Final-Lecture Flashcards
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Important toxin in Pseudomonas?
T3 Secretion Exotoxin A
What does Exotoxin A do for pseudomonas
Inhibits protein synthesis
What does pseudomonas cause in dogs and cats?
Otitis externa, UTI, (pyoderma)
What does pseudomonas cause in horses?
Metritis, Keratitis, Conjunctivitis
What species is very susceptible to pseudomonas?
Farmed mink
What does pseudomonas cause in cows?
Mastitis
Bacteria that can cause botromycosis?
Pseudomonas and Staphylococcus
Fleece rot of sheep?
Pseudomonas
What is important to remember about Burkholderia?
Biosafety level 3! REPORT
Causative agent of Glanders?
Burkholderia mallei
Secretion system of Burkholderia?
T3 and T4
Reservoir of b. mallei?
Horses
Cutaneous glanders?
Farcy (B. mallei)
Symptoms of glanders?
fever, nasal discharge, lymphadenitit. Chronic form will also have Farcy
Causative agent of Melioidosis?
B. pseudomallei
Alternative name for Melioidosis in horses?
Pseudoglanders
The great imitator?
B. pseudomallei
Infective agent of B. pseudomallei
saprophyte
Differentiating lab characteristic between the two Burkholderias?
Pseudomallei-Motile
Mallei-Non motile
Is Burkholderia zoonotic?
Yes! Both
Symptoms of Melioidosis?
systemic, chronic nodular, purulent, pyogranulomatous
Melioidosis in humans?
Whittier’s Disease, Vietnamese time bomb
What does. B. pseudomallei cause in equine?
Pseudoglanders
Official test for Burkholderia in horses?
Complement fixation