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Lecture 4 Part 5: Enterobacteriaceae Flashcards

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What is the largest family of clinically important bacteria?

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Enterobacteriaceae

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Are most species and subspecies of Enterobacteriaceae human pathogens?

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No, most species and subspecies are not human pathogens

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Name three places where Enterobacteriaceae can be found?

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water, soil, and as endogenous flora

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What are the three types of Enterobacteriaceae?

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  1. Strictly pathogens
  2. Opportunistic
    3, Commensals that acquire virulence genes or novel body niches
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What are the medically important Enterobacteriaceae species?

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Escherichia coli, Salmonella, Shigella, Yersinia, Klebsiella

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What is the Gram stain and shape of Enterobacteriaceae?

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Gram-negative rods

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Are Enterobacteriaceae facultative anaerobes ?

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yes

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Do Enterobacteriaceae form spores?

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No, they are non-spore forming

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What are the oxidase and catalase characteristics of Enterobacteriaceae?

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Enterobacteriaceae are oxidase-negative and catalase-positive, with no cytochrome oxidase activity

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What shared antigen is present in all Enterobacteriaceae?

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Enterobacterial common antigen

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Are all Enterobacteriaceae motile?

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No, only some Enterobacteriaceae are motile

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What are the three structural components used to classify Enterobacteriaceae?

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  1. O polysaccharide (LPS component)
  2. K antigens (capsule polysaccharides)
  3. H proteins (flagellar proteins)
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What are the 5 key virulence factors of Enterobacteriaceae?

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  1. Endotoxin – Lipid A component of LPS
  2. Capsule
  3. Antigenic Phase Variation – Allows differential expression of O antigens, K proteins, and H antigens
  4. Type III Secretion System – complex that facilitates transfer of virulence factors
  5. Iron-Chelating Proteins
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What are the key clinical impacts of E. coli infections?

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  • Most common Gram(-) rod in sepsis
  • Causes >80% of community-acquired UTIs
  • Major contributor to gastroenteritis
  • Usually results from opportunistic commensal activity
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What are the six strains of E. coli that cause gastroenteritis?

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  1. Enterotoxigenic (ETEC) – Traveler’s diarrhea
  2. Enteropathogenic (EPEC) – Infant diarrhea
  3. Enteroaggregative (EAEC) – Persistent diarrhea
  4. Enterohemorrhagic (EHEC) – Bloody diarrhea, HUS
  5. Enteroinvasive (EIEC) – Dysentery-like illness
  6. Diffusely Adherent (DAEC) – Pediatric diarrhea
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What extraintestinal diseases does E. coli cause?

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Bacteremia
Neonatal meningitis
Urinary tract infections (UTIs)

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What type of diarrhea is caused by Enterotoxigenic E. coli (ETEC)?

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traveler’s diarrhea

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What are the two toxins produced by ETEC?

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  1. Heat-stable toxin (STa): monomeric, binds guanylate cyclase leading to
    increased cGMP and hypersecretion
  2. Heat-labile toxin (LT-I):
    * exotoxin
    * B subunit binds surface glycoproteins
    * A subunit binds adenylate cyclase leading to
    increased cAMP and hypersecretion & decreased
    absoprtion
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Does Enteropathogenic E. coli (EPEC) produce toxins?

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No, EPEC does not produce toxins

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How does Enteropathogenic E. coli (EPEC) cause disease?

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EPEC adheres to and invades host cells using bundle-forming pili (BFP) and the locus of enterocyte effacement (LEE)

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What is the “locus of enterocyte effacement” (LEE) in EPEC?

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The LEE is a pathogenicity island containing about 40 genes that mediate the attachment and destruction of cell surface.

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How does Enteroaggregative E. coli (EAEC) adhere to host cells?

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EAEC uses Aggregrative Adherence Fimbriae I (AAF I) to form a “stacked brick” arrangement on intestinal epithelial cells

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What effect does EAEC have on mucus secretion and biofilm formation?

