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Proteus mirabilis
Found: Normal flora, survives in nutrient deficient environments.
Is Peritrichous
Catheter associated urinary tract infections (CAUT)
Enterobacteriaceae
Rod shaped
Salmonella typhi
Fecal-oral transmission
Peritrichous
Causes typhoid fever
fever, abdominal pain, hepatosplenomegaly, and rose spots.
Enterobacteriaceae
Rod shaped
Shingella dysenteriae
Fecal-oral transmission
non-motile
Bloody diarrhea with mucus and pus.
Produces shiga enterotoxins; inactive ribosomes lead to killing of intestinal cells.
Enterobacteriaceae
Rod shaped
Klebsiella pneumoniae
Found: Normal flora, soil, and water. Pathogenetic if aspirated.
Fecal-oral transmission
Prodiced pneumonia with bloody sputum.
nosocomial UTIs; CAUTIs
Enterobacteriaceae
Rod shaped
Escherichia coli
Fecal-oral transmission
Peritrichious
Causes Diarrhea; CAUTIs
Produce verotoxins (enterotoxins) also inhibit ribosomes and kills intestinal cells.
Enterobacteriaceae
Rod shaped
Vibrio cholerae
Fecal-oral transmission
Short comme shaped, monotrichous.
Causes cholera
Deadly diarrhea (rice water) and vomiting
3-5 gallons of water lost a day
enterotoxin: choleragen
Non-Enterobacteriaceae
Rod shaped
Compylobacter jejuni
Zoonotic: wild and domestic animals; poultry
Fecal-oral transmission
Curved, monotrichious
Secretory or bloody diarrhea
Enterotoxin: similar to choleragen
Most common fecal-oral bacteria in the world.
kills the most world wide
Non-Enterobacteriaceae
Rod shaped
Hemophilus influenza
Transmission: aerosol droplets
Non-motile
Meningitis
Inflammation of the protective membranes covering the brain and spinal cord.
Can cause pneumonia
Related to the respiratory system
Rod shaped
Bordetella pertussis
Transmission: Aerosol droplets
highly contagious
Non-motile
Causes whooping cough (Pertussis)
Pertussis toxin produced
Related to the respiratory system
Rod shaped
Legionella pneumophilia
Does not travel human to human
Ingestion - found in streams, warm water pipes, and cooling towers.
Monotrichious
Legionarries disease:
Penumonia, fever, cough
Very deadly
Pontiac fever
flue-like: headache, fever
Will not kill you
Related to the respiratory system
Rod shaped
Pseudomnas aeruginsoa
Opportunistic pathogens; found in soil, water, nonsocomial
Lophotrichious
Wound infections and CAUTIs
Rod shaped
Yersinia pestis
Transmission: flea bits
Zoonotic in rodents (not through the fleas)
Coccobacillus, non-motile
Bubonic plague: flue like, death < 2 weeks
Rod shaped
Treponema pallidum
Tramsnission: STD
Thick rigid spirals
Causes Syphillis
primary to tertiary stage: skin ulcer to gummas
Spirochetes
Borrelia burgdorferi
Transmission: tick bites
Zoonotic in some mice and deer
Loosely coiled
Causes Lime disease
Fever/headahe, joint pain, leads to mental problems.
Spirochetes
Chlamydia trachomatis
Transmission: STD
Coccobaccillus, non-motile
no peptodoglycan
Form an elementary body: infective
Trachoma and urethritus
Neissera meningitidis
Transmission: Saliva
coughing, sneezing, kissing, and chewing toys
Meningitis
Fever, stiff neck, commiting, lethargy; septicemia: fever hypotension.
Endotoxin: Lipopolysacchardie
Neisseria gonorrhoeae
Transmisson: STD
Diplococcus, non-motile
Endotoxin: Gonorrhea
Causes inflammation
Can spread to newborns (congenital)
May cause blindness in the new born