5. General characterisation of Enterobacteriaceae. Escherichia, Klebsiella, Enterobacter. Flashcards

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Enterobacteriaceae:

  1. Habitat
  2. Morphology
  3. Staining
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  1. Habitat : gut, mucous membrane, normal gut flora, environment
  2. Morphology: 1-3 microrod flagella
  3. Staining: gram -
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Eneterobacteriaceae:

Culture

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Simple:
Aerobic, facultative anaerobic

Degrees :

  • Selective and differrentiated media - isolated from mixed culture
  • Chromogenic media - detection of specific enzymes

Selective enrichment:
-Isolation of salmonella

Combined media:
-Examination of more characteristics in one media

Selective and differentiated media

Low selectivity capacity;

  • Enterobateria, all kinds
  • Bacteria of some gram - genera
  • Gram positive bacteria cannot be cultured
  • Crystal violet - lactose-litmus
  • Crystal violet - bile salt-lactose (acid production) - neutral red
  • Eosin- lactose-methylene blue- Na-lauryl sulphate

Medium selective capacity:

  • some genera of enterobacteriaceae
  • brilliant green: inhibitory, isolation, salmonella, most important antibacteristisca
  • dc medium is used for isolation of ischella?
  • XLD: mainly used for E.coli

High selective capacity:

  • salmonella : wide range of diseases, zoonotic
  • bismuth: highly selective,only salmonella can grow in it, reduces the bismuth

Chromogenic media:

  • Single enzyme is used
  • Rambach agar - detectsenzyme which are usedfor decomposiation of glycon
  • Mixed culture there will be red colonies hich are red
  • CCA agar- two enzymes galactosidase, gluconidase
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Eneterobacteriaceae: Biochemistry

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Differentiate the generea:
catalase +
oxidase -

Fermentative acid + gas

  • carbohydrate production
  • uniqe characteristic
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Eneterobacteriaceae: Antigens

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4 types:

  • serotyping
  • pathogenecic : virulence factors as well

O: cell wall
K: kapsule - polysaccharide
H: flagella
F: fimbria
-pathogenecis
-virulence factor

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Enterobacteriaceae: Resistance

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Medium, does not form spores

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Enterobacteriaceae: Pathogenecity

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  • Saprophytes - do not cause disease - harmless
  • normal gut flora

pathogenic:

  • facultative pathogneic
  • obligate pathogenic
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Enterobacteriaceae: Grouping

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Genus - biochemical characteristics

Species:

  • biochemical and serological characteristict
  • antigenic structures

Serogroups:

  • of the cell wall antigen O antigen
  • secondary differentiating

Serotype :

O-K-H-F

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Most important genera of the family Enterobacteria

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Lactose poitive:

  • escherichia
  • klebsiella
  • enterobacteria

Lactose negative:

  • salmonella
  • shigella
  • yersinia
  • proteus
  • providencia
  • edwardsiella
  • serratia
  • citrobacter - saprohyte, similar to salmonella
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Klebsiella: (K.Pneumoniae)

  1. Habitat
  2. Morphology
  3. Culture
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1.Habitat - Gut, respiratory way, genital tract, environment
2.Morphology - Rod, Capsule (thick), No flagellum
​3.Culture - Large, merging mucoid colonies, Rapid change of the color of the indicator.

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Escherichia:

  1. Habitat
  2. Morphology
  3. Staining
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  1. Habitat:
    - Gut
    - Aerobic
    - Facultative anaerobic gut
    - Flora
    - Shed with faeces
  2. Morphology:
    - 2-3 micrometre rods
    - Capsule
    - Flagella
    - Fimbria - virulence
    - Factor : attach to target cell, direct contact

​3.Staining:

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Culture of escherichia:

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Simple, not fastidious :
-following the general principles of enterobacteria

Selective and differentiated media:

  • Low selective capacity and on medum selective capacity medium
  • Lactose positive - acidic pH will be shown

Capsule:
-e.coli strains from calf

Haemolysis:

  • Some strains
  • E.coli strains fro swine

Brilliant green - not green

  • orange color is normal
  • very much diluted
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Biochemistry of escherichia:

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Lactose +
Indol +

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Antigens of escherichia:

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O: type specific

K: polysaccharide

F: 30 types

F1: common fimbria

F2,F3: human

F4,F6,F18 ab/ac: swine

F5, F17,F41: cattle

F7-F16:UTI, human poultry

H: 53types

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Resistance of escherichia:

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Medium, not spore forming

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Pathogenecity of escherichia:

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Saprophytes :

  • Normal gut flora
  • Normal flora of mucous membranes

Facultative pathogenic :
Cattle :
-Calf cloi-diarrhea - neonatal
-Calf coli-septicaemia
-Cow:mastitis

Swine:

  • Coli-diarrhea of neonatal pigslet
  • Weaned piglets: coli diarrhea
  • Weaned piglets: oedema disease
  • Sow: mastitis, metritis

Sheep, goat

Rabbit:
-Diarrhea

Poultry:

  • Septicaemia: day old chicken
  • Septicaemia, respiratory disease: adult chicken
  • Adult: lesions in organs
  • -Airsacculitis, peritonitis, coli granulomatosis

Foal, dog, cat, minkk, fox, nutria, chinchilla:

  • Coli-diarrhea
  • Septicaemia

Human:

  • Neonatal enteritis, septicaemia
  • Urogenital infections
  • Enteritis

Genetic variety

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Groups of pathogenic E.coli strains

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Enteropathogenic strains

Enterotoxigenic strains

Verotoxigenic strains

Necrotoxigenic strains

Enteroinvaive strains

Nteroadhesive-aggregative strains

Septicaemia

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Virulence factors of pathogenic E.coli:

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Enterotoxigenic:

  • Adhesins - attach
  • Enterotoxins: result in disease
  • -ST - heat labile
  • -ST - heat stabile
  • -Excrete water into the gut - dirrhea, damage of fluid absorption

Verotoxigenic:

  • Verotoxins
  • Vero=monkey, cell lne, detcted for the first time
  • Inhibit protein synthesis
  • Endotheelial cellsare susceptible
  • Edema, hemorrhages

Necrotoxic

Enteroinvasive:
-Diarhea

Enteroadhesive:
-Diarrhea

Septicaemiac strain:

  • Invasive capacity, virulnece factor
  • Survive in the blood
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Enterobacteria:

  1. Habitat
  2. Morphology
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  1. Habitat: gut, environment
  2. Morphology:
    - Rod
    - Capsule: strong and large , not as large as klabsiella
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Enterobacteria:

  1. Culture
  2. Biochemistry
  3. Pathogenicity
  4. Species
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  1. Culture
    - Mucoid
    - Colonies
  2. Biochemistry
    - Lactose +
    - Voges-proskauer test
  3. Pathogenicity
    - Saprophytic
    - Rarely respiratory infection in humans

​4.Species

  • E.Cloacae
  • E.aerogens