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5 Cards in this Set
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Spirochetes |
Motile: axial filaments Gram negative Pathogenic species: 1 Treponema sp: Syphilis 2 Borrelia sp: Lymes disease 3 Leptospira sp: Leptospirosis |
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Motile Helucal Vibroids (spiro) |
Motile: flagella Gram negative
Pathogenic sp
1 Campylobacter jejuni: foodborne illness associated with poultry
2 Helicobacter pylori: peptic ulcers and stomach cancer Antibiotic |
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Gram negative aerobic rods/cocci Important species |
Pseudomonas sp Motile and produces pigment Effects weakened host Minimal carbon requirements Resistant to antibiotics and disinfectants |
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Legionella sp (gram neg aerobic rods cocci) |
Legionnaires' disease In 1976 221 people became ill and 34 deaths Colonize water lines MOT: inhalation Non communicable About 25,000 cases a year in US Men over 50 yoa more likely |
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Neisseria sp (gram neg aerobic rods cocci) |
N. Gonorrhoeae: Gonorrhea Antibiotic eyedrops in babies eyes to prevent this from getting in banies eyes N. meningitidis: Meningococcal memingitis Endotoxin disease death in hours 1.2 mil case/year 170,000 deaths Population young adults and head trauma (Part of normal throat flora) Vaccine available |
