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SCCC Microbiology Test 3
SCCC Microbiology Test 3
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Microbiology
Undergraduate 2
04/12/2012

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Term
sterilization
Definition
destruction of all forms of microbial life including spores (and viruses). Prions are not killed.
Term
disinfection
Definition
destruction of all pathogenic microbes except spores
Term
antisepsis
Definition
disinfection of living tissue
Term
sanitization
Definition
lowering the number of microbes on a surface to a safe public health level
Term
-cide
Definition
means kill
Term
-stat, -stasis
Definition
"stop" growth. Growth may resume after agent is removed
Term
sepsis
Definition
bacterial contamination (of blood) 
Term
asepsis
Definition
a non-contaminated state
Term
antimicrobial treatments vary in the time they take to kill a microbe. Time depends on:
Definition

-the number of microbes (Salmonella, need a lot; Shigella need a few)

-the environment - heat and an acid environmnt help kill microbes

-time of exposure - spores take longer to kill

-microbial characteristics - gram pos. organisms are easier to kill than gram neg because gram neg have very selective pores. Psuedomonas and Mycobacterium have a waxy cell wall (mycolic acid). Prions are very hard to kill - must be incinerated

Term
Actions (how microbes are killed)
Definition

-damage the plasma membrane

-damage proteins and nucleic acids (heat & radiation)

Term
List of physical methods of microbial control
Definition

-heat

-filtration

-low temperature

-high pressure

-dessication

-osmotic pressure

-radiation

 

Term
How does heat control microbes?
Definition
It denatures enzymes
Term
thermal death point
Definition
lowest temperature at which all the microorganism in a suspension will be killed in 10 minutes
Term
thermal death time
Definition
minimal amount of time for all bacteria to be killed a given temperature
Term
decimal reduction time
Definition
time, in minutes, for 90% of the bacteria to be killed at a given temperature
Term
List of moist heat techniques in microbial control
Definition

autoclave

pasteurization

sterilization

Term
autoclave
Definition

steam under pressure

121°C at 15 psi for 15 minutes

(may increase some factors to decrease others, ex increase temperature to decrease time)

Term
pasteurization - traditional
Definition
30 minutes @ 60°C
Term
pasteurization - High Temp. Short-Time (HTST)
Definition

15 min @ 72°C 

used for milk

Term
sterilization - ultra high temperature (UHT)
Definition
can store milk unrefrigerated for a few months
Term
dry heat microbial control techniques
Definition

-flaming

-hot air sterilization (oven)

Term
Filtration - High-efficiency Particulate Air (HEPA) filters
Definition

-used in ORs and burn wards

membrane filters - the size of the pore dictates which organisms are retained

Term
Low temperature microbial control
Definition

-Refrigeration is a bacteriostatic for most pathogens. Listeria is an exception

-Freezing can kill some bacteria, but can cause dormancy in others. They can be thawed and grow.

Freezing for 30 days at -5ºC will kill trichinella in pork.

Term
high pressure microbial control
Definition

used for juices

spores resist pressure

Term
desiccation microbial control
Definition

-removal of water

-many bacteria can survive lyophilization or freeze-drying

-Gonorrhea dies quickly out of the body

-TB can live much longer

-Viruses resist desiccation

-Endospores can live for many years

Term
osmotic pressure for microbial control
Definition

-high sugar or salt concentration causes water to leave bacterial cells and they die

-molds resist osmotic pressure

Term
radiation for microbial control
Definition

mutates DNA

-UV lights are used in hospitals

-microwaves do not destroy bacteria, the heat does

Term
Equivalent treatments
Definition
If the temperature is increased, the length of time can be decreased to achieve the same number of microbes killed. For example, to kill endospores it might take 70 minutes at 115°C but only 7 minutes at the higher temperature of 125°C. 
Term
Phenol & phenolics
Definition
Used in throat lozenges, pus, saliva
Term
Bispheols
Definition
Used in antibacterial soap and nurseries
Term
Biguanides
Definition
Used in surgical hand scrubs
Term
Halogens
Definition
Iodine & chlorine. Used on skin, wounds, pools
Term
Alcohols
Definition
used on intact skin
Term
Heavy metals
Definition

silver - used in impregnated dressing for burns

zinc - mouthwash & dandruff shampoo

Term
Surface-active agents
Definition
used on skin, mouthwash
Term
Chemical food preservatives
Definition

sulfur dioxide - in wine

sodium nitrate in hot dogs, ham, sausage, bacon - excellent for preventing growth of Clostridium botulinum spores. May be carcinogenic, so levels have been reduced in foods.

