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MIcro Exam III - Lectures 14-16
MIcro Exam III - Lectures 14-16
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05/06/2011

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Term
What are cell walls of fungi composed of?
Definition
Chitin and glucan.
Term
What does the cell membrane of a fungi contain?
Definition
Ergosterol.
Term
T/F Most fungi are aerobes.
Definition
True.
Term
T/F Fungi typically infect immunosuppressed.
Definition
True.
Term
How do fungi disperse spores?
Definition
Throwing them - raise up fungal head (conidia and other names).
Term
Which form of fungi is single cell?
Definition
Yeast - asexual budding, divide by fission. Single cell - typically in you.
Term
Which form of fungi grows as long hyphae?
Definition
Mold - free living, multi-cellular. May have conidia - asexual reproductive elements.
Term
How are fungi diagnosed?
Definition
Growth/culture, Microscopy (may digest keratin w/ KOH), Antibody/antigen/Molecular Biology.
Term
How is microscopy done for diagnosing fungi?
Definition
Digestion of keratin w/ KOH.
Term
How are fungi classified by body location?
Definition
Superficial, cutaneous, subcutaneous, systemic.
Term
Where are superficial fungal infections located?
Definition
Hair/skin, non-destructive.
Term
Name 2 superficial fungal infections?
Definition
Tinea nigra - black patches on soles of hands/feet, Tinea versicolor - altered pigmentation - usually hypo.
Term
Where do cutaneous fungal infections reside?
Definition
Skin, hair nails.
Term
What do cutaneous fungi secrete and what does it do?
Definition
Keratinase - crumbles the skin/nails, loss of hair.
Term
Name some examples of cutaneous fungi?
Definition
Tinea corpis, Tinea curis, Tinea pedis, Tinea capitis, Tinea unguium, Candida albicans.
Term
How are cutaneous fungi treated?
Definition
Imidazoles & Griseofulvin.
Term
What causes oral thrush?
Definition
Candida albicans. Patches of white exudate w/ reddish base. Can also cause vaginal infections.
Term
What do subcutaneous fungal infections cause?
Definition
Deeper layers of skin/muscle/CT.
Term
What causes rose gardener's disease?
Definition
Sporothrix scheckii - skin lesions, can be systemic.
Term
What is a long term subcutaneous infection?
Definition
Chromomycosis.
Term
What does Cryptococcus neoformans cause?
Definition
Inhaled into lungs, not dimorphic, goes systemic if immunosupressed.
Term
T/f Cryptococcus neoformans is not dimorphic?
Definition
True - YEAST only.
Term
How are systemic fungi treated?
Definition
Amphotericin B - Systemic treatment.
Term
Histoplasmosis capsulatum, Blastomycosis dermatidis and Cocoidiomycosis immitis are examples of what?
Definition
Systemic fungi.
Term
What part of the cell wall is targeted for fungal infection?
Definition
Glucan synthesis, chitin synthesis.
Term
What is the target for caspofungin and micafungin?
Definition
Cell wall - Glucan synthesis.
Term
What is nikkomycin a target for?
Definition
Chitin synthesis - cell wall.
Term
What is the mechanism of Azoles?
Definition
Cell membrane of fungi - ergosterol synthesis. Fluconazole and ketconazole.
Term
What is the mechanism of Polyenes?
Definition
Affect the egosterol pathway - Amphotericin B and Nystatin.
Term
What is Aphotericin B?
Definition
A Polyene.
Term
What is the target for Griseofulvin?
Definition
Inhibits mitotic spindle formation - used for superficial and dermatophytes.
Term
What is the target for Flucytosine?
Definition
Nucleic acid synthesis Inhibitors.
Term
What is the target for Sordarins and Azasoradins?
Definition
Protein synthesis inhibition.
Term
What is Blastomyces dermatitidis cause?
Definition
Blastomycosis - resp. infection inhaled - Ohio and Miss. river valleys and Great Lakes.
Term
How is Blastomyces dermatitidis treated?
Definition
Anphotericin B.
Term
What does Coccidioides immitis cause?
Definition
Mild lung infection - found in the desert SW US. Lesions in lung. Coccidiodomycosis.
Term
How does Coccidioides immitis treated?
Definition
Amphotericin B.
Term
What does Histoplasma capsulatum cause?
Definition
Histoplasmosis - most recover, problem w/ immunocompromised - causes TB like granulomas. Endemic in Miss and Ohio RV - bird bat droppings.
