Mbi 405 Bug Parade Study Guide Graded A+

Neisseria meningitidis characteristics {Ans: Gram-; encapsulated; high genetic variability; facultative anaerobes; prefers high CO2; mesophilic (temp/pH); grows on CHOC or thayer-martin agar; outer membrane consists of lipooligosaccharides, T IV pili, and outer membrane proteins (OMPs - important immunogens)}bacillus diseases (3) {Ans: cutaneous, gastrointestinal (can become septicemic), and inhalational (pulmonary, fast-killing)}Ps. aeruginosa acute infections {Ans: #1 cause of swimmer's ear; septicemia; osteochondritis (#1); pneumonia (#2 leading cause); endocarditis; hot-tub dermatitis}shigella characteristics {Ans: same as enterics w/large invasion plasmid; species are biogroups of escherichia but virulence is more aligned with shigella}M. ulcerans disease {Ans: ulcerative skin lesions}GBS diseases (5) {Ans: neonatal bacteremia, meningitis, pneumonia AND adult pneumonia or bacteremia}