Bacteria Intro Flashcards

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Bacteria size

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.1-10 micrometers

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lipoteichoic and teichoic acids in ____ _____ only

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gram positive (purple)

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________ layer thick cell wall in gram ______, thin in _______

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peptidoglycan (penicillin prevents synthesis),
positive,
negative

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some bac encapsulated w/ _________ ________, ex. (3)

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polysaccharide coating (prevents phagocytosis)

  1. Neisseria,
  2. Haemophilus (-)
  3. Streptococcus species (+)
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_______ aka – enzyme that catalyzes linkage btwn peptidoglycans

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Transpeptidase aka penicillin binding protein

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TB aka Mycobacteria are weakly _____ _____ but better to use ____ _____

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gram positive,

acid fast

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no cell wall

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mycoplasma

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Gram negative have outer _________-containing cell membrane which blocks antibiotics such as ______

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lipopolysaccharide,

penicillin

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  • grape like cluster

- rod

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cocci,

bacilli

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macrophages produce _______ ________ (very reactive)–exs.

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Molecular oxygen,

H2O2, O2-, OH-

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hydrogen peroxide broken down by bac by (2) superoxide radical by (1)

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catalase, peroxidase,

superoxide dismutase

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activates prothrombin

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coagulase (staph aureus)

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Obligate aerobes have all ____ ________ ex.s (3)

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3 enzymes SPC,

NLP

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obligate anaerobes typically in _____ _____ and produce ____ (bacterioides)

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deep tissues,

gas

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virulence factors (4)

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  1. flagella
  2. pili (adhesion/binding)
  3. capsules (can only be phagocytised after opsonization)
  4. endospores (dormancy)
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survives within mac/ neutophil –

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facultative intracellular organisms

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almost all gram+ release _____(except ______)–may lead to hightened immune response

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exotoxins,

Listeria

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Food poinsoning (4) enterotoxins

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  1. V cholera
  2. E coli
  3. C jejuni
  4. S dystenteriae
    toCCin
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active neuro exotoxins

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botulism/ tetanus

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pyogenic exotoxins stimulate ______ ______ _____, ex

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toxic shock syndrome,

Strep pyogenes

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lipopolysaccharides Lipid A in Gram - released w/ death of bac

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endotoxins (part of outer membrane)

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sepsis aka–may lead to _____ _____, mediator: _________

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bacteremia (may also be fungi),
septic shock,
prostaglandins

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DNA from dead bac may attach and incorporate self into another bac

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transformation

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virus (bacteriophage) carries piece of bac DNA from one to another

