(W7) Other Enteric pathogens Flashcards
1
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- Usually found in WATER
- occasionally occur in clinical specimens
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Budivicia
2
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- 7 sp. isolated from WATER
- only B. agrestis & B. noackiae have been isolated from human specimens
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Buttiauxella
3
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- is composed of 5 sp: C. davisae, C. lapagei, C. neteri, & Cedeca sp type 3 and 5
- most have been recovered from SPUTUM, BLOOD, AND WOUNDS
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Cedeca
4
Q
among the five species of Cedecea, what is the most commonly isolated species?
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C. davisae
5
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-most isolates have come from HUMAN BLOOD CULTURES OR RESPIRATORY SPECIMENS and exhibit resistance to multiple antimicrobial agents.
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Ewingella
6
Q
What is the only species of the genus Ewingella?
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Ewingella americana
7
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- They have been found in RESPIRATORY, URINE, AND BLOOD CULTURES
- most strains are non-pigmented, but occasional isolates may produce a REDDISH-BLUE OR VIOLET PIGMENT.
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kluyvera
8
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- has been isolated more recently in pure culture form a SEPTICEMIA & WOUNDS
- has similar IMVIC reactions to E.coli, which have YELLOW pigment BUT ONLY on initial isolation
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leclersia
9
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What is this single species of the genus Leclercia, which can have a YELLOW PIGMET but only on initial isolatioan?
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L. adercarboxylata
10
Q
- produces h2S
- shows weak reactions with Salmonella antisera
- have been isolated from patients with HOSPITAL- ACQUIRED INFECTION
- clinical significance: UNKNOWN
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Leminorella
11
Q
- are species: M. wisconensis
- resembles E.coli growing on enteric media
- clinical significance: UNESTABLISHED
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Moellerella
12
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-natural habitat: LUMEN OF ENTOMOPATHOGENIC NEMATODES
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Photorhabdus
13
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- a group of WATER BACTERIA that are PSYCHROTOLERANT, growing at 4C
- occasionally isolated from human clinical specimens: wound infections, bacteremia, feces from patients with acute gastroenteritis, & septicemia, especially from immunocompromised patients
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Rahnella
14
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- slow growing, produce tiny colonies, & are relatively nonreactive in laboratory media
- they are motile at 25C BUT NOT at 35C
- Demonstrate large 15-to 36- mm zones of inhibition around penicillin disks
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Tatumella
15
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- biochemically similar to salmonella
- isolated from VACUUM-CLEANER CONTENTS on the island of GUAM
- Role in disease: UNKOWN
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Trabulsiella
