I: Gram Negative Bacilli Flashcards
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Enterobacteriaceae are
CPON NO GF FA
Catalase Positive
Oxidase Negative
Nitrate Reduction Positive
Glucose Fermentation
Facultative Anaerobe
Enterobacteriaceae are MOTILE; EXCEPT FOR (2)
Klebsiella and Shigella
Type of Flagella present in Enterobacteriaceae
Peritrichous Flagella
Listeria and Y. Enterocolitica are motile in ___ and NON-MOTILE IN ________
Motile in ROOM TEMPERATURE
Non Motile 37 Deg Celsius
Enterobacteriaceae are Catalase (+) EXCEPT
Shigella ; S.dysenteriae
Enterobacteriaceae can reduce Nitrate to Nitrite EXCEPT
Erwinia
Pantonea agglomerans
Antigenic Structure:
Heat-LABILE
Capsular Antigen
Carrier
K Antigen
Antigenic Structure:
Salmonellae have capsular (K) antigen known as
Vi antigen
Antigenic Structure:
Somatic Antigen
Cell wall
Heat-STABLE
O antigen
Antigen Structure:
Flagella
denatured by Alcohol/heat
agglutinate with anti-H antibodies
H Antigens
O antigen, antibodies are predominantly
IgM (Acute/Active Infection)
H antigens, antibodies are predominantly
IgG (past infection)
Rapid Lactose Fermenters
EKE
Escherichia
Klebsiella
Enterobacter
Late Lactose Fermenters
Cit Ser Yer Haf Sa Shir is late
Citrobacter
Serratia
Yersinia enterocolitica
Hafnia
Salmonella arizonae
Shigella sonnei
Non-Lactose Fermenters
Sobrang Sarap PEPE Mo
Shigella
Salmonella
Proteus
Edwardsiella
Providencia
Erwinia
MOrganella
Rapid Lactose Fermenters that causes
UTI - 90%
Sepsis
Meningitis - Infants
Diarrheal Disease
Escherichia
Rapid Lactose Fermenters
Most common cause of UTI in humans
UPEC
Uropathogenic E.coli
Rapid Lactose Fermenters
UPEC virulence factors (3)
Pili
Cytolysins
Aerobactin
Rapid Lactose Fermenters
UPEC: VF that is responsible for adherence to epithelial cells
Pili
Rapid Lactose Fermenters
UPEC: VF that is responsible for inhibiting IMMUNE EFFECTOR CELLS
Cytolysin
Rapid Lactose Fermenters
UPEC: VF that is responsible for chelating iron
Aerobactin
Rapid Lactose Fermenters
Escherichia that Produces HEAT LABILE/HEAT STABLE TOXINS that resides in Plasmid
ETEC
Enterotoxigenic E.coli
Rapid Lactose Fermenters
ETEC:
toxin that similarly related with CHOLERA TOXIN
Labile Toxin
Rapid Lactose Fermenters
ETEC:
toxin that result to intestinal fluid secretion by stimulating GUANYLATE CYCLASE
Stable Toxin