Here are 10 more questions. . . Strictly Gram Negative! These all coming directly from Prof. Rodriguez's notes.
Cryptococcus Neoformans
Chlamydia Psittaci
Yersinia Pestis
Hemophillus Influenzae
Produce capsules, mucoid colonies, are distinguished from Klebsiella sps. by various culture/biochemical tests. Cause nosocomial/opportunistic urinary and respiratory infections.
Opportunistic pathogen, produces red colony pigments, frequently associated with nosocomial infections. May cause urinary and serious respiratory infections in weakened hosts. May colonize catheters, saline solutions, and other similar objects. Not sensitive to ampicillin.
Produces meningitis, otitis, bronchitis, pneumonias. Requires hemolyzed blood in culture medium for growth. Rifampin sensitive. Vaccine available (Hib).
Primarily arthropod borne (fleas, lice & ticks), multiply in bloodstream and cause high fevers, rashes, and collapse. Obligate intracellular parasites, non-motile, pleomorphic bacteria.
Yersinia Pestis
Rickettsia Typhi
Shigella Flexneri
Vibrionaceae Vulnificans
Species responsible for serious infections following surgery, puncture wounds, and animal & human bites. Anaerobic organisms found in intestines and mouths of humans and animals.
Food intoxications acquired by eating raw or undercooked shellfish.
Primarily arthropod borne (fleas, lice & ticks), multiply in bloodstream and cause high fevers, rashes, and collapse.
Opportunistic pathogen causing a fatal pneumonia in immunocompromised individuals. Sensitive to tetracyclines.
Pigs.
Goats.
Wine and cheeses.
Cattles, fowls, dogs and cats.
Salmonella
Pasteurellaceae
Vibrionaceae
Gardnerella
Treponema pallidum
The genus Neisseria
Garnerella vaginalis
Chlamydia trachomatis
R. Rickettsii
R. Prowazekii
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