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Bacteria Cards

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Lipopolysaccharide   G (-) surface antigen endotoxin. Lipid A -> TNF & IL-1 induction  
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Bacterial ribosome   50s & 30s  
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Gram + Organism Characteristics   Teichoic acid  
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Gram – Organism Characteristics   Endotoxin/LPS, Periplasmic space  
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Non- Gram Stain Organisms   Treponema (too thin, fluorescent antibody stain), Rickettsia (intracellular), Mycobacteria (acid fast +), Mycoplasma (no cell wall), Leigonella (intracellular- Silver stain +), Chlamydia (intracellular)  
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Exotoxins   Select G+ & - bacteria. Secreted polypeptide encoded on a plasmid, uber-toxic. Induces strong antibody response. Heat labile (-staph enterotox). Examples: Tetanus, botulism, diphtheria.  
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Exotoxin-Secreting Bugs   S. aureus:TSST-1; S. pyogenes:Scarlet fever&erythyrogenic toxin; c. Perifringens:gas gangrene&double hemolysis, Tetani:blocks GABA; Botulinum:blocks ACh; Anthrax:adenylate cyclase; Shigella:Shigga cleaves host rRNA, HUS; s Pyogenes:Streptolysin-hemolysis  
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Endotoxins   Most G- & listeria. Endemic surface lipopolysaccharide. Less toxic, less antigenic. Induces TNF & IL-1 -> fever, shock. Heat stable. Examples: Meningococcemia, G- sepsis.  
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Protein A   Binds Fc region of Ig. s aureus.  
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IgA protease   Secreted from encapsulated orgs: s. pneumo, h. flu, neisseria.  
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GAS M Protein   Blocks phagocytosis  
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Conjugation   F plasmid contains conjugation genes. Hfr cells incorporate into DNA and can transmit adjacent DNA.  
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Transformation   DNA uptake from environment  
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Transduction   Generalized: LYTIC phage lyses host DNA & some host DNA can get into viral capsid. Specialized: Host DNA on either side of integrated viral genome is taken & packaged into LYSOGENIC phage viral capsid.  
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Transposition   Transposons that carry genes for virulence & antibiotic resistance. Insert into plasmids, bacterial chromosomes  
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Toxins encoded in lysogenic phages   (ABCDE) shigA-like toxin, Botulinum, Cholera, Diptheria, Erythrogenic toxin of s. pyogenes  
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Obligate Aerobes   Nocardia, p. aeruginosa, TB, Bacillus.  
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Obligate Anaerobes   Actinomycetes, bacteroides, clostridium.  
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Facultative Intracellular Organisms   Salmonella, neisseria, brucella, mycobacterium, listeria, francisella, legionella, yersinia  
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Obligate Intracellular Organisms   Rickettsia, Chlamydia  
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Encapsulated Bacteria   Strep pneumo, h flu, neisseria meningitidis, klebsiella  
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Spore formers   bacillus (antracis, cereus), clostridium (botulinum, diff, perifringens, tetani)  
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Urease + Orgs   H pylori, proteus, klebsiella, ureaplasma  
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Gram (-) & Penicillin   resistant to benzylpenicillin G, +/- susceptible to derivatives (ampicillin). Outer membrane --| Penicillin G & Vanco entry  
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Enterobacteriaceae Characteristics   (e coli, salmonella, shigella, klebsiella, enterobacter, serratia, proteus). All have O-antigen (endotoxin), glucose fermenter, oxidase (-). Capsular K antigen determines virulence. Flagellar H antigen on motile species.  
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Lactose Fermenting Enterocytes   Pink on MacConKEE agar: Klebsiella, E coli, enterobacter, Citrobacter.  
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Vibrio parahaemolyticus & vulnificus   Seafood contamination. V. vulnificus -> wound infx contaminated w/shellfish or water.  
