د.الهام Bacteria Flashcards
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The staphylococci are gram- positive spherical cells, usually arranged in …..
They grow readily on many types of media and are active metabolically, …… and producing …… that vary from white to deep yellow (golden) as a result of …..during growth.
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grape-like irregular clusters,
fermenting carbohydrates
pigments
carotenoid pigment
Some of staphylococci are members of the …. of the skin and mucous membranes; others are …., causing …..
Normal flora
pathogenic
suppuration, abscess formation, a variety of pyogenic infection and even fatal septicemia.
Staphylococcus aureus
Non-motile, no spore forming, facultative anaerobic
Catalase positive.
Hardy organisms surviving many non-physiologic conditions.
*Hemolysis blood, coagulates plasma, and produces a variety of extracellular enzymes and toxins.
Rapidly develop resistance to many antimicrobial agents.
. …. is carries by 20-50% of healthy individuals on nasal mucosa & on the skin.
S.aureu
CLASSIFICATION of staphylococcus
Based on coagulase production:
1. Coagulase positive: (e.g. S.aureus)
2. Coagulase negative :( e.g. S. epidermidis) & (S. saprophyticus).
B) Based on pathogenicity:
1. Common pathogen :( e.g.-S. aureus)
2. Opportunistic pathogens: (e.g.-S. epidermidis)
(S.saprophyticus)
Virulence factors & diseases of staphylococcus
Cell associated factors
1Capsule: slim layer of polysaccharide protect bacteria from PMN leukocytic phagocytosis.
2Cell wall: rigid peptidoglycan layers, stimulates the production of endogenous pyrogens, IL-1 &PMN activate (abscess formation).
3Protein A: linked to cell wall, preventing the antibody mediating immune clearance and complement consumption.
4Teichoic acid: linked to the peptidoglycan & can be antigenic, it’s also mediating the attachment of staphylococci on mucosal surfaces.
EXTRACELLULAR FACTORS
A Enzymes:
1Catalase; convert H2O2→H2O +O2.
(The catalase test differentiate staphylococci (+ve catalase) from other strain (-ve catalase streptococci).
2Coagulase; Convert fibrinogen→ insoluble fibrin.
3Hyaluronidase ; hydrolyze hyaluronic acid that found in cellular matrix of the connective tissues.
3 Lipase; hydrolyze lipid to ensure the staph survival in sebaceous area of the body.
4Other enzymes which have role in diseases such as kinase nuclease and pinicillinase.
B Toxins:
Exotoxins
1. Cytolytic toxins
i) Hemolysins
Alpha hemolysin; potent hemolysis toxin.
Beta hemolysin; degrades sphingomyelin & therefore is toxic for many kinds of cells.
Gamma hemolysin; lyse erythrocytes from humans & animals.
Delta hemolysin; disrupt biologic membrane.
ii) Leukocidin; toxin, kill human leukocytes.
2Exfolitative toxin, (epidermolytic toxin), causing staphylococcal scalded skin syndrome (SSSS).
3) Toxic shock syndrome toxin- 1 (TSST-1),
Superantigen binds to MHC class II molecules,T cell stimulation.
Also associated with fever, multisystem involvement shock & desquamated skin rash.
4Enterotoxins: Five serologically toxins (A-E) which are superantigens, an important cause of food poisoning.
Pathogenicity: of staphylococcus
The pathogenic capacity of staphylococcus species is combined effect of extracellular factors and toxins together with the invasive properties of the strain in the host tissue.
Staphylococcus infections
Local lesions of skin:
….. (is inflammation at the base of the eyelashes, The first sign of a stye is a small, yellowish spot),
….. (infection of hair follicle resulting in localized accumulation of pus and dead tissue often on back or neck), …. (infection of several hair follicles), …… (progressive appearance of swelling and pain in a surgical wound after about 2 days from the surgery).
…. (skin lesion with blisters that break and become covered with crusting exudate).
Systemic infections (endocarditis, osteomyelitis &septic arthritis.
