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GI EXAM II Microorganisms
Actinomyces Israelii
- Characteristics
- Gram-Positive
- Bacillus
- Anaerobe
- Branching
- Oral Flora
- Dental Work
- Oral Trauma
- Associated with IUDs
- Signs and Symptoms
- GU Infections
- Draining Sinus Tract
- Facial Abscess
- Yellow Sulfur Granules
- Treatment
- Penicillin
2 mins
Shigella
- Characteristics
- Gram-Negative
- Bacilli
- Non Lactose Fermenting
- White on Macconkey Agar
- Oxidase Negative
- Non H2S Producing
- Day Care Centers
- High Virulence
- Replicates Intracellularly
- Actin Rocket
- Signs and Symptoms
- Bloody Diarrhea
- Shiga Toxin
- Inhibits 60S Ribosome
- Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome (HUS)
- Hemolytic Anemia
- Thrombocytopenia
- Kidney Failure
3 mins
Staphylococcus aureus Characteristics
- Characteristics
- Gram-Positive
- Cocci
- Catalase-Positive
- Coagulase-Positive
- Beta-Hemolytic
- Protein A Virulence Factor
- Inhibits Phagocytosis
- MRSA
- Resistant to Beta Lactams Due to Altered Penicillin Binding Proteins (PBPs)
2 mins
Vibrio Cholera Characteristics
- Gram-Negative
- Bacilli
- Glucose Fermenting
- Non-lactose Fermenting
- Oxidase Positive
- Comma Shaped
- Thrives in Alkaline Environment
- Crustaceans
1 min
Vibrio Cholera Disease
- ADP Ribosylating AB Toxin
- Turn Gs on Causing Increase in cAMP
- Secretion of Cl
- Blocks Reabsorption of Na
- Rice Water Diarrhea
1 min
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