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Micro Exam II
Bugs
110
Microbiology
Graduate
11/19/2011

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Term
Tinsdale Agar-
What's in it, and what grows on it?
Definition
Cysteine Tellurite Blood Agar;
DIPTHERIA
Term
Gamma hemolytic on blood agar;
gram + bacillus;
poly-D-glutamic capsule
Definition
Bacillus Anthracis
Term
Likes cold;
invades M-cells'
Gram + Rod
Definition
Listeria
Term
crosses placenta;
caught from contaminated food;
Actin tail for motility
Definition
Listeria
Term
gram +, catalase - , normal gut flora;
Adhesins;
Group D antigen
Definition
Enterococci
Term
Optochin resistant;
bile resistant;
PYR+;
NO VIRULENCE FACTORS
Definition
Enterococci
Term
gram +;
Alpha hemolytic;
damages ciliated epithelium
Definition
Strep. Pneumoniae
Term
Rusty colored sputum;
lancet-shaped;
dissolves in bile;
optochin sensitive
Definition
Strep pneumoniae
Term
gram +, group B antigen,
partially Beta hemolytic,
CAMP +,
MENINGITIS
Definition
Strep Agalactiae
Term
Alpha hemolytic, gram +, catalase -,
found on cavities,
causes endocarditis and intraabdominal infections
Definition
Strep Viridans
Term
Most important virulence factor is M-protein...
Definition
Strep Pyogenes
Term
malar rash, sandpaper rash, strawberry tongue
Definition
Strep Pyogenes- causing scarlet fever
Term
gram +, catalase -, coag -, sensitive to Bacitracin, Beta hemolytic
Definition
Strep pyogenes
Term
Can be tested with ASO titres
Definition
Strep pyogenes
Term
What is pyoderma?
Definition
Deep, pus filled lesions in children, usually due to hygiene issues-
strep pyogenes
Term
What is the main virulence factor of Staph Aureus and what does it do?
Definition
Protein A; binds to the Fc portion of Ab, rendering them useless
Term
Most famous marker of MRSA?
Definition
mecA
Term
Causes chronic middle ear infections in kids;
is gram +, catalase +, coag -
Definition
Alloicoecus otitidis
Term
gram +, catalase +, coag -, adheres to plastic (catheters), normal flora,
NOVOBIOCIN SENSITIVE
Definition
staph epidermidis
Term
gram +, catalase +, coag -, NOVOBIOCIN RESISTANT, causes UTI's
Definition
Staph saprophyticus
Term
The phage mediated toxin of this bug inhibits protein synthesis; the bug is CLUB shaped, gram +, and catalase +
Definition
Cornybacterium Diptheria
Term
Makes a thick gray PSEUDOmembrane and causes sore throat, exudative pharyngitis; complications can lead to myocarditis and neurotoxicity-
tissue damage is caused by exotoxin
Definition
Cornybacterium Diptheria
Term
BUZZ WORD: "brown halos around colonies"
Definition
Diptheria
Term
BUZZ WORD: Large, dry colonies with IRREGULAR shapes and NO HEMOLYSIS
Definition
Bacillus Anthracis
Term
BUZZ WORD: Profuse watery diarrhea after 6 hours
Definition
Bacillus Cereus
Term
BUZZ WORD: from old rice at a Chinese buffet causing puking and diarrhea
Definition
Bacillus Cereus
Term
BUZZ WORD: Forms VISIBLE CHAINS on microscopy
Definition
Bacillus Anthracis
Term
BUZZ WORD: "tumbling", motile, extracellular
Definition
Listeria
Term
BUZZ WORD: Cold Enrichment
Definition
Listeria
Term
BUZZ WORD: Black pigment on Bile Esculin Agar
Definition
Enterococci
Term
BUZZ WORD: Rusty Colored Sputum
Definition
Strep Pneumoniae
Term
BUZZ WORD: Lancet-shaped
Definition
Strep Pneumoniae
Term
BUZZ WORD: Quelling Reaction (swelling) with Ab against capsule
Definition
Strep Pneumoniae
Term
BUZZ WORD: Sandpaper rash, strawberry tongue
Definition
Scarlett Fever from Strep Pyogenes
Term
BUZZ WORD: Honey Crusted Lesions
Definition
Strep Pyogenes- impetigo; Staph Aureus- impetigo
Term
BUZZ WORD: Grape-like clusters
Definition
Staph Aureus
Term
BUZZ WORD: Scalded Skin
Definition
Staph Aureus
Term
BUZZ WORD: Honeymoon Cystitis
Definition
Staph Saprophyticus
Term
BUZZ WORD: "Bull Neck"
Definition
Cornybacterium DIPTHERIA
Term
Thayer Martin Agar- coffee bean stain
Definition
Neisseria GONORRHOEA
Term
List 6 virulence factors of Gonorrhoea
Definition
Pilus, LOS, IgA Protease, por proteins, opa
Term
Which Neisseria metabolizes maltose?
