Corynebacterium diphtheriae
- Gram-Positive
- Bacillus
- Exotoxin
- ADP Ribosylation of Elongation Factor 2
- Beta Prophage
- Lysogeny
- Tellurite Agar
- Chinese Letters
- Metachromatic Blue Red Granules
- Aniline Stains Deeply Methylene Blue
- Pseudomembranous Pharyngitis
- Lymphadenopathy
- Myocarditis
- Polyneuritis
Clostridioides difficile (Clostridium difficile)
- Gram-Positive
- Bacillus
- Anaerobe
- Clindamycin and Ampicillin
- Toxin A Enterotoxin
- Damages Brush Border of Gut
- Toxin B Cytotoxin
- Damages Cytoskeletal Structure
- Diarrhea
- Pseudomembranous Colitis
- Toxic Megacolon
- Detect Toxins in Stool
- Metronidazole
- Vancomycin
Clostridium botulinum
- Bacillus
- Gram-positive
- Anaerobe
- Spore-forming
- Heat Labile Toxin
- Inhibits Acetylcholine (Ach) Release at Neuromuscular Junction (NMJ)
- Canned Food in Adults
- Spores in Honey
- Descending Flaccid Paralysis
- Diplopia
- Ptosis
- Floppy Baby
- Constipation
Clostridium perfringens
- Gram-Positive
- Bacillus
- Anaerobe
- Spore-Forming
- Alpha Toxin Lecithinase
- Phospholipase
- Heat Labile Enterotoxin
- Myonecrosis
- Gas Gangrene
- Food Poisoning and Diarrhea
- Hyperbaric O2 Chamber
Clostridium tetani
- Gram-Positive
- Bacilli
- Obligate Anaerobic
- Exotoxin
- Spore-Forming
- Renshaw Cells in the Spinal Cord
- Blocks Glycine and GABA Release
- Spasms
- Risus Sardonicus
- Lockjaw
- Opisthotonus
Listeria Monocytogenes Characteristics
- Gram Positive
- Bacillus
- Intracellular
- Survives in Cold Temperature
- Actin Rocket
- Tumbling Motility
- Catalase-Positive
- Beta-Hemolytic
- Only Gram-Positive with Endotoxin-Like Structure
Listeria Monocytogenes Disease
- Soft Cheese
- Pregnant Women Have Flu-Like Symptoms
- Pregnant Women Have GI Symptoms
- Granulomatosis Infantiseptica
- Spontaneous Abortion
- Meningitis
- Monocytes in CSF
- Ampicillin
Bacillus Cereus Characteristics
- Gram-Positive
- Bacilli
- Endospore Forming
- B Hemolytic
- Toxins and Enterotoxins
- Reheated Rice
Bacillus Cereus Disease
- Emetic Form
- Short Incubation (1-6 Hours)
- Nausea and Vomiting
- Diarrheal Form
- Long Incubation (8-16 Hours)
- Diarrhea and GI Pain
Bacillus Anthracis (Anthrax) Characteristics
- Gram-Positive
- Spore-Forming
- D-glutamate Polypeptide Capsule
- Protective Antigen
- Lethal Toxin
- Edema Factor
- Increased cAMP
Bacillus Anthracis (Anthrax) Disease
- Cutaneous
- Painless Black Eschar (Necrotic Lesion)
- Pulmonary
- Mediastinal Widening
- Rapidly Fatal
- Woolsorter's Disease
- Gastrointestinal
- Consuming Anthrax-infected Meat
Mycobacterium leprae
- Acid-Fast
- Aerobic
- Likes Cool Temperature
- Diagnosis by Skin Biopsy or PCR
- Th2 Response
- Leonine Facies
- TH1 Response
- Hypoesthetic Skin Plaques
- Granulomatous Response
- Dapsone
- Rifampin
- Clofazimine
Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Characteristics
- Mycolic Acid Cell Wall
- Acid-fast
- Carbolfuchsin Stain Red
- Lowenstein-Jensen Agar
- Serpentine Cord Factor
- Primary TB
- Caseating Granuloma
- Ghon Focus
- Hilar Lymph Nodes
- Ghon Complex
- Reactivation TB
- Reactivation in Apex
Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Disease
- Fever
- Night Sweats
- Weight Loss
- Hemoptysis
- Extrapulmonary Disease
- Addison's Disease
- CNS
- Liver
- Kidneys
- GI
- Bones
- Pott's Disease