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Staph epidermis
Polysaccharide slime capsule
Clostridium tetani
Spores
Tetanospasmin --> blocks GABA release
Motile up nerves
Clostridium botulinism
Spores
Heat labile toxin --> blocks Ach release
Motile
Clostridium difficile
Spores
A toxin --> watery diarrhea
B toxin --> pseudomembranes
Clostridium perfringens
Spores
Enterotoxin --> food poisoning, diarrhea
Degradative enzymes --> cellulitis
A toxin --> myonecrosis, gas gangrene
Bacillus cereus
Spores
Heat stable enterotoxin --> vomiting
Heat labile enterotoxin --> diarrhea
Bacillus anthracis
Spores
Poly D glutamic acid capsule
Anthrax toxin-
protective antigen (PA) for binding and entry
edematous factor (EF) increase AC and cAMP to cause edema, block PMNs
lethal factor (LF) cell death
Escherichia coli
K- capsule
O- membrane with LPS
H- flagella
Pili
Exotoxins:
- alpha hemolysin - pore forming
- labile toxin - increases AC and cAMP --> secrete Cl- and lose water --> diarrhea
- stable toxin - increases GC and cGMP --> secrete Cl-and lose water --> diarrhea
- shiga-like toxin - inactivates 60S to cause cell death
Staph saprophyticus
none
Klebsiella pneumoniae
Polysaccharide capsule --> bloody sputum
LPS
Staph aureus
Protein A - binds Fc on IgG to block opsonization
alpha toxin --> cellulitis, impetigo,folliculitis, pneumonia, meningitis, sepsis, endocarditis, osteomyelitis
exfoliative toxin --> scalded skin syndrome
enterotoxin --> food poisoning
TSST-1 causes Toxic shock syndrome
Bacteroides fragilis
LPS inactive
Capsule
Catalase/superoxide dismutase
Corynebacterium diphtheria
Diphtheria toxin --> ADP riboslates EF2 to block protein synthesis in all cells --> arrhythmia and nerve palsys
Proteus mirabilis
Many flagella
O antigen- membrane with LPS
Urease + to alkinalize urine --> struvite stones
Borrelia recurrentis
VMP (variable major protein) --> antigenic variation
Borrelia burgdorferi
none
spirochete
Pasturella multocida
LPS
oxidase +
catalase +
Treponema pallidum
Endoflagellum
Legionella pneumophila
LPS
Pili
Mycoplasma pneumoniae
Hemagglutinin
Cholesterol in membranes
Bordetella pertussis
LPS
Filamentous hemagglutinin --> adhere to ciliated epithelium
pertussis toxin -->ADP ribosylation to activate AC and increase cAMP and decrease phagocytosis
Tracheal cytotoxin --> kills ciliated epithelial cells
Actinomyces israelii
Sulfur granules
Francisella tularensis
LPS
Strep mutans
Polysaccharide capsule
Makes extracellular dextran
Ferments glucose --> lactic acid demineralizes tooth enamel causing dental caries
Strep intermedius
Polysaccharide capsule
Strep bovis
Polysaccharide capsule
Yersinia pestis
LPS --> causes DIC
Capsule
Capsular F1 antigen --> prevents phagocytosis
Strep agalactiae
Polysaccharide capsule --> immunogenic
Strep pyogenes
Polysaccharide capsule
Pili --> adhere to resp. epithelium
M protein in cell wall --> antiphagocytic
Enzymes (DNase, hyaluronidase, streptokinase--> fibrinolysis)
Cross reactivity of Ab --> Rheumatic fever
Immune complexes after skin inf. or pharyngitis --> Glomerulonephritis
Streptolysin O and S --> destroy WBCs and RBCs --> hemolysis
Exotoxin A --> activates T cells --> Toxic Shock Syndrome
Exotoxin B --> necrosis in fascia --> necrotizing fasciitis
Exotoxin A, B, C --> scarlet fever
Strep pneumoniae
Polsaccharide capsule --> antiphagocytic
IgA protease
Haemophilus influenza b
LPS
Type b Polysaccharide capsule
IgA protease
Good at transforming (taking up DNA from environment to create variation)
Neisseria gonorrhoeae
LPS, LOS
Polysaccharide capsule
OMPs: Porins A and B
Opa --> adherence proteins
Specialized pili with antigenic variation
IgA protease
Metabolizes glucose
Neisseria meningitidis
LPS, LOS
Polysaccharide capsule
IgA protease
Metabolizes maltose and glucose
Salmonella typhi
Polysaccharide Vi capsule --> antiphagocytic
LPS
H antigen- flagella
Salmonella enteritidis
Polysaccharide Vi capsule --> antiphagocytic
LPS
H antigen- flagella
Pseudomonas aeruginosa
LPS --> shock
Capsule (in some)
Flagella (1+)
Exotoxin A --> ADP ribosylation of EF2 to halt protein synthesis
Exoenzyme S --> ADP ribosylates vimentin in cytoskeleton
Phospholipase C --> cleaves phophates from phospholipids to damage host cell membrane
Elastase --> cleave elastin, collagen, complement, Ig --> nutrient sources
Enterococcus faecalis
Capsule --> prevents bile salt degradation
Mycobacterium leprae
Mycolic acid cell wall --> resistent to phagocytosis, germicides and dryness
Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Mycolic cell wall --> resistent to phagocytosis, germicides and dryness
Sulfatides in cell wall --> inhibits fusion with lysosome
Nocardia asteroides
Weakly acid fast
Nocardia brasiliensis
Weakly acid fast
Brucella
LPS
Listeria monocytogenes
Flagella "tumbling motility"
Rickettsia rickettsii
LPS
Obligate intracellular
Rickettsia prowazekii
LPS
Obligate intracellular
Campylobacter jejuni
LPS
Polar flagella
Enterotoxin --> stimulate AC to increase cAMP to secrete Cl- and water --> foul bloody diarrhea
Erythromycin, fluoroquinolones
Helicobacter pylori
LPS
Polar flagella
Makes urease --> NH3 --> alkalinize
VacA (vacuolating cytotoxin)
Bismuth, metronidazole, tetra/amox
Vibrio cholera
LPS
Cholera toxin --> ribosylates Gs to increase AC and cAMP to secrete Cl- and water --> watery diarrhea
ToxR (Toxin Coregulated Pilus)
Doxycycline
Shigella dysenteriae
LPS
O antigen- polysaccharide used to classify
Intracellular
Shiga toxin --> inactivates 60S to damage mucosa
Ipa A, B, C (Invasive Protein Antigens)
Yersinia enterocolitica
LPS
Heat-stable enterotoxin --> increases AG and cGMP to secrete Cl- and water --> diarrhea
Chlamydia trachomatis
LPS
EB --> RB
Coxiella burnetii
LPS
Spores
Leptospira interrogans
Motile
2 flagella
Hooked ends