Term
Antibiotics
Definition
can be used externally & internally
Term
Aldehydes 
Definition
used in biological specimens, vaccines, embalming
Term
Chemical sterilization 
Definition

-ethylene oxide + CO2 used in closed chamber for sterilizing mattresses

-chlorine dioxide used to fumigate buildings infected w/anthrax

Term
Plasmas
Definition
surgical instruments & hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) are placed in a chamber that is subject to an electromagnetic field. This forms an "excite gas" that forms free radicals which destroy microbes and their spores
Term
Supercritical fluids
Definition

compressed CO2 at 45°C kills bacteria & spores

used on medical implants of bone, tendon & ligament

Term
Peroxygens 
Definition
Hydrogen peroxide - intact skin (it is ineffective in open wounds because it is broken down by the catalase in red blood cells before it can act on bacteria)
Term
pathology
Definition
the study of disease
Term
pathogenesis
Definition
the manner in which a disease develops
Term
etiology
Definition
the cause of disease
Term
infection
Definition
when pathogenic organisms invade the body
Term
infection location
Definition

an organism may be normal flora in one part of the body but pathogenic in another part of the body

an organism, E. coli, is normally found in the intestines, but can cause an infection if it invades the bladder

Term
cystitis
Definition
bladder infection
Term
pyelonephritis
Definition
kidney infection
Term
infection latency
Definition

infection can be latent (inactive)

chicken pox and herpes virus can remain latent in nerve cells for years without causing disease

Term
disease
Definition
a state where a part of the body is not functioning normally
Term
Normal Flora (microbiota) - general info
Definition

-Babies are sterile

-Adults can have 1 x 1014 bacterial cells living in and on them, 10 times more than the number of cells we have!!


-"Normal" varies from person to person

Term
Where are normal flora present?
Definition

-skin

-eyes (you will never get "normal eye flora" on an eye culture report, tears usually wash away bacteria)

-nose, throat, upper respiratory system

-lungs

-mouth

-intestines

-reproductive system in females

-stomach (sometimes)

Term
list of relationships between flora and host
Definition

-antagonism

-symbiosis

Term
antagonism (definition)
Definition

competition between normal flora and pathogens

ex. - E. coli produces proteins that inhibit the growth of Salmonella and Shigella

ex. - Acidophilis spp. lower the pH of the vagina to ~pH 4 so yeast cannot grow

Term
How do host flora make the environment unsuitable for pathogens?
Definition

-competing for nutrients

-producing harmful substances

-affecting pH

-affecting oxygen availability

Term
What happens when host flora are reduced or removed from use of broad spectrum antibiotic therapy?
Definition

-yeast (Candida) may colonize the mouth and vagina

-Clostridium difficil can infect the intestines (common nocosomial infection)

Term
symbiosis (definition)
Definition
relationship where at least one organism depends on the other
Term
symbiosis - types
Definition

-commensalism

-mutualism

-parasitism

Term
commensalism
Definition
one benefits one is unaffected
Term
mutualism
Definition
both benefit
Term
probiotic
Definition

live bacteria that are ingested or applied that have a beneficial effect

ex - lactic acid bacteria in the intestine inhibit growth of pathogens

Term
prebiotic
Definition
chemicals that promote the growth of probiotic bacteria
Term
parasitism
Definition
one benefits, one is harmed
Term
opportunists
Definition
take advantage!
Term
when do opportunists take advantage?
Definition

-suitable location: bacteria in the intestine can cause infection when in the urinary tract or wounds

-immunosuppressed state: chemotherapy or AIDS. Organism normally present become pathogenic

-after broad spectrum antibiotics

Term
Examples of opportunistic organisms
Definition

Pnemuocystis jirovecii - in AIDS.  Carriers have a potentially pathogenic organism as normal flora, when passed to another person it is a pathogen and causes pneumonia

Mycobacterium tuberculosis

Neisseria meningitidis (respiratory tract)

Strep. pneumoniae (throat)

Term
Etiology of Disease: Some diseases are caused by:
Definition

A) some diseases are only caused by one organism (ex. syphilis-Trepanoma pallidum, leprosy-Mycobacterium leprae, tetanus - Clostridium tetani)

B) some dieases can be caused by many different organisms (pneumonia, UTIs, sepsin, meningitis)

Term
symptoms (definition)
Definition
not apparent to an observer - aches, tiredness, nausea, pain
Term
signs (definition)
Definition
can be observed or meaured - fever, swelling, discoloration, rash
Term
syndrome (definition)
Definition
a group of signs and symptoms that point to a single disease
Term
communicable (definition)
Definition
can spread from one host to another
Term
non-communicable (definition)
Definition
cannot spread
Term
occurence of dissease: incidence
Definition
the number of people who develop a disease in a particular time period
Term
occurence of disease: prevalence
Definition
the number of people who develop a disease at a specified time. This takes into account old and new cases.
Term
severity & duration - list of types
Definition