Definition
"Meningitidis Metabolizes Maltose"
(Neisseria Meningitidis)
Term
What causes Waterhouse-friedrichsen Syndrome, and what is it's main symptom?
Definition
Neisseria Meningitidis; Adrenal Hemmorhage
Term
Name two long-term effects of Neisseria Gonnorhea in Men, and two in Women:
Definition
Men- prostatitis, epididymitis
Women- Pelvic Inflammatory Disease, sterility
Term
BUZZ WORD: "Currant Jelly"
Definition
Klebsiella
Term
gram - rod, Lactose Fermenter, indole -, VERY THICK CAPSULE
Definition
Klebsiella
Term
gram - rod, STD with PAINLESS genital ulcer
Definition
Klebsiella Granulomatous
Term
BUZZ WORD: "undercooked hamburger; petting zoos"
Definition
EHEC- 'hemorrhagic e. coli'
Term
BUZZ WORD: "Bricks" on microscopy
Definition
EaggEC- Aggregative e. coli-
Term
BUZZ WORD: "Traveler's Diarrhea"; "Montezuma's Revenge"
Definition
ETEC-
Term
BUZZ WORD: "Bloody Diarrhea with Leukocytes"
Definition
EIEC- Invasive e. coli
Term
gram - rods; lactose fermenter; catalase +; has LPS
Definition
e. coli
Term
BUZZ WORD: "Shiga-like toxins Stx 1, 2"
Definition
EHEC- hemorrhagic e.coli
Term
BUZZ WORD: "Rose Spots"
Definition
Typhoid Fever- Salmonella Typhi
Term
BUZZ WORD: Catch from peanut butter, or chickens
Definition
Salmonella Enteritidis
Term
Sickle Cell anemia predisposes patients to what bug?
Definition
Salmonella
Term
Lives in gall bladder, can be carried in gall bladder for a long time
Definition
Salmonella Typhi
Term
BUZZ WORD: "Bloody diarrhea with mucous" in a gram - rod
Definition
Shigella
Term
What does Shiga toxin do?
Definition
Inhibits protein synthesis
Term
BUZZ WORD: "Children, daycare and schools" causing severe GI issues
Definition
Shigella
Term
BUZZ WORD: "SWARMING"
Definition
Proteus
Term
Causes UTI's, is mobile via flagella, has UREASE as a virulence factor:
Definition
Proteus
Term
Increases urine pH, causes kidney stones
Definition
Proteus
Term
BUZZ WORD: "Ground Glass" on buffered charcoal yeast
Definition
Legionella Pneumophila
Term
Carried in Amoeba; makes biofilm
Definition
Legionella Pneumophila
Term
Pontiac Fever is caused by...
Definition
Legionella
Term
5 gram negative bugs that together cause endocarditis
Definition
HACEK- H. parainfluenzae; Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans; cardiobacterium hominis; eikenella corrodens; kingella
Term
STD with PAINFUL ULCERS- you cry with...
Definition
Haemophilus Ducreyi
Term
gram - coccobacillus with Capsule, Adhesins, and Endotoxin
Definition
Haemophilus
Term
BUZZ WORD: "Regan Lowe Agar"
Definition
Pertussis
Term
BUZZ WORD: "Bordet Gengou"
Definition
Pertussis
Term
Attaches to ciliated epithelium, has pertactin and hemagluttinin, gram - rods, coccobacillus
Definition
Bordatello Pertussis
Term
What does pertussis toxin cause, and how?