Term
How is Histoplasma capsulatum treated?
Definition
Aphotericin B.
Term
What does Cryptococcus neoformans cause?
Definition
Opportunistic - usually asymptomatic, can cause pneumonia and cryptococcal meningitis. Spread by soil, pigeon droppings (CACA).
Term
What are the fungi that is monomorphic?
Definition
Candida albicans, Cryptococcus neoformans, Aspergillus.
Term
What does Candida albicans cause?
Definition
Opportunistic, cutaneous, oral, vaginal.
Term
How is Cryptococcus neoformans treated?
Definition
Aphotericin B - for over 6 mos.
Term
How is Candida albicans treated?
Definition
Nystatin or Amphotericin B.
Term
What does Aspergillus cause?
Definition
Most common invasive mold, worldwide because they are saprobes, causes mycetoma in lungs, Type I Hypersensitivity rxn.
Term
How is Aspergillus treated?
Definition
Aphotericin B.
Term
What does Tinea cause?
Definition
Yeasts, Cutaneous.
Term
How are Tineas treated?
Definition
Topical azones, dandruff shampoo. Causes chronic persisten skin pigment changes.
Term
How is Sporothrix shcenckii treated?
Definition
Potassium Iodide.
Term
What does Pneumocystis jirovecii cause?
Definition
Only a problem for immunosuppressed - cause pneumocystis pneumonia.
Term
How is Pneumocysts jirovecii treated?
Definition
Trimethorpim-sulfamethoxazole.
Term
What other problems can fungi cause?
Definition
Allergy - Type I Hypersensitivity, Toxins - aflatoxin, Mycormycosis - hard tissue necrosis in patients w/ poorly controlled diabetes.
Term
How does a cyst help a protozoa?
Definition
Allows them to resist the env.
Term
What is the feeding form of a protozoa called?
Definition
Trophozoite.
Term
What are protozoa?
Definition
Single celled eukaryotes.
Term
T/F Protozoa are part of the normal flora.
Definition
False.
Term
How are protozoas grouped?
Definition
By how they move and their life cycle.
Term
Describe Trichomonas vaginalis.
Definition
Flagellate, STD, can live in oral cavity too - no disease. Many are asymptomatic, 5-20% of women, 2-10% of men.
Term
What is the reservoir for Trichomonas vaginalis?
Definition
Men.
Term
How is Trichomonas vaginalis treated?
Definition
Metronidazole.
Term
T/F Giardia is resistant to chlorine.
Definition
True - need to filter/boil.
Term
T/F Giardia can't spread person to person.
Definition
False - it can spread.
Term
How is Giardia treated?
Definition
Metronidazole.
Term
Where is Giardia found?
Definition
Lakes, streams, mountain resorts.
Term
What is the reservoir for Giardia lamblia?
Definition
Beavers/muskrats.
Term
T/F Giardia is a Ciliophora.
Definition
False - flagellate.
Term
Name an amoeba.
Definition
Entamoeba histolytica.
Term
What does Entamoeba histolytica cause - where does it live?
Definition
Diarrhea - can exist in oral cavity.
Term
How is Entamoeba histolytica spread?
Definition
Institutions - fecal/oral of cysts & in homosexual male population - asymptomatics can also pass it.
Term
How is Entamoeba histolytica prevented?
Definition
Chlorination of water/filtration.
Term
T/F Entamoeba histolytica can spread to liver/lung/brain in immunosuppressed.
Definition
True.
Term
How is Entamoeba histolytica treated?
Definition
Metronidazole.
Term
Name a sporozoa?
Definition
Toxoplasma gondii, Malaria.
Term
What is the reservoir for Toxoplasma gondii?
Definition
Cats - cysts in feces - get it from eating infected mice.
Term
What are the symptoms of Toxoplasma gondii?
Definition
Flu like symptoms.
Term
Who is at risk for Toxoplasma gondii?
Definition
Immunosuppressed and pregos - can cause abortion or neuro problems in the baby.
Term
How is Toxoplasma gondii detected?
Definition
Serology/screening/amniotic PCR.
Term
What is the vector for malaria?
Definition
Mosquito.
Term
What do mosquitoes transmit to you with malaria?
Definition
Sporozites - they go to the liver and reproduce - may have dormant liver phase.
Term
What happens in the malarial lifecycle?
Definition
Sporozites go to liver, then hepatocytes rupture and morozoites enter the bloodstream and infect RBCs.
