Bordetella Flashcards
False about Bordetella pertussis
A. Transmission by aerosolized droplets
B.Non-invasive to cells or tissue
C. May also affect other animals
C
It affects humans only
False about Bordetella A. Strict anaerobe B. Non motile C. ferments glucose and lactose (no gas from both) D. Resemble H. influenzae •
A
Strict aerobe
B pertussis grows small, hemolytic colonies on __
Bordet Gengou medium
It does not grow on BAP and MAC
Identify
• causes diseases in animals such as kennel cough in dogs and snuffles in rabbits
• occasionally causes respiratory disease
Bordetella bronchiseptica
Which is false?
A) B parapertussis & B bronchoseptica grow on SBP/MAC
B) B parapertussis & B bronchoseptica are urease positive
C) B pertussis & B bronchoseptica are oxidase positive; B parapertussis is oxidase negative
D) All three medically impt Bordetella species are non-motile
D
B bronchoseptica is motile
Preferred specimen for Bordetella diagnosis
saline nasal wash
Which does not happen in direct fluorescent antibody test?
A)FA reagent can be used to examine nasopharyngeal swab specimens B)false-positive and false-negative results may occur
C)most useful in identifying B pertussis
C
only useful after culture on solid media
Bordetella virulence genes, bvgA and bvgS. What does each one do?
• bvgS responds to environmental signals while bvgA is a transcriptional activator of the virulence genes
What is cell chorum?
organisms when they multiply in the body, if they have enough number they will secrete virulence
Enumerate Stages of whooping cough
Catarrhal
Paroxysmal
Convalescent
A.Profuse and mucoid rhinorrhea (runny nose) that persists for 1 to 2 weeks.
B.Nonspecific findings such as malaise, fever, sneezing, and anorexia may also be present.
C.The disease is most communicable at this stage, since it develops the whoop.
Which is false about catarrhal stage?
C
Whoop @ paroxysmal
False about paroxysmal stage
A.Appearance of a persistent cough with the characteristic “whoop” upon inhalation
B.This leads to rapid exhaustion and may be associated with vomiting, cyanosis, and convulsions
C.Runny nose also present
C
Sa catarrhal madalas yung runny nose.
In whooping cough, there is T Lymphocytosis. What is T lymphocytosis?
T Lymphocytes promoted/activated but impaired chemotaxis or do not proliferate
Identify the adhesin
• surface molecule
• rod-like protein that agglutinate erythrocytes.
• Mediates adhesion with an amino acid sequence (arginine, glycine, aspartic acid) present in host integrins, epithelial cells, and macrophages.
Filamentous hemagglutinin
Identify the virulence factor
- Required for PERSISTENT tracheal colonization (involved in attachment)
- Component of some acellular pertussis vaccines
- Required for protective immunity to infection
Pili/fimbriae