SOS Micro

Enteropathogenic E.Coli (EPEC)

infantile enteritis, esp. in tropical countries

Enterotoxigenic E.Coli (ETEC)

community acquired diarrheal disease in areas of poor sanitation → Traveler’s diarrhea

Enteroinvasive E.Coli (EIEC)

illness resembling shigella dysentery in patients of all ages

Verocytotoxin-Producing E. coli (VTEC)

symptoms range from mild, watery diarrhea → hemorrhagic colitis and hemolytic uremic syndrome

Enteroaggressive E.Coli (EAggEC

Verocytotoxin-producing E.coli

• belong to serogroup 0157

• major outbreaks of disease

• major cause of kidney failure in young children

K antigen refers

to the acidic polysaccharide, capsular antigens

What are the ESKAPE pathogens, responsible for the majority of hospital-acquired (nosocomial) infections worldwide

• Enterococcus faecium

• Staphylococcus aureus

• Klebsiella pneumoniae

• Acinetobacter baumannii

• Pseudomonas aeruginosa

• Enterobacter species

All DNA viruses have double stranded DNA except:

Parvovirus

All RNA viruses have single stranded RNA except

Reovirus

All RNA viruses have replicate in the cytoplasm except

Influenza virus

Retroviruses

All DNA viruses have linear DNA except

Papillomavirus

Polyomavirus

Hepadnavirus

All DNA viruses are icosahedral and replicate in the nucleus except:

Poxvirus