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infant botulism aka

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floppy baby syndrome

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result of c. perfringens on reverse camp test

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positve

arrow head hemolysis

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most potent

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c. botulinum

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naegler positive

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perfringens and sordeilli

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histotoxic

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tissue

c. perfringens
c. septicum

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enteric

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intestines

c. dificille

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atypical
with capsule
non motile

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c. perfringens

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lecithinase test is due to

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alpha toxin
lecithinase c
phospholipase c

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myonecrosis

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gas gangrene

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necrotic enteritis aka

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pig-bel disease (type C)

odorous because of sulfur

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growth of c. perfringens on bap

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target of double zone of hemolysis

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nagler test aka

c. perfringens

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lecithinase test

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c. perfringens was formerly

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c. welchii

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source of c. perfringens

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wound contamination with soil

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associated with pseudomembranous colitis (mucoid diarrhea)

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c. difficile

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neurotoxic

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neurons

c. tetani
c. botulinum

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diseases of c. perfringens

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gas gangrene
food poisoning
necrotic enteritis

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result of neomycin egg yolk

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+ opalescence on agar WITHOUT anti toxin

- no opalescence on agar WITH anti toxin

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tack head bacillus

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c. tetani

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food poisoning of c. perfringens

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enterotoxin

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porphyromonas, p. anerobius

(KVC) anaerobes

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RSR

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specimen for c. defficile

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rectal swab or stool

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most severe cause of food poisoning

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c. botulinum

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prevotella

(KVC) anarobes

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RRS

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grown in gut and honey bee
infant botulism
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fxn of c. botulinum on acetylcholine
mediator for muscle contraction
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spore formation of c. tetani
terminal
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indicator for anaerobes (thioglycolate)
resazurin
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virulence for c. tetani
exotoxin (tetanolysin and tetanospasmin)
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box car shaped bacillus
c. perfringens
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c. sordeilli result for thioglycolate
nagler positive | swarm with serpentine edged colonies
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c. difficile can be activated by
clindamycin
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spore on wound (c. botulinum)
wound botulism
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tetani and septicum result on thioglycolate
swarm
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c. terani inhibit
neurons in cns | SPASTIC PARALYSIS
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chopped meat on c. perfringens
growth + gas | turbidity + bubbles
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direct detection of toxin (stool) for c. defficile
EIA: cytotoxin assay
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odor of ccfa
yellow horse manure
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anaerobic bact. is catalase
neg
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collection of anaerobic bact
needle aspiration
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reduced media for anerobes
schaedler media | bacteroides bile esculin
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LKVBA for anaerobes
laked kanamycin vancomycin bap
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B. fragilis (KVC) anaerobe
RRR
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potent to be used if it has red color
thioglycollate, lombard and dowell agar
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indicator for gas pak
methylene blue becomes colorless
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cooked/chopped meat medium sealed with ______ for anaerobiosis
petrolatum
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fusobaterium, b. ureolyticus, veilonella (KVC) anaerobes
SRS
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clostridium, g+ cocci | (KVC) anaerobes
SSR
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brick red fluorescene
prevotella | porphyromona
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red fluorescence
veilonella
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pitting of agar
b. ureolyticus
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double zone of hemolysis
c. perfringens
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swarming
c. tetani
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molar tooth colony | sulfur granules
actinomyces israelli
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breadcrumb colony
f. nucleatum
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horse odor (ccfa)
c. difficile
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c. tetani binds to
ganglioside receptors
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methods to promote anaerobiosis
``` gas pak jar mcintosh brewer torbal meat medium anaerobic glove box and chamber pras thioglycolate ```
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3 types of clostridium
neurotoxic histotoxic enteric
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c. botulinum blocks release of
acetylcholine FLACID PARALYSIS
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c. perfringens is a spore former?
no
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diseases of c. botulinum
wound botulism | infant botulism
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culture for c. defficile
CCFA | Cycloserine cefoxitin fructose agar
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habitat
human and animal
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virulence for c. botilinum
toxin heat labile
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basis for diagnosis for c. tetani
clinical findings
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saccarolytic except?
c. tetani | c. septicum
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colon flora
c. difficile
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causes lock jaw risus sardonicus opisthotonus
c. tetani
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c. botulinum aka
canned good bacillus
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selective test for c. perfringens
egg yolk agar + neomycin = mc clung or neomycin egg yolk

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