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Methanogens
Extreme Halophiles
Hyperthermophiles |
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Classifications of Eukarya |
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Domain
Kingdom
Phylum
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Order
Family
Genus
Species |
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Soil microbes - carbon, nitorgen, sulfur, phosphorous cycle
In intestines make - Vitamin K and some B vitamins
Food Industry - yogurt, vinegar, pickles, cheese, saurkraut |
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Worms - roundworms & flatworms |
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all living things are made of cells |
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observer of first living microorganisms through microscope |
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maggots do not arise spontaneously from rotting meat |
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1st vaccines - cowpox provided immunity from smallpox |
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cells come from pre-existing cells |
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disproved spontaneous generation
pasteurization - microbes can be killed by heat |
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treated surgical wounds with phenol |
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proved specific bacteria cause specific disease
injected cows with anthrax |
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1 - the same pathogen must be present in every case of the disease
2 - the pathogen must be isolated from the diseased host and grown in pure culture
3 - the pathogen from the pure culture must cause the disease when inoculated into a healthy, susceptible lab animal
4 - the pathogen must be isolated from lab animal and be identical to original animal |
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Accidentally discovered penicillin |
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Microbes and Human Welfare |
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-bacteria involved in carbon, nitrogen, sulfur, phosphorus cycle
-sewage treatment
-bio remediation
-control insects |
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keep respiratory and digestive tract healthy
each person has different normal flora |
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a complex, aggregation of microbes
thick - layers prevent penetration by antibiotics |
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chicken pox, measles, diphtheria, AIDS, cholera, flu |
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Bird Flu (H5N1)
MRSA - Methicilin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus
West Nile Encephalitis
Ebola hemorrhagic fever
VRE - Vancomycin Resistant Enterococci
Marburg virus
Group A Streptococcus (flesh eating bacteria)
Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (mad cow - caused by prions) |
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- one circular chromosome
- DNA is not enclosed in a nuclear membrane
- divide by binary fission
- unicellular
-most have cell walls made of peptidoglycan
-no membrane enclosed organelles (have ribosomes)
-DNA is in the form of a continuous strand |
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Three basic bacterial shapes |
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coccus (pl. cocci) - spherical
bacillus (pl. bacilli) - rods
spirals |
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diplococci - pairs
streptococci - chains
tetrad - groups of 4
sarcinae - cubelike groups of 8
staphylococci - grapelike clusters
*strep (small) *staph (big) |
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diplobacilli - form pairs
streptobacilli - chains
coccobacilli - ovals
pallisades - look like Chinese letters (ex Diphtheria) |
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vibrio - curved
spirilla - helical, like a corkscrew with rigid bodies
spirochetes - flexible corkscrews |
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gelatinous coat or capsule
-prevents phagocytosis
-helps them stick to surface |
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a long filament that rotates and aids movement |
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monotrichous - one
amphitrichous - tufts at both ends
lophotrichous - 2 or more at 1 end
peritrichous - flagella all over cell |
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movement toward or away from a stimulus |
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bundles of fibrils that wrap around spirochetes to help them move |
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hairlike structures that help bacteria adhere |
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join some bacterial cells so DNA can be transferred |
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- semi rigid
- protects against lysis
- protects internal structures
- usually made of peptidoglycan |
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- Thick, many layers of peptidoglycan outside the plasma membrane
- Resists decolorization when gram staining
- Contain teichoic acid (allows for slide agglutination typing) |
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- One, or just a few peptidoglycan layers outside the cell membrane
- Easily broken
- No teichoic acids
- Have outer membrane of phospholipid bilayer, used to determine strain or serovar
- Barrier for some antibiotics, enzymes, heavy metals, bile salts |
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No cell walls - Mycoplasma
Acid Fast cell walls - Mycobacterium (have a waxy lipid called "mycolic acid" in cell wall, resists staining. Must use heated carbolfuchsin) |
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Aristotle's Classification of living things |
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Monera
Protists
Animalia
Plantae
Fungi |
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-prokaryotes
-single celled
-do not have peptidoglycan in cell walls
-live in extreme environments |
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Developed our system of nomenclature |
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Classification of Prokaryote
species |
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members have similar characteristics
different from other species
derived from a single parent |
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Classification of Prokaryote
strain/serovar/subspecies |
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members of same species that have distinct differences |
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Classification of Prokaryote
clone |
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population derived from one parent |