Definition
Increase in respiratory mucous; overproduction of cAMP
Term
What has tracheal cytotoxin and what does it cause?
Definition
Cough, increase in IL-1, fever
Term
BUZZ WORD: "Rice Water Stools"
Definition
Vibrio Cholerae
Term
What grows on TCBS agar?
Definition
Vibrio Cholerae
Term
What color is TCBS agar and what color does cholerae turn it?
Definition
Green; orange
Term
gram -, curved rod, oxidase +, salt-loving (halophilic), MARINE ORGANISMS
Definition
VIBRIOs
Term
BUZZ WORD: "EXPLOSIVE watery diarrhea" in the context of shellfish
Definition
Vibrio parahaemolyticus
Term
BUZZ WORD: "Gulf Coast" or Oysters
Definition
Vibrio Parahaemolyticus
Term
BUZZ WORD: "Salt water wounds"
Definition
Vibrio Vulnificus
Term
Leading cause of bacterial gastroenteritis:
Definition
Campylobacter Jejuni
Term
Grows at/Loves 42 degrees Celsius
Definition
Campylobacter Jejuni
Term
Associated with Guillain-Barre
Definition
Campylobacter Jejuni
Term
Bloody diarrhea, fever, abdominal pain- caused by ingestion of contaminated food, poultry, milk;
gram - SPIRAL rod
Definition
Campylobacter Jejuni
Term
"when I am young, I am a gram - spiral, when I am old I am a gram - bacillus..."
Definition
Helicobacter pylori
Term
gram-, pleomorphic, contains urease, FASTIDIOUS
Definition
Helicobacter pylori
Term
Hypochlorhydria and LOW STOMACH ACID are risk factors for
Definition
H. pylori
Term
BUZZ WORD: "Grapelike Odor"
Definition
Pseudomonas Aeruginosa
Term
gram - rod, oxidase +, grows green, has flagella AND pili, uses Type III injection system, has elastase, exotoxin A, is Antibiotic Resistant
Definition
Pseudomonas Aeruginosa
Term
BUZZ WORD: "Burn wound infections"
Definition
Pseudomonas Aeruginosa
Term
Alginate- lung infections- has biofilm
Definition
Pseudomonas Aeruginosa
Term
Almost always found in patients with Cystic Fibrosis
Definition
Pseudomonas Aeruginosa
Term
Causes Ventilator Pneumonia...
Definition
Pseudomonas Aeruginosa
Term
BUZZ WORD: "Hot Tub Folliculitis"
Definition
Pseudomonas Aeruginosa
Term
What is the action of Exotoxin A?
Definition
Inhibits protein synthesis
Term
What is the action of elastase?
Definition
Degrades elastin and collagen
Term
What is melioidosis, and what causes it?
Definition
A spectrum of percutaneous (skin) and pulmonary (lung) infections caused by Burkholeria Pseudomallei
Term
Hallmarks are: Night Sweats, Productive Cough, and Weight Loss
Definition
Tuberculosis
Term
Grows on Lowenstein Jensen agar
Definition
Tuberculosis
Term
Acid fast, has lipoarabinomannan, grows super slowly, has mycolic acid
Definition
Tuberculosis
Term
Name 4 drugs used to treat TB:
Definition
Isoniazid, rifampin, ehambutol, pyrazinamide
Term
Ghon Complex on chest X-ray
Definition
Tuberculosis
Term
BUZZ WORD: "Cheesy" caseation
Definition
Tuberculosis
Term
What is the test for TB, and what can cause a false positive?
Definition
PPD/Mantoux; previous exposure to BCG
Term
What stains with Ziehl Neelson?
Definition
Tuberculosis
Term
BUZZ WORD: Serpiginous
Definition
Mycobacterium
Term
BUZZ WORD: Mouse/armadillo foot pads
Definition
Mycobacterium Leprae
Term
Hallmarks of TUBERCULOID leprosy:
Definition
Vigorous immune response, ASSYMETRIC damage to nerves, ulnar claw, lack of sensation
Term
Hallmarks of LEPROMATOUS leprosy:
Definition
Lots of organisms, EXTENSIVE SKIN INVOLVEMENT, SYMMETRICAL NERVE INVOLVEMENT, cooler temperatures (27-30 degrees), destruction of nasal cartilage
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