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transduction

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DNA transfered cell-cell
conjugation
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Streptococci: Beta-hemolysis: Alpha-hemolysis: Gamma-hemolysis:
- Gram + - won't bubble when H2O2 placed-- neg catalase 1. complete lyse 2. partial lyse 3. no hemolyze
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Staphylococci:
- Gram+ - grape-like clusters - catalase positive
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Staph aureus:
-Beta-hemolytic -coagulase + vs. coagulase neg cocci (S epidermidis) -
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MRSA
methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus--secrete penicillinase
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Gram+, bacili, aerobic/anaerobic,
- spore forming rod (ex anthrax--B anthracis) activates in host - ^ mortality exotoxin - capsule prevents phagocytosis
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most common antibiotic diarrhea
- Clostridium difficile - enterotoxin - Gram+, SPORE forming rod - (botulism, tetanus, gas gangrene, p colitis)
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spore boiling resistant, Gram+, rod,
C botulinum (blocks Ach synaps)
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"loves PHARYNX" causing gray membrane, Gram+, NO spores
C diphtheriae, powerful EXOTOXIN,
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Gram + rod, has ENDOTOXIN, hide in ____&______. Cell-mediated immunity
L monocytogenes, | macrophages & neutrophils (facultative)
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Gram - rods paired _____-____; ear infections, lungs, upper respt
end-end, M catarrhalis, may be coccobacillary
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colonizing 33-100% of nasopharynx may gravel to ear or sinus
Moraxella
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Gram - diplococci, menigitis, endotoxin
Neisseria meningitidis
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meningitis causes
10% bac | 90% viral
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____ protect ______ _____ from antibodies
pili, | N gonorrhoeae
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Gram -, Bacili, aerobic, enterics (4)
part of normal intestinal flora, 1. Enterobacteriaceae 2. Vibrionaceae 3. Pseudomonadaceae 4. Bacteroidaceae
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Enterics: | ", Hospital sepsis", UTI, ALCOHOLIC pneumonia
K pneumoniae,
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exo/endotoxins, mucosal adherence, invasion, | may cause diarrhea, UTI, neonatal meniingitis,
E coli
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Enteric: | fecal-oral, shiga toxin, bright red blood and pus-diarrhea
shigella (4 subsets)
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Enteric: | chickens, watery diarrhea, typhoid fever
salmonella
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Enteric: CURVED gram - rod w/ single flagellum, fecal-oral transmission--binds to GI tract, "rice water stool"
V cholera (binds to GI tract actively secretes Na and Cl)
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Enterics: | Gram- rod, obligate aerobe, "green and blue fluorescent pigment", exotoxin
pseudomonas aeruginosa, NONFERMENTERS
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Enterics: | Gram - , no lipid A, capsule, ANAEROBIC
Bacteroides fragilis
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3 types of diarrhea and bac ex.s
1. No cell invasion-electrolye and fluid loss (E coli, V cholera) 2. Invasion of intestinal epithelia cells-toxin destroys cells--WBCs IN STOOL (E coli, Shigella, Salmonela) 3. Invasion of lymph nodes and bloodstream--fever, headache, bloody diarrhea (campylobacter)
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bac requiring certain chemical
fastidius organism
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fastidious organism, curved w/ single flagellum, "bloody loose diarrhea", toxin, fecal-oral
Campylobacter jejuni
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fastidious org, curved w/ multiple flagella, STOMACH ULCERS
helicobacter pylori
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``` Haemophilus (blood loving): THUMB sign (enlarged epiglotis), EPIGLOTTITIS ```
Haemophilus influenzae
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Attaches and destroys ciliated epithelial cells of trachea ==> violent cough, ^ insulin and lymphocytes.
Bordetella pertussis | WHOOPING cough
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aerobic gram - rod, survive and replicate intracellularly
legionella pneumophilia
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flu-like legionnaire's disease--self limiting
pontiac fever
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gram negative rods, facultative intracellular orgs (4)
1. yersinia 2. francisella 3. brucella 4. pasteurella
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bubonic plague--(bubo axila swelling)
Yersinia pestis-->hemorrhagaic skin invasion -->black discoloration
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Tularemia (from ticks)--resembles plague
francisella tularensis
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Undulent fever w/out ulcers/buboes, occasional lymphadenopathy
Brucella
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Gram - obligate intracellular parasites, small
Chlamydia & Rickettsia
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colonizes mouths of cats and dogs--don't suture!
pasteurella multocida
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augmentin
combo amoxicillin/clavulanate
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Rocky Mt spotted fever--ticks--rash
Rickettsia rickettsii
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Trachoma--chronic conjunctivitis
chlamydia trachomatis
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Form granulomas, Tiny, gram-, corkscrew shape and motion
spirochetes
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syphilis--3 stages--
T pallidum (spirochete) "the great masquerader"
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Spirochete: | Lyme disease--3 stages--TARGET (starts w/ single lesion)
Borrelia burgdorveri | bOb
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Mycobacterium ex's (2) and characteristics--ACID-FAST
1. Mycobacterium tuberculosis TB (obligate aerobe--lungs) 2. M leprae leprose (footpads of mice,armadillos) - thin rods w/ ^ lipids in walls
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lack peptidoglycan cell wall, tiny, not rods/cocci, immune to penicillin
mycoplasma
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"Walking pneumoniae" cause, attaches to respiratory epitheliium, "atypical pneumonia"
Mycoplasma pneumoniae | mycoplasma
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PrP-->PrPs =
PrP PrP prions