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Exam Bacteria Family Characteristics Flashcards

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Enterobactericeae

A 
Gram negative
Rods
Peritrichous flagella
\+/- Capsule
Facultative anaerobes 
All motile except Klebsiella
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Enterobactericeae

Escherichia

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Major pathogen
Colostrum 
Ferments lactose = PINK
Enteric infections
Toxin produced
Notable disease = E. coli
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Enterobactericeae

Enterobacter

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Opportunistic pathogen

Notable disease = Mastitis in cows & sows

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Enterobactericeae

Klebsiella

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NON-motile
Opportunistic pathogen
Notable diseases = mastitis, metritis, cystitis
(Pelvic infections)

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Enterobactericeae

Citrobacter

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Opportunistic pathogen

Notable disease = UTIs in humans

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Enterobactericeae

Proteus

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Opportunistic pathogen
Swarming growth
Notable disease = UTIs in dog & cat

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Enterobactericeae

Providencia

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Notable disease = diarrhea in humans

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Enterobactericeae

Morganella

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Opportunistic pathogen
NOT so important
Notable diseases = wounds and UTIs
Humans & animals

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Enterobactericeae

Shigella

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Humans only
Major pathogen
Notable disease = dysentery in humans

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Enterobactericeae

Salmonella

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Major pathogen
NON-lactose fermenter
Carrier states = typhoid Mary
Notable disease =Typhoid

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Enterobactericeae

Yersinia

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Major pathogen
Bipolar staining
Wide temperature range (4-42C)
Notable disease = plague

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Pasteurellaceae

Pasteurella

A 
Opportunistic pathogen
NON-motile 
Mucus membranes
Bipolar staining
Notable disease = respiratory infection
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Pasteurellaceae

Mannheimia

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Opportunistic pathogen
NON-motile 
Mucus membranes
Bipolar staining
SAME as Pasteurella
Notable disease = Shipping fever
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Pasteurellaceae

Gallinacterium

A

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Notable disease = reproductive tract infection
in laying hens

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Alcaligenaceae

Bordetella

A 
Major pathogen
Mucus membranes
Obligate aerobe
Toxin produced
Phase changes
Notable disease = Whooping cough and Kennel cough
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Pasteurellaceae

Haemophilus

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Oppertunistic pathogen
Coccobacilli
Notable disease = Glasser’s disease

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Pasteurellaceae

Histophilus

A

Opportunistic pathogen
Mucus membranes
X and V factors
Notable disease = Cerebral thrombosis in cattle

18
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Pasteurellaceae

Avibacterium

A

Opportunistic pathogen
Mucus membranes
X and V factors
Notable disease = Infectious coryza of chickens

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Pasteurellaceae

Actinobacillus

A 
Opportunistic pathogen
Mucus membranes
NON-motile
X and V factors
Notable disease = Wooden tongue and Sleepy foal disease
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Francisellaceae

Francisella

A 
Major pathogen
Obligate aerobe
Transmission = tick bites!
Intracellular pathogen
Notable disease = Rabbit fever in humans
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Pseudomonadaceae

Pseudomonas

A 
Opportunistic pathogen
Skin, MM, feces
Obligate aerobe
Polar flagella
Pigments & fruity odor!
Notable disease = Ear infections in dog & cat
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Burkholderiaceae

Burkholderia

A 
Major pathogen
Obligate aerobe
Polar flagella
Found in soil
Notable disease = Glanders in horses
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Moraxellaceae

Moraxella

A 
Major pathogen
Paired rods!
Obligate aerobe
Mechanical vector = flies
Notable disease = Pink eye in cattle
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Campylobacteracease

Campylobacter

A

Major pathogen
Curved rods!
Microaerophilic
Notable disease = Abortions and Gastroenteritis

25
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Vibrionaceae

Vibrio

A

Causes human cholera

26
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Desulfovibrionaceae

Lawsonia

A 
Major pathogen
Curved rods!
Microaerophilic 
Intracellular pathogen = RBCs
Notable disease = Garden hose gut (proliferative)

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