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Bacteria Chapter 20 Clostridium- Bacillus Flashcards

1
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what type of microbe is clostridium

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  • gram positive rods
  • endospore forming
  • obligate anaerobic
  • environment (soil) and intestinal mucus
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what color do the endospores in clostridium stain

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green

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what is the virulence factor for clostridium

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  • spore formation
  • spores are resistance against destruction or sterilization
  • spores are not subject to antibiotics
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4
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what does clostridium botulinum cause

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-botulism
- severe form of food poisoning
- paralysis

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5
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what is wound botulism possible from

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soil or fecal contamination

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6
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what is infant botulism and when does it resolve

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  • occurs in 3-20 week infants without full intestinal flora
  • causes muscle weakness but rarely severe and generally resolves as intestinal flora develops
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7
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what are the virulence factors for clostridium botulinum

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  • botulinum neurotoxin blocks acetylcholine release
  • flaccid muscles including respiratory paralysis -> death
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8
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is there tissue invasion in clostridium botulinum

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no it acts through toxins

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9
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while spores are _____, botulinum toxin is _______

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heat stabile, heat labile

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10
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how long does anti toxin neutralization take

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weeks to months

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11
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describe the neurotoxins in clostridium botulinum

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  • proteolytic and saccharolytic
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12
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what is another toxin effect of clostridium botulinum

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no wrinkles and flaccid paralysis

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13
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what are opportunities for anaerobic growth of C. tetani

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dirty, puncture wounds like knife, bullet, tattoo

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14
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what are the virulence factors for clostridium tetani

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  • tetanospasmin blocks GABA and glycine release -> loss of inhibitory input to motor neuron excitation -> uncontrolled muscle contraction “ spastic paralysis”
  • toxin effect may be localized and one sided ; anti-toxin usually too late
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15
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what does tetanus toxin prevent

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muscle relaxation

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16
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tetanus effects can be ____ or _____

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general or localized

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17
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what can prevent neonatal tetanus death by umbilical infection

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passive immunization of pregnant women

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18
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what is the vaccine for tetanus

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DTP vaccine with tetanus toxoid
- 10 year booster vaccination is standard

19
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what is the only clostridium species with tissue invasion

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clostridium perfringens

20
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what are the virulence factors for clostridium perfringens and what do they do

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  • alpha toxin-> membrane destruction
  • omega toxin -> cytolytic toxin
  • collagenase, hyaluronidase : facilitates tissue invasion from the edges of necrotizing tissues
21
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what causes gas gangrene of clostridium perfringens

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  • anaerobic fermentation of amino acids -> gas increase (H2 and CO2)
22
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what is the mortality rate for clostridium perfringens

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40-100%

23
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what causes uterine gangrene

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puerperal fever

24
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is there vaccine for clostridium perfringens

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no

25
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what does antibody do to alpha toxin

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fails to stop gas gangrene: amputate

26
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does clostridium difficile invade tissue

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acts through toxins

27
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what does antibiotic associated pseudomembranous colitis result from

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broad spectrum antibiotics that kill much of the other normal intestinal bacterial flora, giving resistant species like toxin producing clostridium difficile a chance to take over

28
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what is another name for clostridium difficile

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-hospital diarrhea

29
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what are the virulence factors for clostridium difficile and what does each do

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  • toxin A: inhibits intestinal tight- junctions -> fluid leak
  • toxin B: rounding of epithelial cells -> fluid leak
  • diarrhea results from both
30
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what is the treatment and epidemiology for clostridium botulinum

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  • botulinum antitoxin
  • environment
    and GI tract
31
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what is the treatment and epidemiology for c tetani

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  • toxoid vaccination and anti-tetanus serum
  • environment and GI tract
32
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what is the treatment and epidemiology for c. perfringens

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  • surgery intervention and amputation
  • environment and GI tract
33
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what is the epidemiology for C difficile

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  • colonized intestines, genital tract
  • hospital environment
  • prior antibiotics
34
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describe bacillus anthracis

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  • zoonotic infection “woolsorter’s disease”
  • gram positive rods, facultative anaerobes
35
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what are the virulence factors for anthrax toxins and what do each cause

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  • EF: adenylate cyclase -> cAMP increase -> edema
    -LF: metallo- protease -> cell death with pulmonary edema
  • poly- glutamic acid capsule: inhibition of phagocytosis
36
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what is anthrax caused by

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when spores germinate and produce toxins

37
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inhalation anthrax:

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  • entry lungs, uptake by lung phagocytes - latency of 2 months or more may occur
  • to lymph nodes - pneumonial and meningitis type symptoms are seen
  • bloodstream -> powerful toxins (macrophage TNF alpha: toxic shock death in 1-2 days)
38
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gastrointestinal anthrax:

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  • ulcers in mouth, esophagus -> edema and sepsis
  • lethality if in lower intestines: 100%
39
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what does macrophage TNF increase cause

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toxic shock and death

40
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describe skin anthrax and what is the lethality

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  • redness (inflammatory cytokines)
  • edema with vascular and vesicle rupture
  • lethality - 20%
41
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what is the epidemiology for bacillus anthracis

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  • animal workers
  • microbiological accidents
  • bioterrorism
  • contaminated meat
42
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what does bacillus cereus cause

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-gastroenteritis, ocular infections, bacteremia
- heat stable and heat labile toxins, necrotic toxins

43
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what is bacillus sp mostly resistant to

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penicillin

44
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what type of microbe is bacillus

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-gram positive rods
- strict aerobes or facultative anaerobes

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