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EAEC stimulates mucus secretion, leading to the formation of a thick biofilm

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What 2 toxins does EAEC produce?

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EAEC produces Enteroaggregative heat-stable toxin and a Plasmid-encoded toxin, both of which induce fluid secretion

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What is the most common serotype of Enterohemorrhagic E. coli (EHEC)?
E. coli O157:H7 is the most common serotype of EHEC
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True or False EHEC Low inoculum for disease (< 100 bacteria)
True
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How many bacteria are needed to cause EHEC infection?
Less than 100 bacteria can cause EHEC infection due to its low infectious dose
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What are the clinical manifestations of EHEC infection?
EHEC causes mild to hemorrhagic colitis and can lead to Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome (HUS), characterized by: Acute renal failure Thrombocytopenia CNS manifestations
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What toxin does EHEC produce?
EHEC produces Shiga toxin (Stx-1 & Stx-2)
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How many serotypes exist for Salmonella enterica?
there are more than 2500 unique serotypes of Salmonella enterica
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What are the two most clinically relevant serotypes of Salmonella in humans?
1. Salmonella typhi (S. enterica serovar Typhi) 2. Salmonella paratyphi
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How is Salmonella transmitted?
Salmonella is transmitted through ingestion of contaminated food (poultry, eggs, dairy) or direct fecal-oral routes
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Can Salmonella cause chronic infections?
Yes, Salmonella can cause both transient and chronic infections
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How does Salmonella invade?
Salmonella invades through M cells, replicates in endosomes, and can enter the blood or lymph via transcytosis
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What are the two major pathogenicity islands of Salmonella that help with Migration & colonization efficiency?
1. Pathogenicity Island I (SPI-1) – Encodes Salmonella-secreted invasion proteins (Ssps) for host cell invasion 2. Pathogenicity Island II (SPI-2) – Encodes a Type III Secretion System (T3SS) for intracellular survival and systemic spread
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Name the 4 clinical diseases caused by Salmonella
* Gastroenteritis – most common form * Septicemia – more risk for young, elderly or immuno- compromised * Enteric fever – Typhoid fever (initial bacteremia with subsequent colonization of the gallbladder and reinfection of the intestines) * Asymptomatic colonization
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What is the most common clinical disease caused by Salmonella?
Gastroenteritis
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Which individuals are at higher risk for Salmonella septicemia?
Young children, elderly, and immunocompromised individuals are at greater risk for septicemia
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What is enteric fever, and how does it develop?
Typhoid fever is a systemic illness caused by Salmonella typhi. It begins with bacteremia, followed by colonization of the gallbladder, and leads to reinfection of the intestines
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How is Shigella related to E. coli?
Shigella is a biochemical variant of Enteroinvasive E. coli (EIEC)
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What are the 2 most clinically relevant Shigella species?
* S. sonnei (85% of US infections) * S. dysenteriae (more severe)
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What is the only reservoir for Shigella?
humans
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How is Shigella transmitted?
Transmitted through fecal-oral routes
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What disease does Shigella cause?
Causes Shigellosis (cramps, diarrhea, fever, bloody stools)
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How does Shigella establish infection?
Shigella attaches, invades, and replicates in the cells lining the colon
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How does Shigella spread between cells?
Replicate intracellularly & spread through cell-cell passage using type III secretion system proteins * Avoid immune detection & clearance
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What is the key toxin produced by Shigella?
Shiga toxin (Stx) – an exotoxin that disrupts protein synthesis, leading to intestinal epithelial damage
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How does Shiga toxin work?
* B subunit binds glycolipid (Gb3) on host cell * A subunit cleave the 28S rRNA preventing tRNA from binding to the “A” site of the ribosome
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How does Shiga toxin affect cells during gastroenteritis?
*Shiga toxin bindis to the membrane, enters the cell and then, the Golgi network. *Interferes with the protein synthesis

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