Chapter 11 Flashcards
Catalase Test
used to differentiate between staphylococci + and streptococci -
________ and _________ are both obligate intracellular parasites that grow only in living cells or animals.
Rickettsia and Ehrlichia
Rickettsia
Rocky mountain spotted fever
Ehrlichia
grow in WBC’s; transmitted by ticks
Brucella
B. abortun
Burkholderia
cystic fibrosis
Bordetella
pertussis (whooping cough)
Neisseria
Neisseria gonorrhea; only gram - proteobacteria
Francisella
Tuleremia
Pseudomonadales
causes many infections in immunocompromised patients such as UTI, wounds, ear septicemia, hospital born infections
Morexella lacunata
conjunctivitis
Legionella pneumophila
pneumonia
coxiella
obligate intracellular parasite
Vibrio cholera
water born diarrhea
Vibrio parahemolyticus
seafood born diarrhea
Eschrichia (E. Coli)
travelers diarrhea, UTI, salmonella
S. typhi
typhoid fever in humans
S. enterics
contaminated food or meat born gastroenteritis
Shigella
dysentery
Klebsiella pneumoniae
pneumonia
serratis
hospital born infections
Enterobacter
opportunistic infections