-acute

-chronic

-latent

Term
severity & duration - acute (definition)
Definition
develops rapidly
Term
severity & duration - chronic (definition)
Definition

develops slowly and lasts

ex. TB, Hep B

Term
severity & duration - latent (definition)
Definition

symptoms disappear and resurface later

ex. malaria, herpes, checkenpox

Term
extent of involvement - list of types
Definition

-local

-systemic

-septicemia

-primary infection

-secondary infection

-subclinical

Term
extent of involvement - local (definition)
Definition

in one area

ex. boil, MRSA

Term
extent of involvement - systemic (definition)
Definition

spread throughout the body

ex. chickenpox

Term
extent of involvement - septicemia (definition)
Definition
infection of the blood
Term
extent of involvement - septicemia (types)
Definition

-bacteremia - bacterial infection in blood

-toxemia - toxins in blood (ex. Strep. pyogenes, E. coli O157:H7, tetanus, botulism)

-viremia - viral infection in blood

Term
extent of involvement - primary infection (definition)
Definition
first infective organism, ex AIDS
Term
extent of involvement - secondary infection (definition)
Definition

opportunist sets in when the body is weak

ex. Pneumocystis jirovecii

Term
extent of involvement - subclinical (definition)
Definition
no noticable illness, very mild
Term
predisposing factors (definition)
Definition
makes one person more susceptible than others
Term
list of predisposing factors
Definition

genetics

gender

nutrition

age

preexisting illness

chemotherapy

environment - humidity

stress

Term

development of disease:

stage - time - signs & symptoms

Definition

incubation - time varies - no symptoms

prodromal - short duration - mild symptoms

illness - time varies - all signs and symptoms

decline - 1 day to several days - symptom decrease

convalescense - can last for years - carriers

Term
spread of infection - reservoirs - list
Definition

humans

animals (zoonoses)

soil

water

Term
spread of infection - reservoirs - humans (examples)
Definition
colds, Hep. A (fecal-oral), Hep. B (blood-blood)
Term
spread of infection - reservoirs - animals (examples)
Definition

Pasturella multocida - cat bites

Rabies - mammals

Malaria - mosquitoes

Tularemia -hamsters

Tapeworms

Leprosy - armadillos

Term
spread of infection - reservoirs - soil (examples)
Definition

tetanus

Necator americanus (hookworm)

Term
spread of infection - reservoirs - water (examples)
Definition
cholera
Term
Disease transmission - list
Definition

-contact

-vehicles

-vectors

Term
Disease transmission - contact - definition
Definition
touching someone or something that they touched
Term
fomite
Definition
any inanimate object capable of carrying infectious disease and transmitting them from one person to another
Term
Disease transmission - vehicles
Definition
blood, IV fluid, water
Term
Disease transmission - vectors - definition
Definition

animals that carrry pathogens from one host to another

ex. hoof & mouth disease

Term
Disease transmission - vectors - types
Definition

-mechanical - insect carry disease on wings or feet

-biological - arthopod bites an infected animal, draws blood. Organism matures. Arthopod bites an uninfected animal and transmit the disease or defecate in open wound

Term
nosocomial infection - general info
Definition

-kill 20,000/yr in the US

-affect 5 - 15% of all hospitalizations

-many bacteria in hospitals are drug resistant

-compromised hosts - broken skin or weak immune systems

Term
nosocomial infection - vehicles
Definition

hospital personnel

ventilation systems

Term
Common nosocomial infections
Definition

Pseudomonas

Staph. aureus-MRSA

Clostridium difficil

Enterococcus-multiple drug resistants strains

Term
3 most common sites for nosocomial infections
Definition

-urinary tract

-surgical sites

-lower respiratory infections

Term
control of nosocomial infections
Definition

-handwashing!!!

