Bacterial/Viral/protozoan Pathogens List
Staphylococcus epidermidis
coagulase negative
Only pathogenic when skin is broken
Can penetrate skin via catheter insertion
nosocomial pathogen
possess slime layer
Staphylococcus aureus
Most pathogenic of the staphylococci
form Golden-yellow colonies which protects against the microbial effects of sunlight
Coagulase positive
possesses a number of virulence factors:
Toxins: anti-phagocytic
Resists opsonization
Neutralizes AMPS of host
Lysozyme resistant
Antibiotic resistant (MRSA,VRSA)
Causes:
Folliculitis - Infection of the hair follicles
Sty - folliculitis of an eyelash
Furuncle (boil) - abscess; pus surrounded by inflamed tissue
Carbuncle - Inflammation of tissue under the skin
Impetigo - crusting (nonbullous) sores, spread by autoinoculation
Scalded skin syndrome (bullous): form of impetigo due to toxins; causes separation of skin layer
Streptococcus pyogenes
Streptococcus pneumoniae
Streptococcus mutans
Herpesvirus Varicella-Zoster
Neisseria meningitidis
Listeria monocytogenes
Clostridium tetani
Clostridium botulinum
Rabies virus
Yersinia pestis
Legionella pneumophila
Bordetella pertussis
Corynebacterium diphtheria
Shigella dysenteriae
E coli
Salmonella enterica
Rotavirus
Giardia lamblia
Treponema pallidum
Know:
Gram reaction (where applicable)
Cellular morphology
Disease caused by pathogen
Distinguishing features of the
disease, e.g., important virulence
factor(s) of pathogen or life cycle
Staphylococcus epidermidis
coagulase negative
Only pathogenic when skin is broken
Can penetrate skin via catheter insertion
nosocomial pathogen
possess slime layer
Staphylococcus aureus
Most pathogenic of the staphylococci
form Golden-yellow colonies which protects against the microbial effects of sunlight
Coagulase positive
possesses a number of virulence factors:
Toxins: anti-phagocytic
Resists opsonization
Neutralizes AMPS of host
Lysozyme resistant
Antibiotic resistant (MRSA,VRSA)
Causes:
Folliculitis - Infection of the hair follicles
Sty - folliculitis of an eyelash
Furuncle (boil) - abscess; pus surrounded by inflamed tissue
Carbuncle - Inflammation of tissue under the skin
Impetigo - crusting (nonbullous) sores, spread by autoinoculation
Scalded skin syndrome (bullous): form of impetigo due to toxins; causes separation of skin layer
Streptococcus pyogenes
Streptococcus pneumoniae
Streptococcus mutans
Herpesvirus Varicella-Zoster
Neisseria meningitidis
Listeria monocytogenes
Clostridium tetani
Clostridium botulinum
Rabies virus
Yersinia pestis
Legionella pneumophila
Bordetella pertussis
Corynebacterium diphtheria
Shigella dysenteriae
E coli
Salmonella enterica
Rotavirus
Giardia lamblia
Treponema pallidum
Know:
Gram reaction (where applicable)
Cellular morphology
Disease caused by pathogen
Distinguishing features of the
disease, e.g., important virulence
factor(s) of pathogen or life cycle