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Classification of Eukaryotes
Animals |
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include sponges, insects, vertabrates, worms
insects - carriers of diseases (mosquitos, lice, bed bugs)
worms that can infect humans - pinworm, roundworm, tapeworm |
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Classification of Eukaryotes
Plants |
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include algae, moss, ferns, conifers, and flowering plants
algae can poison our food
ex. potato famine |
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Classification of Eukaryotes
Fungi |
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yeast (Candida), mold, mushrooms
mold - ringworm, athlete's foot, histoplasmosis |
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Classification of Eukaryotes
Protists |
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unicellular
-Trichononas vaginalis (STD)
- Giardia lambia (causes diarrhea)
-Toxoplamsosis (transmitted from cat feces to human) |
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-not made of cells
-not in any of three domains (not "living")
-obligate intracellular parasites (required to live with cells and harms host)
-viral "species" have similar characteristics
-have DNA or RNA, not both |
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Methods of Identifying Organisms |
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- morphological characteristics
-staining -biochemical tests
-serology
-phage typing
-DNA base composition
-DNA probes |
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morphological characteristics |
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-what it looks like
-macroscopic & microscopic |
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-gram staining (+/-)
- acid fast (mycobacterium)
negative staining |
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-used to determine which enzymes an organism has
-must have pure culture |
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antigen-antibody reaction
-slide agglutination
-ELISA (Enzyme Linked ImmunoSorbent Assay) |
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bacterial viruses only infect members of a particular species |
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contain DNA from a known organism
DNA strand is separated
-look to see if it hybridizes (forms base pairs with the unknown specimen, if it does, have identified specimen)
-works on mixed cultures |
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used to map nucleotide sequences
sometimes used to determinte the source of a nosocomial infection |
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measures the ability of DNA strands from one organism to hybridize (bind through DNA base pairing) with the DNA strand of another organism. The more hybridization, the more closely related they are |
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A small circular DNA molecule that replicates independently of the chromosome
-may carry genes for antibiotic resistance, tolerance to toxic metals, production of toxins, synthesis of enzymes
-can be transferred from one bacterium to another |
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a granule that stores inorganic phosphate and stains red with certain blue dyes
characteristic of Corynebacterium diphtheriae
collectively known as volutin |
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a resting structure formed inside some bacteria
ex. Clostridium and Bacillus |
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nutrients for helpful bacteria |
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Common nosocomial infections |
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Pseudomonas
Serratia
Clostridium difficil
Enterococcus |
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Potential for Bioterrorism |
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Brucella
Francisella tularensis
Yersinia pestis
Bacillus antracis |
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Bartonella henselae
Pasturella multocida
toxoplasmosis |
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Scarlet fever vs. Rheumatic fever |
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both caused by Streptococcus pyogenes
Scarlet fever:pinkish red skin rash and a high fever
Rheumatic fever:a period of arthritis and fever. Then subcutaneous nodules at the joints appear. In about half of the cases a rheumatic fever, a serious heart complication develops. The body reacts to the M protein in S. pyogenes and damages the heart valves |
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Salmonella enterica
Camphylobacter jejunii |
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Typhoid fever caused by Salmonella typhi. Causes high fever & headache, can infect the liver & spleen, some people become carriers (Typhoid Mary)
Typhus caused by Ricksettia prowozekii or Ricksettia typhi. Causes fever & rash. Transmitted by lice & fleas. |
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Organisms that cause meningitis |
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Neisseria meningiditis (gram negative dipococci)
Haemophilus influenza (gram negative coccobacilli)
Streptococcus pneumoniae (gram positive cocci) |
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Organisms that cause STDs |
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Neisseria gonorrhoeae (gonorrhea)
Treponema pallidum (syphillis)
Haemophilus ducreyi (chancroid)
Chlamydia trachomatis (chlamydia) |
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Enterobacter vs Enterococcus |
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Enterobacter
-gram negative
-live everywhere
-causes UTIs
Enterococcus
gram positive cocci
live in GI tract, mouth & vagina
causes UTIs & wound infections
frequently cause nosocomial infections |
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Endospore formation is called ____________ |
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Endospore formation is initiated by ________________ |
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certain adverse environmental conditions
(bug is not happy) |
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Formation of a new cell from an endospore is called ____________________ |
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Formation of a new cell from an endospore is triggered by _______________ |
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favorable growth conditions |
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Proteobacteria-Gram Negative |
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Rickettsia
Bartonella henselae
Brucella
Bordetella pertussis
Neisseria
Francisella tularensis
Pseudomonas
Legionella pneumophilia
Vibrio
Enterics
Pasturella multocida
Haemophilus
Camphylobacter jejunii
Helicobacter spp.
