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What is in the air we breath
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-21% 02
-78% N2
-1% Argon
-<0.17% CO2
-78% N2
-1% Argon
-<0.17% CO2
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Obligate Aerobe bacetria
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-Require O2
*EX: Micrococcus, Bacillus
*EX: Micrococcus, Bacillus
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Obligate anaerobic bacteria
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-Dies when expose to O2
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Microaerophilic bacteria
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-Tolerate a small amount of O2
*EX: Campy, Borrelia
*EX: Campy, Borrelia
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Facultative anaerobic bacteria
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-Grow with or without oxygen
-Facultative + Oxidative
*EX: Streps, and Staphs
-Facultative + Oxidative
*EX: Streps, and Staphs
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Aerotolerant anaerobe
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-Microorganism unable to respire O2 but whose growth is unaffected by it
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Capnophile
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-Require high CO2 to grow
*EX: Haemophilus, Nissera
*EX: Haemophilus, Nissera
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Where are Anaerobes found as normal flora
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-Oral cavity
-GI tract
-Genitourinary tract
-Skin
-GI tract
-Genitourinary tract
-Skin
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Fusobacterium
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-GNB anaerobe
-Normal flora: Upper RT, and GI tract
-Normal flora: Upper RT, and GI tract
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Fusobacterium nucleatum causes
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-Severe pulmonary infection
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Fusobacterium necrophorum causes
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-Lemievve syndrome
-Neck pain + Throat infection
-Neck pain + Throat infection
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Porphyromonas is a
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-GNB anaerobe
-Normal flora: Oropharynx, GI tract, Urogenital tract
-Normal flora: Oropharynx, GI tract, Urogenital tract
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Porphyromonas identification
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-Brick red colonies under UV light
-Doesn't grow in 20% Bile
-Vanc (S)
-Kanamycin (R)
-Doesn't grow in 20% Bile
-Vanc (S)
-Kanamycin (R)
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What organism causes periodontitis
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Porphyromonas gingivalis
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Prevotella melaninogenica
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-GNB anaerobe
-Normal flora: Oropharynx, Nose, GI tract, Urogenital tract
*Bite wounds
-Normal flora: Oropharynx, Nose, GI tract, Urogenital tract
*Bite wounds
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Prevotella melaninogenica identification
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-Brick Red colonies under UV light
-Doesn't grow in 20% Bile
-Vanc (R)
-Kanamycin (R)
-Doesn't grow in 20% Bile
-Vanc (R)
-Kanamycin (R)
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Bacterodies fragilis
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-GNB anaerobe
-Normal flora: Colon
*Major cause of anaerobic infection (Post surgery)
-Normal flora: Colon
*Major cause of anaerobic infection (Post surgery)
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Bacterodies fragilis identification
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-Non pigmented colonies
-GROWS in 20% Bile
-Penicillin, Kanamycin, Vanc (R)
-Rifampin (S)
-GROWS in 20% Bile
-Penicillin, Kanamycin, Vanc (R)
-Rifampin (S)
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Clostridium perfringens
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-GPB spore forming
-Normal flora: GI tract
-Normal flora: GI tract
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Clostridium perfringens identification
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-Double zone of hemolysis
-GP Box car cell morphology
-Lecithinase (+)
-Best way to see spores---> Direct Gram stain
-GP Box car cell morphology
-Lecithinase (+)
-Best way to see spores---> Direct Gram stain
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Clostridium perfringens diseaes
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-Gas gangrene
-Enterocolitis
-Food poisoning
-Enterocolitis
-Food poisoning
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Clostridium perfringens effects
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-Diabetics
-PPL with circulatory disease
-PPL with circulatory disease
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Clostridium tetani
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-GPB spore-forming
-Causes lockjaw-----> Rigid paralysis
-Toxin released
-Prevention: Dtap vax
-Causes lockjaw-----> Rigid paralysis
-Toxin released
-Prevention: Dtap vax
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Clostridium botulinum
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-GPB spore forming
-Causes botulism----> Flaccid paralysis
-Acquired from spoiled canned goods
-Infant botulism from honey
*Botox
-Causes botulism----> Flaccid paralysis
-Acquired from spoiled canned goods
-Infant botulism from honey
*Botox
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Clostridium difficile
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-GPB spore forming
-Normal flora: GI tract
-Prominent in hospitals
-Normal flora: GI tract
-Prominent in hospitals
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How does Clostridium difficile cause disease
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-Antibiotics kills normal flora---> increase of C. diff
-Toxin released----> Pseudomembranous
-Hand washing kills spores
-Toxin released----> Pseudomembranous
-Hand washing kills spores
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30% Clostridium difficile is not pathogenic
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-Cell culture and look for cytopathic effect= pathogenic
-PCR or Toxin-EIA (+) = pathogenic
-PCR or Toxin-EIA (+) = pathogenic
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Lactobacillus
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-GPB
-Normal flora of vaginal tract
-Catalase (+)
-Rapid growth rate
-Looping chains
-Normal flora of vaginal tract
-Catalase (+)
-Rapid growth rate
-Looping chains
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Cutibacterium (Propionibacterium)
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-GPB
-Catalase (+)
-Moderate growth rate
-Anerobic diptheroid
-Catalase (+)
-Moderate growth rate
-Anerobic diptheroid
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Actonomyces
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-GPB
-Catalase (-)
-Slow growth rate
-Filamentous/ branching gram stain
-Catalase (-)
-Slow growth rate
-Filamentous/ branching gram stain
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Diseases: Exogenous source
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-Toxins in soil or toxins
*Botulism
*Gas ganrene
*Tetanus
*Botulism
*Gas ganrene
*Tetanus
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Diseases: Endogenous source
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-Normal flora----> Clinically significant
*Actinomycosis
*Aspiration pneumonia
*Necrotizing pneumonia
*Peridontal
*Actinomycosis
*Aspiration pneumonia
*Necrotizing pneumonia
*Peridontal
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Atopobium that cause bacterial vaginosis
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*Atopobium vaginae
*Gardnella
*Mobilunaus
*Mycoplasma
*Ureaplasma
*Gardnella
*Mobilunaus
*Mycoplasma
*Ureaplasma
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Good specimens to grow anaerobic organsima
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-Specimens not exposed to O2
-Deep specimens
-Deep specimens
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Aerotolerance Test
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-Determines whether a microorganism is a strict anaerobe or a facultative anaerobe
-Use blood agar and CDC agar
-Use blood agar and CDC agar
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Organism that grows in Blood agar (R) and CDC agar (N)
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-Facultative
-R: Aerobic
-N: Anaerobic
-R: Aerobic
-N: Anaerobic
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Organism that don't grow on Blood agar (R) but does on CDC agar (N)
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-Strict anaerob
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CDC agar
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-Anaerobic blood
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PEA and KV agar
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-Selective agar
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BBE agar
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-Bacteroides/ Bile esculin
-Selective + Differential
-Selective + Differential