PROKARYOTIC MICROBES Flashcards by Vina Caroline Romero Darunday

What is the 4 characteristics of Enterobacteriaceae?

Peritrichous flagella (if mobile)
Bacilli
Ferments glucose
Meat extract media: Mac Conkey’s Agar

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What toxins do E. Coli releases?

Endotoxin and Enterotoxin

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A type of E. coli that usually affects children and infants?

Enteropathogenic E. Coli

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Also known as Fried Lander’s

Klebsiella Pneumonia

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Vibrionaceae has a single _____?

polar flagellum

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What is the treatment for Salmonella typhi?

Ceftriaxone (new)
Chloramphenicol (old)

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What is the treatment for E. Coli?

Quinolone and Cotrimoxazole

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The third most leading cause of diarrhea?

Campylobacter Jejuni

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What is the treatment for Campylobacter Jejuni?

Quinolones

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The second leading cause of sepsis?

Klebsiella Pnemoniae

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Is Haemophilus considered a natural flora in the body? Yes or no?

Yes

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What area in the body is heamophilus a natural flora?

Respiratory tract and oral cavity

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What is the treatment for legionella pnemoniae?

DOC: Erythromycin
Macrolides, Ciprofloxacin, rifampicin

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What is the causative agent of pontiac fever and legionaires disease?

Legioniella pnemophilia (habitat water)

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What is the treatment for Bordetella Pertussis?

Macrolides

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Bordetella Pertussis causes?

Whooping cough

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What is the treatment for Brucella?

Streptomycin, Rifampicin, Doxycyline

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Where would you get Bartonella Henselae?

From a cat-scratch

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What is the treatment for Bartonella Henselae?

Azithromycin

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Causes deer-fly fever, Rabbit fever, and Tularemia.

Francisella Tularensis

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What is the treatment for Francisella Tularensis?

Streptomycin and Doxycycline

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A type of Brucella that is related goats/sheeps?

Brucella melitensis

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5 day fever (a.k.a Trench fever) is cause by?

Bartonella Quintana

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Neisseria is in what shape?

Spherical(cocci)

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What is the cure for Clostridium tetani?

Metronidazole

Ferments Carboxylic acid?

Neisseria (Cocci)

What is the treatment for Neisseria meningitides?

Ciprofloxin and Rifampicin

An example of Anaerobic Organism?

Bacteroides Fragilis

Originally thought to be a virus as growth was found to be enhanced by sulfonamides?

Rickettsia(Non-Free Living Organism)

Scrub typhus has a vector of?

Mite's larvae

A type of Rickettsia that causes Rocky mountain spotted fever?

Rickettsia Rickettsii

What is the Rickettsial disease that has a vector of human body louse and causes Brill-zinsser disease?

Rickettsia Prowazekii

What is the vector for Rickettsia typhi (murine typhi)?

Rat's flea

What is the vector Rickettsia Akari (Rickettsial pox)?

Mites

What is the causative agent for Queensland tick fever?

Rickettsia Australis

Chlamydia elementary bodies is?

Infectious

Chlamydia reticulate body is?

Non-infectious

What flagella does spirochetes have?

Periplasmic flagella

Treponema Pallidum causes?

Syphilis

Treponema fine spiral has what ends?

round ends

Causes leptospirosis?

Leptospira interrogans

What is the cure for leptospirosis?

Pen G/ Penicillin G

Has wide-opened coils

Borrelia

Causes lyme disease?

Borrelia Burgdorferi

Borrelia Recurrentis causes?

Relapsing fever

What does Mycobacterium tuberculosis and Mycobacterium leprae has in common?

Both are Acid-fast organism

Define Acid-Fast organism

Resist decolorization from acid and alcohol due to Mycolic acid

A type of microbe that releases blue-green fluorescent when exposed to UV light?

Pseudomonas Aeruginosa

What test is being done for mycobacterium tuberculosis?

Sputum smear and Mantoux test

Smallest free-living prokaryotic cell

Mycoplasma pneumonia

Thick peptidoglycan, teichoic, and lipoteichoic acid

Gram positive

Produces greenish zone in the colony

Alpha hemolysis

non-hemolytic is?

Gamma

Causes strep throat and scarlet fever. Group A (Beta)

Streptococcus pyrogens

Streptococcus agalactiae is commonly associated to pregnant woman and new-born babies, what group does this belong?

Group B (Beta) targets pregnant and infants

The zoonotic type group of prokaryotic gram positive?

Group C (Beta)

Streptococcus bovis (alpha/gamma) is a normal flora of human colon, what group does this belong?

Group D(Alpha) found in GI tract

Found in pregnant woman and infant is what causative agent and WHAT IS THE CURE?

Streptococcus agalactiae Gentamycin + Ampicillin

What does dysgalactiae means

Hard to produce milk. GROUP C (Beta)

Most commonly cause of pneumonia. Found in Unclassified Streptococcus (Alpha)

Streptococcus pneumoniae

If streptococcus is round and in chain, then ,what is STAPHYloccocus?

Round and in grapelike cluster (yellow colonies)

STAPHYlococcus aureus is associated to?

Tampons (Toxic Shock Syndrome)

What is the causative agent of Anthrax?

Bacillus Anthracis

Bacillus anthracis is?

Largest microscopic bacterium (Medusa head-like colony)

What is the most lethal infection of Bacillus Anthracis?

Respiratory

What is the causative agent of Fried Rice Poisoning?

Bacillus Cereus

If legionella Pneumophila habitat is in water then what perhaps is the Clostridium's

Soil(Land)

Clostridium Perfringens causes?

Gas Gangrene

What is the causative agent for tetanus?

Clostridium Tetani DOC: Metronidazole

Blocks acetylcholine, secretes Neurotoxin

Clostridium botulinum

The third most leading diarrhea and treatment?

Campylobacter Jejuni. Quinolones

Causative agent of Cholera and its treatment?

Vibrio Cholerae. Tetracycline and ORS.

which is old and new in treatment for typhoid fever (Salmonella typhi) Chloramphenicol and Ceftriaxone

Chloramphenicol (old) Ceftriaxone (new)

What is the causative agent for sepsis?

Salmonella choleraesius

What is the treatment of Haemophilus Influenza?

- Cefotaxime - Second and Third generation of Cephalosporins

Causes PID (Pelvic Inflammatory Disease)

Neisseria Gonorrhea

WHAT is the causative agent for Q fever and WHAT is the treatment?

Coxiella burnetii. Doxycycline and Chloroquine

Chloroquine is use against what plasmodium strain?

P. vivax(mildest, benign) and P. ovale(tertian)

What is the treatment against P. falciparum?

Quinidine gluconate (IV) Quinidine sulfate (oral)

What is the recommended prophylaxis for travelers to areas without known strain of chloroquine-resistant.

Mefloquine and Atovaquone

What is the treatment for Toxoplasma Gondii

Fansidar

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