Styes
Furuncles or Boils
Carbuncles
Woundinfections
Impetigo
Staphylococcal food poisoning:
Enterotoxin is responsible for manifestations of staphylococcal food poisoning.
Five types of enterotoxin are currently known, named A, B, C, D and E.
It usually occurs when preformed toxin is ingested with contaminated food
The toxin acts directly on the autonomic nervous system to cause the illness, rather than gut mucosa.
The common food items responsible are - milk and milk products, meat, fish and ice cream.
Source of infection- food handler who is a carrier.
Incubation period- 2 to 6 hours.
Clinical symptoms- fever, nausea, vomiting and watery diarrhea.
The illness is usually self-limited, with recovery in days.
- Staphylococcal Toxic shock syndrome (STSS):
The disease initiated with localized growth of toxin-producing S.aureus in vagina or a wound.
It is fatal multisystem disease presenting with fever, hypotension, myalgia, vomiting, diarrhea, mucosal hyperemia and erythematous rash which desquamates subsequently.
Types of STSS known:
Menstrual associated STSS: Here colonization of S.aureus occurs in the vagina of menstruating woman who uses highly absorbent vaginal tampons.
Non menstrual associated STSS: Here colonization of S. aureus occurs in other sites like surgical wound.
Staphylococcal scalded skin syndrome (SSSS):
-Exfoliative toxin produced by S.aureus is responsible for this.Also known as Ritter’s disease.
-It is a skin disease in which outer layer of epidermis gets separated from the underlying tissues.
-Disease of young children.
-Mediated through minor Staphylococcal infection by epidermolytic toxin’ producing strains
-Mild erythema (redness and inflammation around the mouth) and blistering of skin followed by desquamation of epidermis.
-Bullous impetigo (superficial infection affecting mostly young children, on face and limbs) is a localized form of SSSS.
-Children are otherwise healthy and most eventually recover as a result of antibodies formation.
Staphylococcus culture
Culturing in blood(β- hemolytic) and Mannitol agar.
.. is the antibiotic of choice in the treatment of staphylococcal diseases.
Vancomycin
Stapylococcus saprophyticus:
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Skin commensal.
.Important Cause of UTI in sexually active young women.
.Infected women have dysuria (pain in urination) &pyuria(pus in urine).
.Usually sensitive to wide range of antibiotic.
Staphylococcus epidermidis:
..
Coagulase negative staphylococci.
.Skin commensal.
.Has predilection for plastic material.
.Associated with infection of IV lines, prosthetic heart valves, shunts.
.Causes urinary tract infection in catheterized patients
.Has variable ABS pattern
.Important Cause of UTI in sexually active young women.
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Stapylococcus saprophyticus:
Aerobic non-spore forming bacilli:
Corynebacterium diphtheriae.
Listeria monocytogenes.
spore- forming bacilli:
Bacillus anthracis (Aerobic).
Clostridium species (Anaerobic).
Corynebacterium diphtheria
Is a Gram-positive rod, 0.5-1µm in diameter.
Arranged as ….
The cells are …. , often with …
They also contain ….. that stain differently from the other cell materials.
irregular aggregations looking like (Chinese letters).
pleomorphic
bulging at one end that gives a club appearance (Greek coryne= club)
accumulations of phosphates (metachromatic granules)
Corynebacteria normally colonize the ….
The most virulence strain is …
Greek, diphtheriae ‟ leathery skin” referring to the ….
skin, upper respiratory tract, gastrointestinal tract, and urogenital tract of human.
C. diphteriae .
pseudomembrane that initially forms on the pharynx.
Corynebacterium diphtheria
This disease results when the organism produces a …… that absorbed by various tissues within the body.
The toxin acts by …..
powerful exotoxin
inhibiting the translation step during eukaryotic protein synthesis.
1-Corynebacterium diphtheria
The ability to produce the exotoxin is associated with infection of bacterium with ….
bacteriophage
lysogenic activation
The ability of bacteriophage to insert their DNA into bacterium DNA
Corynebacterium diphtheria
However, not all strains are . …
.
A non-toxigenic strain can become toxigenic by the infection of such a ….
toxigenic
bacteriophage