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Food Poisoning Organisms   Vibrio, Bacillus cereus, S. aureus, clostridium perifringens, c botulinum, e coli, salmonella  
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Bloody Diarrhea Organisms   Campy, salmonella, shigella, enterohemorrhagic & enteroinvasive e. coli, yersinia, c diff, entamoeba histolytica.  
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Watery Diarrhea Organisms   Enterotoxigenic e. coli, cholera, c. perifringens, protozoa (giardia, cryptosporidium), viruses (rota, adeno, noro-viruses)  
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cAMP Inducers   cholera, pertussis, e coli heat-labile toxin, anthrax (primary adenylate cyclase, -|PMNs + Edema)  
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Zoonotic Bacteria   Bartonella henselae, borrelia burgdorferi, brucella, francisella, yersinia, pasturella.  
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Bartonella henselae   cat scratch fever, by cat scratch  
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Borrelia burgdorferi   Lyme disdease, ixodes ticks on deer & mice  
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Gardnerella vaginalis   +/- gram staining rod. Non-painful white/gray fishy vaginal discharge. Coinfx w/ Mobiluncus (anaerobe). Dx: Clue cells, epithelial cells covered in bacteria. Treatment: Metronidazole.  
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Giemsa’s Stain   Borrelia, Plasmodium, Trypanosomes, Chlamydia  
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PAS Stain (periodic acid-Schiff)   Whipple’s Disease. Stains glycogen & mucopolysaccharides.  
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Ziehl-Neelsen Stain   Acid-fast bacteria  
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India ink   Cryptococcus neoformans  
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Silver Stain   Fungi, Leigonella  
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Chocolate agar   H flu: Factor V (NAD) & X (hematin)  
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Thayer-Martin Media   N. gonorrhoeae  
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Bordet-Gengou Agar   Pertussis. Potato-based agar.  
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Tellurite Plate, Loeffler Medium   Corynebacterium Diptheriae -> black colony  
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Lowenstein-Jensen Agar   TB  
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MacConkey’s Agar   Lactose fermenting enteric bacteria -> Pink (Kleb, E coli , Entero > Citro, Serratia)  
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Charcoal Yeast Extract   Leigonella, buffered with iron & cysteine  
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Sbouraud’s Agar   Fungi  
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E Coli Enteritis Subtypes & Toxins   ETEC:Heat labile & stable tox -> travelers diarrhea; EHEC: Shigga-> bloody diarrhea & HUS, EIEC: Bloody diarrhea. LT: AB toxin -> ADP ribosylatoin Gs-> cAMP -> Diarrhea.  
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A-B/ADP Ribosylating Toxin Bugs   PERTUSSIS--|Gi--|chemokines & phagocytosis. Pseudamonas & DIPTHERIA --|EF2. E COLI & CHOLERA->Gs->uber diarrhea  
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Bacteriostatic Antibiotics   Erythro- & Clindamycins, SMX, Trimethoprim, Tetracyclines, Chloramphenicol  
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Bactericidal Antibiotics   Vancomycin, Fluoroquinolones, Penicillin, Aminoglycosides(-mycins), Cephalosporins, Metronidazole  
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Sulfa Allergies   Sulfonamides, sulfasalazine, sulfonylureas, thiazides, acetazolamide, furosemide  
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VRE Treatment   Linezolid & streptogramins (-pristins)  
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Contraindicated Antibiotics in Pregnancy   Sulfonamides (kernicterus), Aminoglycosides (ototoxicity), Fluoroquinolones- cartilage, Erythromycin-cholestatic hep, Metronidazole: mutations, Tetracyclines: teeth, inhibit bone growth, Griseofulvin: teratogenic. Chloramphenicol: gray baby.  
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1st Gen Cephalosporins   Cefazolin, Cephalexin  
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2nd Gen Cephalosporins   Cef -oxitin, -uroxime, -clor  
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3rd Gen Cephalosporins   Cef -tazidime, -triaxone, -ixime  
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4th Gen Cephalosporin   Cefepime  
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