Pathogenic Bacteria Test Questions – Flashcards
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Unlock answersTreponema: T. pallidum |
Gram Neg / Spirochete Aerobic/fac. anaerobic Parasitic of animals/humans Causative agent of syphilis |
| Borrelia |
Gram Neg / Spirochete Tick borne Lyme Disease |
| Leptospira |
Gram Neg / Spirochete Passed through urine/water Leptospirosis |
Campylobacter C. jejuni |
Habitat: Contaminated food/milk/waterborne Disease: Gastroenteritis |
Helicobacter: H. pylori |
Habitat: water/feces Disease: Ulcers in humans |
Pseudomonas: P. aeruginosa |
Habitat: Soil/water/plant/Hospital Equipment Nosocomial Disease: Serious Infections |
Legionella: L. pneumophila |
Habitat: Standing water/Equipment in contact with soil/water mist/vapor Disease: Fatal pneumonia in immunocompromised pts |
Bordetella: B. pertussis |
Habitat: Nasopharynx/Trachea Disease: Whooping Cough |
Neisseria: N. gonorrhea |
Habitat: Human Mucous Membranes Disease: Gonococcal Urethritis |
Neisseria: N. meningitidis |
Habitat: Human Mucous Membrane Disease: Meningococcal Meningitis |
Brucella: B. melitensis |
Habitat: Zoonotic (animals/animal products) Disease: Brucellosis (undulant fever) Other: B. abortus, B. suis, B. canis |
Enterobacteriacea: Escherichia - E. coli |
Habitat: Intestines Disease: Urinary Tract Infections; Gastroenteritis |
Enterobacteriacea: Serratia |
Habitat: Intestines, Contaminated catherters/saline solutions Disease:Urinary infections; Serious Respiratory infections |
Enterobacteriacea: Klebsiella |
Habitat: Intestines Disease: Pneumonias; Septicemias |
Enterobacteriacea: Proteus |
Habitat: Intestines Disease: Urinary/Wound/Respiratory infestions |
Enterobacteriacea: Enterobacter |
Habitat: Intestines Disease: Urinary/Respiratory infections Nosocomial/Opportunistic |
Enterobacteriacea: Salmonella (S. typhi, S. dublin, S. arizonae) |
Habitat: Fecal contaminated food/water, flies, raw milk, meats, eggs Disease: Gastroenteritis; Salmonellosis; Typhoid Fever |
Enterobacteriacea: Shigella (S. sonnei, S. flexneri, S. dysenteriae) |
Habitat: Intestines Disease: Dysentery, Shegellosis (bacillary dysentery) |
Enterobacteriacea: Yersinia (Y. pestis) |
Habitat: Flea borne Disease: Bubonic Plague, Airborne Pneumonic Plague
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Enterobacteriacea: Yersinia (Y. enterocolita) |
Habitat: Intestines, meat, milk Disease: Yersiniosis Gastroenteritis |
Vibrionaceae: V. cholerae
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Habitat: Contaminated Food/Water Disease: Cholera |
Vibrionaceae: V. parahaemolyticus & V. vulnificans |
Habitat: Raw/uncooked Shellfish Disease: Gastroenteritis |
Pasteurellaceae: Hemophilus (H. influenzae) |
Habitat: Nasopharynx, Vagina, Intestines Disease: Meningitis, Otits, Bronchitis, Pneuonias pathogens from cattle/fowl/cats/dogs |
Pasteurellaceae: Gardnerella (G. vaginalis) |
Habitat: Vagina Disease: most vaginitis infections |
Bacterioides
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Habitat: Intestines, Mouth of humans/animals Disease: Serious infections |
Rickettsia (R. prowazekii) |
Habitat: Fleas/Ticks/Lice Disease: High fevers, rashes |
Rickettsia (R. typhi) |
Habitat: Fleas/Ticks/Lice Disease: Typhus |
Rickettsia (R. rickettsii) |
Habitat: Fleas/Ticks/Lice Disease: "Rocky Mountain spotted fever" |
Ehrlichia (E. chafeensis) |
Habitat: Fleas/Ticks/Lice Disease: Human Granulocytic Ehrlichiosis |
Chlamydia (C. trachmatis) |
Habitat: Humans/Birds Disease: Non-Gonococcal Urethritis (STD) |
Chlamydia (C. psittaci) |
Habitat: Bird feces Disease: Parrot-Fever (pneumonia) |
Staphyloccocus (S. aureus) |
Habitat: Skin, Nose, Mouth Disease: Staph Infection |
Streptococcus (S. pyogenes) |
Habitat: Mouth, Intestines, Genital Tract Disease: "Strep Throat" |
Streptococcus (S. pneumoniae) |
Habitat: Mouth, Intestines, Genital Tract Disease: Serious pneumonia, Meningitis infections |
Streptococcus (Hemolytic "A" type) |
Habitat: Mouth, Intestines, Genital Tract Disease: "Flesh-eating" Bacterium |
Bacillus (B. anthracis) |
Habitat: Soil, Animal hides, Feces Disease: Anthrax Forms endospores |
Clostridium (C. tetani) |
Habitat: Soil, Animal Hide, Feces Disease: Tetanus |
Clostridium (C. botulinum) |
Habitat: Soil, Animal Hide, Feces Disease: Botulism |
Clostridium (C. perfringens) |
Habitat: Soil, Animal Hide, Feces Disease: Gas Gangrene |
Clostridium (C. dificile) |
Habitat: Soil, Animal Hide, Feces Disease: Pseudo-membranous Colitis (bloody diarrhea) |
