Pathogen Group 1
yes (large subterminal)
C. botulinum spore forming?
gram positive bacillus
gram stain and morphology of C. botulinum?
yes, peritrichous flagella
is C. botulinum motile? by what means?
yes, peritrichous flagella
is C. difficile motile?
yes by flagella
is C. tetani motile? and by what means?
gas production and foul smell
what are the distuingishing features of C. perfringens gas gangrene?
obligate anaerobe
what are the oxygen requirements for C. botulinum?
anaerobic
what are the oxygen requirements for C. perfringens?
anaerobic
what are the oxygen requirements of C. tetani?
abdominal cramps and watery diarrhea
what are the pathogenic properties of C. perfringens (foodborne diarrhea)
corynebacterium diphtheriae
what bacteria causes diphtheria?
clostridium perfringens
what bacteria causes foodborne diarrhea and gas gangrene?
clostridium difficile
what bacteria causes nosocomial diarrhea?
clostridium tetani
what bacteria causes tetanus
bordatella pertusses
what bacteria causes whooping cough?
less than 5 days if treated 3 weeks if not
what is the contagious period of B. pertrusses?
not contagious
what is the contagious period of C. botulinum?
non applicable
what is the contagious period of C. difficile?
non contagious
what is the contagious period of C. perfringens (foodborne diarrhea)?
not applicable
what is the contagious period of C. perfringens gas gangrene?
non contagious
what is the contagious period of C. tetani?
variable
what is the contagious period of c. diphtheriae?
capsule to specifically attach to ciliated cells
what is the distinguishing feature of B. pertrusses?
spores for resistance
what is the distinguishing feature of C. difficile?
pleomorphic
what is the distinguishing feature of c. diphthiriae?
gram negative bacillus
what is the gram stain and morphology of B. pertusses?
gram positive bacillus
what is the gram stain and morphology of C. difficile?
gram positive bacillus
what is the gram stain and morphology of C. perfringens?
gram positive bacillus
what is the gram stain and morphology of C. tetani?
gram positive bacillus
what is the gram stain and morphololgy of c. diphtheriae?
3-21 days
what is the incubation perid of C. tetani?
12-72 hours
what is the incubation period of C. botulinum?
not defined
what is the incubation period of C. difficile?
6-24 hours
what is the incubation period of C. perfringens (foodborne diarrhea)?
1-5 days
what is the incubation period of C. perfringens gas gangrene?
2-5 days
what is the incubation period of c. diphtheriae?
7-20 days
what is the incubation periodnof B. pertusses?
spores contaminating wound
what is the method of transmission of C. tetani?
not motile
what is the motility of B. pertusses?
not motile
what is the motility of c. diphtheriae?
obligate aerobe
what is the oxygen requirement of B. pertusses?
anaerobic
what is the oxygen requirement of C. difficile?
exotoxin prevents protein synthesis
what is the pathogenic feature of c. diphtheriae?
exotoxin attacking nervous system
what is the pathogenic properties of C. tetani?
acute
what is the period of illness B. pertusses?
acute
what is the period of illness C. perfringens (foodborne diarrhea)?
acute
what is the period of illness C. perfringens gas gangrene?
chronic
what is the period of illness C. tetani?
acute
what is the period of illness of C. botulinum?
acute/sub-acute
what is the period of illness of C. difficile?
acute
what is the period of illness of c. diphtheriae?
exotoxin
what type of toxin does C. botulinum release?
temperate zones and former soviet union
whatis the geographic occurence of c. diphtheriae?
aerobic
whatis the oxygen requirement of c. diphthiriae?
clostridium botulinum
botulism is caused by which pathogen ?