-alcohol based hand sanitizers not effective agains noroviruses which cause gastroenteritis

-sterile technique

Term
causes of new diseases
Definition

-genetic recombination

-evolution ex. Vibrio cholera O139

-widespread use of antibiotics

-global warming - expanding range of reservoirs

-transportation

Term
epidemiology
Definition
when and where disease occur and how they are transmitted
Term
descriptive epidemiology
Definition
retrospective, look back and examine people, place, time disease occured
Term
analytical epidemiology
Definition

attempts to find the cause

compare 2 populations, 1 group with diease and 1 without disease

Term
case reporting
Definition
nationally notifiable infectious diseases that must be reported to local, state, and federal health agencies
Term
mechanisms of pathogenicity - intro
Definition
some pathogens directly damage our tissue. Others produce waste products that cause disease
Term
portals of entry - list
Definition

-mucous membranes

-skin

-parenteral

Term
portals of entry - mucous membranes - list
Definition

respiratory tract

GI tract

genitourniary tract

conjuctiva

Term
portals of entry - skin - info
Definition

unbroken skin usually cannot be penetrated

exceptions - Necator americanus (hookworm), fungi - grow in the skin (keratin)

Term
portals of entry - parenteral - list
Definition
puncture wounds, injections, bites, cuts, surgical wounds
Term
preferred portal of entry
Definition

most bugs only cause disease when they enter through this portal

ex. Strep. : resp tract, causes disease; GI tract, no disease

Term
virulence
Definition
depends on number of organisms infected with. must have sufficeint # to cause disease
Term
ID50
Definition

Infectious Dose - number of bus needed to cause disease in 50% of the population

ex. Anthrax:

skin-ID50=10-50 spores

respiratory-ID50=10,000 spores

GI-ID50=1/2 million spores

Term
Toxin Potency - LD50
Definition

Lethal Dose

botulism toxin LD50=0.03 ng/kg

staph LD50=1400 ng/kg

Term
adherence
Definition

surface molecules are called adhesins or ligands

usually glycoproteins or lipoproteins that attach to receptors on host cells

Term
adherence example - Strep. mutans
Definition

Strep. mutans - on teeth

S. mutans converts glucose to dextran

dextran becomes bugs glycocalyx 

Actinomyces uses fimbrae to attach to S. mutans glycocalyx

This forms plaque on our teeth

Term
Penetration of host defenses - list
Definition

capsules

cell walls

enzymes

antigenic variation

penetration into the host cell cytoskeleton

Term
Penetration of host defenses - capsules
Definition

inhibit ability of phgocytosis

found on: Streptococcus pneumoniae, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Haemophilis influenzae, Yersinia pestis

Term
Penetration of host defenses - cell walls
Definition

Strep. pyogenes makes M protein that helps attachment and avoid phagocytes

Neisseria gonorrhoeae has protein called Opa to attach, invade, and grow inside WBC. Opa attaches to CD4-lymphocyte, it prevents production of "memory cells" (lifelong immunity where we "remember" antigens we were exposed to)

Mycobacterium have waxy cell wall (mycolic acid) to resist phagocytosis

Term
Penetration of host defenses - enzymes - list
Definition

coagulase

streptokinase

hyaluronidase

collagenase

Term
Penetration of host defenses - enzymes - coagulase
Definition

Staph makes coagulase

coagulase causes the formation of fibrin clots which wall off the infection

Term
Penetration of host defenses - enzymes - streptokinase
Definition

Strep. pyogenes (Group A Strep) makes streptokinase which breaks clots and helps infection spread

streptokinase is given to heart attack and stroke victims to prevent formation of clots.

Blood vessels get plaque made of cholesterol, fat, fibrin, and calcium. Platelets stick to plaque and initiate clot formation which contains fibrin. Streptokinase helps break up fibrin. (now TPA (tissue plasminogen activator) is used)

Term
Penetration of host defenses - enzymes - hyaluronidase
Definition

made by Strep. and Clostridium

hyaluronidase digests hyaluronic acids

hyaluronic acids holds cells together

hyaluronidase destroys tissue to help infection spread

Term
Penetration of host defenses - enzymes - collagenase
Definition

Clostridium makes collagenase

collagenase destroys collagen, destroys tissue, & keeps antibiotics away (destroys blood vessels through which antibiotics travel to reach infection)

Term
Penetration of host defenses - antigens
Definition

antigens trigger antibody production - proteins, sugars, nucleic acids

Antigenic variation - some pathogens can change surface antigens and our antibodies no longer recognize them

ex. Influenza, AIDS, Neisseria

Term
Penetration of host defenses - invasins
Definition

Invasins - the pathogen's surface proteins disrupt the cytoskeleton of the host cell (actin & myacin - contractile proteins) and cause it to be engulfed

ex. Neisseria

Term
Damage to host cells - list
Definition

-using host nutrients

-directly damaging tissue

Term
Damage to host cells - using host nutrients
Definition
Bacteria require iron. They secrete siderophores - proteins that bind free iron. Some bacteria have receptors for hemoblobin. They take in and use its iron. Lyse RBCs.
Term
siderophores
Definition
bacterial proteins that bind free iron
Term
Damage to host cells - direct damage to tissue
Definition
Bacteria directly damage tissue by infecting, growing, and reproducing in our cells. Ex. E. coli, Shigella, Salmonella, Neisseria gonorrhoeae
Term
Portal of entry - list of diseases - respiratory tract
Definition