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gram negative rods
obligate intracellular parasites
transmitted by insect bites
R. prowozekii - lice - typhus (fever & rash)
R. typhi - fleas - murine typhus
R. rickettsii - ticks - Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever
illnesses common in Southwest US |
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Cat Scratch Fever
normal flora in cat intestines
serious infection - high fever
gram negative rods
direct contact or fleas |
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small gram negative rods
causes Brucellosis - "undulant fever"
(undulant - comes and goes)
can become airborne
*potential for bioterrorism |
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Pertussis - Whooping Cough
gram negative rods
vaccine DPT
forms a membrane in the throat |
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gram negative diplococci
normal flora of mucus membranes
N. gonorrheae - gonorrhea
N. meninginitidis - meningitis
*N. gonorrheae has protein Opa that binds to CD4 lymphocytes and prevents the production of memory cells and immunity |
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tularemia
transmitted by rodents - rabbits, squirrels, hamsters, etc. - bite
infect lymph nodes
can multiply in macrophages
(macrophages in tissue fluid)
difficult to treat
*potential for bioterrorism |
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gram negative motile rods
can grow in water, on soap, in bottle caps
can grow in refrigerator
common nosocomial infection
can produce a blue-green pigment that smells like grapes
antibiotic resistant - gentamycin |
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gram negative rods
Legionnaires' disease - high fever & pneumonia
reproduce in aquatic amoebae |
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slightly curved gram negative rods
found in salt or brackish water
V. cholera - cholera - very watery stools with intestinal mucus - "rice water" stools - dehydration & death
V. parahemoliticus - gastroenteritis from raw oysters, shrimp, and crabs |
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- found in human intestines
- faculatively anaerobic gram negative rods (prefers to be aerobic, will tolerate anaerobic environment) |
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Escherichia coli
Salmonella entrica
Shigella
Klebsiella pneumoniae
Serratia
Proteus
Yersinia pestis
Enterobacter |
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inhabits mammalian interstinal tract
wound infections & UTI
E. coli O157:H7 - causes diarrhea and produces a toxin that can shut down the kidneys |
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-2400 serovars
-found in intestinal tracts of poultry & cattle, found in reptiles
-can get inside plants we eat
-causes bloody diarrhea |
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-causes typhoid fever
-high fever & headache
-can infect the liver & spleen
-some people become carriers (Typhoid Mary) |
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-spread from person to person
-found on fresh unwashed fruit
-causes dysentery |
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-can cause pneumonia
-commonly causes UTI
(bladder infection - cystitis
kidney infection - pyelonephritis) |
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-grows in saline
-responsible for many nosocomial infections |
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-many flagella
-swarming growth on media
-normal intestinal flora
-UTI & wound infections
-smells like chocolate cake |
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-carried by rats and fleas in the Southwest
-causes plague
Bubonic - infects lymph system, forms bubos
Septicimic - bacteria live in the blood
Pneumonic - infects lungs - 100% fatal
-weapon of bioterror |
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-gram negative
-live everywhere
-causes UTIs |
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-wound infection from cat bites
-requires IV antibiotics
-causes cellulitis |
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-needs chocolate (hemolyzed blood) agar to grow in the lab
-very pathogenic
-smells mousey |
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-meningitis, ear infection, epiglotitis, pneumonia |
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-found in poultry
-must be incubated at 42 degrees Celsius
-causes gastroenteritis
-high fever |
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Helicobacter spp.
