Bacterial Pathogens

Question 1

Salmonella Enterica

Answer 1

Gram-negative motile

H2S producer

Facultative Anaerobes: presence of O2, ATP is generated by aerobic respiration and in absence of O2, generated by fermentation

Question 2

Where is salmonella enterica found?

Answer 2

It is normally found in poultry, cattle, reptiles.

In 2020, salmonella outbreaks were linked to smalll

Question 3

Salmonellosis

Answer 3

S. enterica with >2,000 serovars

non typhoidal are zoonotic in origin

Question 4

Salmenellosis causes

Answer 4

From food
From infected people
from animals

can become serious in some people (<5 years old kids, elderly, and immunocompromised (these IC people shouldn’t handle or touch chickens, amphibians, or reptiles)

Question 5

shigella

Answer 5

o	Shigella
•	Gram negative rod
•	Does not ferment  H2S 
        negative 
•	Some strains produce 
        shiga toxin
•	Lack of black centers