1.      Pneumonia – Streptococcus pneumoniae

2.      Tuberculosis – Mycobacterium tuberculosis

3.      Whooping cough – Bordetella pertussis

4.      Influenza – Influenzavirus

5.      Measles (rubeola) – Measles virus (Morbillivirus)

6.      German measles – Rubella virus (Rubivirus)

7.      Infectious mononucleosis – Epstein-Barr virus (Lymphocrptovirus)

8.      Chickenpox – Varicella-zoster virus (Varicellovirus)

9.      Histoplasmosis  - Histoplasma capsulatum


10. Cold - Rhinovirus

Term
Portal of entry - list of diseases - gastrointestinal tract
Definition

1.      Shigellosis (bacillary dysentery) – Shigella spp.

2.      Brucellosis (undulant fever) – Brucella spp.

3.      Cholera – Vibrio cholera

4.      Salmonellosis – Salmonella enterica

5.      Typhoid fever – Salmonella typhi

6.      Hepatitis A – Hepatitis A virus (Hepatovirus)

7.      Mumps – Mumps virus (Rubulavirus)

8.      Trichinellosis – Trichenella spiralis

Term
Portal of entry - list of diseases - genitourinary tract
Definition

1.      Gonorrhea – Neisseria gonnorrhoeae

2.      Syphilis – Treponema pallidum

3.      Nongonococcal urethritis - Chlamydia trachomatis

4.      Herpes virus – Herpes simplex virus type 2

5.      AIDS – HIV

6.      Candidiasis – Candida albicans


7. Genital warts - HPV

Term
Portal of entry - list of diseases - parenteral route
Definition

1.      Gas gangrene – Clostridium perfringens

2.      Tetanus -  Clostridium tetani

3.      Rocky Mountain spotted fever – Rickettsia rickettsii

4.      Hepatitis B – Hepatitis B virus (Hepadnavirus)

5.      Rabies – Rabies virus (Lyssavirus)

6.      Malaria – Plasmodium spp.


7. AIDS - HIV

Term
Effects of bacterial toxins
Definition

1.      fever

2.      cardiovascular disturbances

3.      diarrhea

4.      shock

5.      inhibition of protein synthesis

6.      destruction of blood cells and blood vessels

7.      spasms disrupting the nervous system

8.      damage of eukaryotic cell membranes

Term
Exotoxin & Effects - Corynebacterium diphtheriae
Definition

Diphtheria toxin    

Inhibits protein synthesis in eukaryotic cells, especially nerve, heart, and kidney cells

Term
Exotoxin & Effects - Streptococcus pyogenes
Definition

Erythrogenic toxins          

Damages the plasma membranes of blood capillaries under the skin and produce a red skin rash. Ex. Scarlet fever

Term
Exotoxin & Effects - Clostridium botulinum
Definition

Botulinum toxin     

Prevents transmission of impulses from nerve cell to muscle and causes paralysis where muscle tone is lacking

Term

Exotoxin & Effects - Clostridium tetani 

 

Definition

Tetanus toxin

(tetanospasmin)                              

Blocks the nerve relaxation pathway causing uncontrollable muscle contractions, such as “lockjaw”

Term

Exotoxin & Effects - Vibrio cholera        

 

Definition

Cholera toxin          

Causes cells to secrete large amounts of fluids and electrolytes resulting in severe diarrhea 

Term
Exotoxin & Effects - Staphylococcus aureus
Definition

Staphylococcal enterotoxin    

Produces a superantigen that causes cells to secrete large amounts of fluids and electrolytes resulting in severe diarrhea. Toxic shock syndrome is caused by secretion of fluids and electrolytes from capillaries that decrease blood volume and lowers blood pressure

Term
Where are inclusion bodies found and what are they made of?
Definition
Inclusion bodies are granules found in the cytoplasm or nucleus of some infected cells. The granules are sometimes viral parts such as nucleic acids or proteins in the process of being assembled into a virion.
Term
What are inclusion bodies called when found in a rabid animal’s brain tissue?
Definition
They are called Negri bodies.
Term
What are interferons? 
Definition
Interferons are a class of antiviral proteins.
Term
Which types of cells make interferons?
Definition
Interferons are produced by lymphocytes and macrophages after viral stimulation.
Term
What is the effect of interferon?  
Definition
 It interferes with viral multiplication and protects neighboring unaffected cells from viral infection.
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