Term
How is malaria treated?
Definition
Quinines and Doxycycline.
Term
What are parasites in the animal kingdom called?
Definition
Metazoans.
Term
T/F Helminths are exogenous parasites.
Definition
True.
Term
What is the protective cuticle on flatworms called?
Definition
Tegument.
Term
What is reproduction like in the helminths?
Definition
Large scale, much energy.
Term
What are round worms called?
Definition
Nematodes.
Term
What does Trichinella spiralis live in?
Definition
Pork/game - undercooked.
Term
Where do Trichinella spiralis go in your body?
Definition
Muscles - larvae die and calcify there.
Term
T/F Trichinosis is fatal.
Definition
True if it gets to your heart/brain/lungs, typically asymptomatic though.
Term
What are flatworms called?
Definition
Platyhelminthes.
Term
What are Trematodes?
Definition
Flatworms - flukes - leaf shaped body - Schistosomes.
Term
What is a tapeworm called?
Definition
Cestodes - proglottids - absorb nutrients thru body - Taenia for example.
Term
T/F Arthoropods are ectoparasites.
Definition
True. Can directly cause disease OR be intermediate hosts/vectors.
Term
T/F Arthoropods cause Type II Hypersensitivity.
Definition
False - Type I.
Term
What kingdom do Microsporidians belong to?
Definition
Fungi - even tho it seems like they belong as Protozoa.
Term
What is in the kingdom Chromista?
Definition
Blastocystis hominis - role in human health is debated.
Term
What is the role of Blastocystis hominis in human health?
Definition
Debated - not treated.
Term
What is antigenic variation?
Definition
Changing coat - how protozoa and worms avoid your I/S. Plasmodium/Giardia.
Term
What is molecular mimicry?
Definition
Looks like host antigen so you don't respond. Plasmodium.
Term
How do Taenia/Schistosomes conceal their antigenic sites?
Definition
Coat themselves with host molecules - ex. MHC - to avoid your I/S.
Term
Who lives intracellularly to avoid your I/S?
Definition
Plasmodium/Toxoplasma.
Term
Which protozoa immunosuppress and how?
Definition
Schistosomes - suppress T and B cells.
Term
What part of your I/S fight parasites?
Definition
IgE, Eosinophils, Th2.
Term
T/F Haemophilus are gram-positive facultative aerobes streptococci.
Definition
False - Gram - facultatively coccobacilli.
Term
T/F Haemophilus is not part of your normal flora.
Definition
False - normal flora of mouth - found in plaque biofilms, salive, mucosa.
Term
What infections do Haemophilus cause?
Definition
Dentoalveolar infections, acute sialadenitis (salivary gland infection), infective endocarditis.
Term
Describe Actinobacillus.
Definition
Gram - microaerohilic or capnophilic, coccobacilli.
Term
What is often a co-infection with Actinomyces?
Definition
Actinobacillus.
Term
What virulence factos does Actinomyces have?
Definition
Fimbria and others.
Term
What does Actinobacillus cause?
Definition
Found in perio pockets - implicated in aggressive forms of perio disease.
Term
Describe Eikenella.
Definition
Gram - fac. anaerobe coccobacilli.
Term
Where is Eikenella found?
Definition
Plaque biofilms in healthy mouths & with perio disease.
Term
What does Eikenella cause?
Definition
Dentoalveolar abscesses, infective endocarditis; possible chronic forms of perio disease.
Term
Describe Capnocytophaga.
Definition
CO2 dependent Gram - rods.
Term
Where is Capnocytophaga found?
Definition
Plaque, mucosa, saliva.
Term
Who does Capnocytophaga infect?
Definition
Immunocompromised - destructive perio disease.
Term
What bacteria produces IgA protease?
Definition
Capnocytophaga.
Term
Describe Porphyromonas gingivalis.
Definition
Gram - anaerobic pleomorphic rods, non-motile.
Term
What bacteria degrades collagen?
Definition
Porphyromonas gingivalis.
Term
What does Porphyromonas gingivalis cause?
Definition
Perio disease, also part of normal flora.
Term
Where is Porphyromonas gingivalis found?
Definition
Gingival crevice and subgingival plaque in small numbers.
Term
What are Porphyromonas gingivalis virulence factors?
Definition
Produces proteases - a haemolysin, collagen degrading enzyes and cytotoxic metabolites, large capsule, fimbriae.
Term
Describe Prevotella.
