosis causes what
- bulls are asymptomatic carriers - infect cows
- cattle abortion, infertility
c jejuni pathogenicity mammals and birds
gut
c jejuni pathogenicity sheep
abortion
c jejuni pathogenicity dog and human
intestinal camphylobacteriosis
c jejuni pathogenicity birds
avian camphylobacter hepatitis
c lari pathogenicity
gut, enteritis
c coli pathogenicity swine, human
enterocolitis
c mucosalis, c hyointestinalis pathogenicity
swine gut, saprophytes