Helicobacter pylori |
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-causes peptic ulcers and stomach cancer |
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Clostridium
Bacillus spp.
Staphylococcus aureus
Streptococcus
Lactobacillus
Enterococcus
Listeria monocytogenes
Mycoplasma pneumonia
Mycobacterium
Corynebacterium diphtheriae
Propionibacterium acnes
Gardnerella vaginalis |
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-spore forming anaerobes
-spores can live in the soil for years
C. tetani - tetanus (lockjaw)
C. botulinum - botulism
C. perfringens - gas gangrene
C. difficile - antibiotic resistant, normal intestinal flora, when antibiotics kill all good flora it takes over, often a nosocomial infection |
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gram positive rods
are everywhere
two are pathogens-
B. cereus (food poisoning)
B.antracis (anthrax) |
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CDC must be notified
Three types of anthrax:
-Cutaneous (skin)
-Gastrointestinal
-Pulmonary
(if not treated can lead to septicemia - death rate 100%)
*potential for bioterror |
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-gram positive cocci
-grows in grape-like clusters
-yellow colonies
-can grow in salty meats
-grows in ocean
-produces toxins
-MRSA (pg 422)
-causes wound infections, food poisoning, toxic shock syndrome |
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gram positive cocci
-grows in chains
-two important types:
Beta hemolytic
Alpha hemolytic |
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Streptococcus - beta hemolytic |
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form a clear zone around the colony when grown on blood agar
-Groups A-O |
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Streptococcus - beta hemolytic - Group A -
Streptococcus pyogenes |
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Group A
Strep. pyogenes
has M protein on surface that helps it avoid phagocytosis
causes most variety of diseases:
sore throats
scarlet fever
rheumantic fever (affects joints & heart)
impetigo
necrotizing fascitis - painful infection that can consume an inch of tissue an hour |
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Streptococcus - beta hemolytic - Group B |
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Group B
Streptococcus agalactiae
-causes newborn sepsis |
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Streptococcus - alpha hemolytic |
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-forms a green zone around colony on blood agar
-Streptococcus mutans: causes dental caries
-Streptococcus pneumoniae: causes pneumonia & meningitis in children |
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-used in food production
-Lactobacillus acidophilus - yogurt |
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gram positive
live in GI tract, mouth & vagina
causes UTIs & wound infections
frequently cause nosocomial infections |
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grows in soft cheeses & deli meats
withstands refrigeration
should not be eated by pregnant women
can cause stillbirth |
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-lack a cell wall
-require a media with horse serum and yeast extract to grow in lab
-colonies have a "fried egg" appearance
-treated with tetracycline
-causes pneumonia |
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-resist gram stain because they have waxy cells
-cells have mycolic acid
-require acid fast stain (carbol-fuchsin)
M. tuberculosis - tuberculosis
M. leprae -leprosy |
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affects lungs
it walls itself off and hides for years until we become weak
lifelong disease - incurable |
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Corynebacterium diphtheriae |
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-morphology: palisades pattern
-gram positive rods
-causes diphtheria
-has metachromatic granules
-closes off throat with membrane |
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-some causes of acne
-gram positive rods
-treated with tetracycline |
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-gram variable
-causes vaginitis |
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Chlamydia trachomatis
-gram negative
-causes nongonococcal urethritis
-most common STD!!! |
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coiled gram negative
move using axial filaments
Treponema pallidum - syphilis
Borrelia spp. - Lyme disease |
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gram negative anaerobes
live in the intestines
cause wound infections & peritonitis |
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spindle shaped
live in the mouth
can cause dental abscesses |
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