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What type of flagella do Vibrio spp. have?
What type of flagella do Vibrio spp. have?
- Peritrichous flagella
- Lophotrichous flagella
- Amphitrichous flagella
- Monotrichous flagella (correct)
What is the purpose of adding salt to the growth medium of Vibrio spp.?
What is the purpose of adding salt to the growth medium of Vibrio spp.?
- To differentiate between Vibrio spp. and Aeromonas spp.
- To identify the species of Vibrio
- To inhibit the growth of contaminants
- To stimulate the growth of the bacteria (correct)
What is the characteristic appearance of Vibrio spp. under direct microscopy?
What is the characteristic appearance of Vibrio spp. under direct microscopy?
- Thread-like
- Comma-shaped
- Fish in stream (correct)
- Rods in a bundle
Which of the following is a characteristic of V. parahaemolyticus?
Which of the following is a characteristic of V. parahaemolyticus?
What is the purpose of the string test in the biochemical identification of Vibrio spp.?
What is the purpose of the string test in the biochemical identification of Vibrio spp.?
Which of the following Vibrio spp. is associated with ear infections and wound infections?
Which of the following Vibrio spp. is associated with ear infections and wound infections?
What is the primary mode of transmission of Vibrio cholerae?
What is the primary mode of transmission of Vibrio cholerae?
What is the toxin responsible for the symptoms of cholera?
What is the toxin responsible for the symptoms of cholera?
Which of the following is a characteristic of Vibrio cholerae colonies on BAP?
Which of the following is a characteristic of Vibrio cholerae colonies on BAP?
Which Campylobacter species is associated with abortion in animals?
Which Campylobacter species is associated with abortion in animals?
What is the characteristic shape of Campylobacter spp.?
What is the characteristic shape of Campylobacter spp.?
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Study Notes
Vibrio Spp.
- Ubiquitous, curved, gram-negative rods, non-sporeformers, motile with monotrichous flagella
- Oxidase positive, growth is stimulated in the presence of salt (halophilic) except for V.cholerae and V.mimicus
- Laboratory diagnosis:
- Direct microscopy: "fish in stream" appearance
- Culture: enrichment broth (APW), translucent colonies on MAC, and yellow colonies on TCBS
- Biochemical ID: catalase and oxidase positive, string test positive
Vibrio Cholerae
- Salt requirement: non-halophilic
- Virulence factors: polysaccharide capsule, urease enzyme (in few strains)
- TCBS: green colonies (sucrose NF)
- Swarming on BAP
- Associated with "Kanagawa phenomenon"
- Serogroups: O1, O139, Non-O1/O139
- V.cholerae O1 serotype: Inaba (Philippines), Ogawa (India), Hikojima (Japan)
- V.cholerae O1 biotype: Classical, El Tor
Vibrio Parahaemolyticus
- Salt requirement: halophilic
- First reported in Japan to cause large food poisoning outbreak ("Summer diarrhea")
- Virulence: polysaccharide capsule, urease enzyme (in few strains)
Vibrio Vulnificus
- Causes wound infections and septicemia, involvement in gastroenteritis is uncertain
- Lactose fermenter
Vibrio Alginolyticus
- Causes ear infections, wound infections, and rare cause of septicemia
- Transmitted via exposure of wound to contaminated water
Aeromonas Spp.
- Ubiquitous, oxidase-positive, glucose-fermenting, gram-negative rods
- Virulence factors: cholera toxin (choleragen), Zonula occludens toxin, toxin coregulated pili
- Causes: "Rice watery stool" diarrhea, gastroenteritis, wound infections, bacteremia, HUS (Shiga-like toxin)
- Growth is not stimulated by NaCl
- BAP: large, round, raised, opaque, beta hemolytic colonies
Campylobacter Spp.
- Motile (monotrichous), nonsporing, microaerophilic, curved gram-negative rods
- S-shape/ Sea-gull's wing appearance
- Causes: Diarrhea and gastroenteritis in humans (C.jejuni, C.coli, C.upsaliensis, C.lari, C.hyointestinalis)
- Causes: Abortion in animals (C.fetus)
- Triggers the pathogenesis of various other diseases such as Guillain-Barré syndrome (C.jejuni)
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