Definition
Gram - pleomorphic anaerobic rods.
Term
T/F Prevotella is part of the normal flora.
Definition
True.
Term
Where is Prevotella found?
Definition
Perio pockets, dental plaque, dentoalveolar abscess.
Term
Describe Fusobacterium.
Definition
Gram - anaerobic.
Term
What causes halitosis?
Definition
Fusobacterium - produce Ammonia and Hydrogen Sulfide.
Term
Where is Fusobacterium found?
Definition
Gingival crevice and tonsils, perio infections, gingivitis, dentoalveolar abscess.
Term
Describe Leptotrichia.
Definition
Gram - filaments anaerobes.
Term
Where is Leptotrichia found?
Definition
Plaque - no known disease association.
Term
Describe Wolinella.
Definition
Gram - anaerobic bacilli.
Term
What does Wolinella cause?
Definition
Destructive perio disease.
Term
Describe Selomonas.
Definition
Gram - anaerobic rods.
Term
What does Selomonas cause?
Definition
Found in gingival crevice, no known disease association.
Term
Describe Treponema.
Definition
Motile Gram - anaerobic helical/spirillum.
Term
What does Treponmea cause in the mouth?
Definition
Found in gingival crevice, ulcerative ginigivits, destructive perio disease.
Term
Name the most common supragingival bacteria?
Definition
Streptococci.
Term
Name the 4 most common species of Strep in the mouth.
Definition
Mutans, Salivarius, Anginosus, Mitis.
Term
What 5 species make up subgingival plaque?
Definition
Actinomyces, Prevotella, Porphyromonas, Fusobacterium, Veillonella.
Term
What role does saliva play in bacterial growth?
Definition
Provides pellicel for adhesion, nutrient source, clumping, non-specific defense factors, maintain pH.
Term
What do bugs hydrolyze sucrose to?
Definition
Dextrans, glucans, and fructans/levans.
Term
How do dextrans help bacteria?
Definition
Make a sticky surface for other bugs.
Term
How do glucans help bacteria?
Definition
Used to store energy.
Term
How do fructans/levans help bacteria?
Definition
Additional storage - when broken down plaque gets more acidic.
Term
How do bacteria stick to teeth?
Definition
Both are negatively charged, so you need Ca2+ ions make a bridge between enamel and pellicle and bug - or they use fimbriae pili, flagella to bind to glycoproteins of the pellicle.
Term
How do bacteria in a biofilm communicate?
Definition
Quorum sensing molecules for communication - Control genes for polysaccharide production, reduce metabolism, Control production of virulent factors.
Term
What is the role of biofilms in gingivitis and periodontitis?
Definition
Pellicle formation, bacteria attach to pellicle.
Term
What is the main etiological agent of perio disease?
Definition
Flora inhabiting subgingival plaque.
Term
What is the specific plaque hypothesis?
Definition
Key organisms cause the disease - fusobacteria and spirochetes in necrotizing ulcerative gingivits, Actinobacillus in perio disease.
Term
What is the non-specific plaque hypothesis?
Definition
Disease caused by a wide range of non-specific organisms - virulence factors of many bacteria, some can substitute for others, so plaque cause disease no matter what it's composition.
Term
Which - non spec or spec plaque hypothesis is correct.
Definition
Both?
Term
What is the ecological plaque hypothesis?
Definition
Host mounts Imm. Resonse, inflammation leads to GCF, which feeds Gram - anaerobes. These suppress Gram + bacteria and shift the flora. This overwhelms host defenses.
Term
T/F Gram + bacteria are most prevalent in the ecological plaque hypothesis.
Definition
False - Gram -.
Term
What 4 types of bacteria are normal oral flora?
Definition
Gram + bacilli, Gram - bacilli (most concentrated), Veillonella, and Gram + cocci.
Term
What changes occur in plaque bacteria with perio disease?
Definition
Changes from aerobic, non-motile, gram + cocci to Gram - anaerobic motile bacilli.
Term
What species increase in perio disease?
Definition
Actinobacillus either alone or w/ Capnocytophaga spp. and Porphyromonas gingivalis.
Term
What bacteria predominate in ulcerative gingivitis?
Definition
Fusobacterium nucleatum and oral spirochetes.
Term
What are microsporidians?
Definition
Small, obligate intracellular parasites that lack mitochnodria.
Term
What is a cluster of hyphae that forms a mat called? 
Definition
Mycelium
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