VIBRIO

Question 1

infection may play a role in Guillain-Barré
syndrome (GBS)

Answer 1

CAMPYLOBACTER

Question 2

can cause ulcers and has been linked to gastric
carcinoma.

Answer 2

HELICOBACTER PYLORI

Question 3

Commonly found in a wide variety of aquatic
environments, including fresh water, brackish or
estuarine water, and marine or saltwater

Answer 3

VIBRIO

Question 4

cause a devastating diarrheal
disease: Cholera

Answer 4

v. CHOLERA

Question 5

4 v

Answer 5

● V. cholerae
● V. parahaemolyticus
● V. vulnificus
● V. alginolyticus

Question 6

the risk of infection from all Vibrio
spp. can be reduced by the avoidance of
eating _______,
particularly in warmer summer months

Answer 6

raw or undercooked shellfish

Question 7

Pandemics (worldwide epidemics) of cholera,
a devastating diarrheal disease caused by V.
cholerae, have been documented since __

Answer 7

1817

Question 8

● Factors to consider when identifying Vibrio infection:

Answer 8

1. Recent consumption of raw seafood (especially
   oysters)
2. Recent immigration or foreign travel
3. Gastroenteritis with cholera-like or rice-water
   stools
4. Accidental trauma incurred during contact with
   fresh, estuarine, or marine water or associated
   products (e.g., shellfish, oyster or clam shells,
   fish hooks)

Question 9

Curved (comma) or pleomorphic gram-negative rods

Answer 9

vibrio

Question 10

Asporogenous

Answer 10

vibrio

Question 11

vibrio in broth -

Answer 11

In broth – possess polar, sheathed flagella

Question 12

vibrio in solid media

Answer 12

In solid media – peritrichous, unsheathed flagella

Question 13

is vibrio facultative anaerobe?

Answer 13

yes

Question 14

vibrio catalase negative except for

Answer 14

V. metschnikovii

Question 15

oxidase positive except for

Answer 15

V. metschnikovii)

Question 16

Reduce nitrate to nitrite

Answer 16

V. metschnikovii

Question 17

___Fermenter

Answer 17

Glucose

Question 18

Do not grow on what agar

Answer 18

Do not grow on MAC

Question 19

routine media used

Answer 19

tcbs

Question 20

Most species exhibit a positive string test including V.
cholerae

Answer 20

vibrio

Question 21

• Observed as a mucoid “stringing” reaction after
  emulsification of colonies in

Answer 21

0.5% sodium
desoxycholate

Question 22

All species are halophilic or “salt-loving” (except for

Answer 22

V.
cholerae and V. mimicus

Question 23

Three major subgroups of V. cholerae

Answer 23

V. cholerae O1,
V. cholerae O139,
V. cholerae non-O1

Question 24

All of which share a common flagellar (H) antigen and
somatic (O) antigen

Answer 24

luh

Question 25

Based on the composition of O antigen, V. cholerae O1 organisms are divided into the following serotypes: ogawa

Answer 25

india

Question 26

Based on the composition of O antigen, V. cholerae O1 organisms are divided into the following serotypes: inaba

Answer 26

philippines

Question 27

Based on the composition of O antigen, V. cholerae O1 organisms are divided into the following serotypes: hikojima

Answer 27

japan

Question 28

causative agent of cholera (aka Asiatic cholera or epidemic cholera)

Answer 28

V. cholerae O1

Question 29

It has been a disease of major public health significance for centuries. Most epidemics occur in developing countries, in which it is endemic;

Answer 29

vibrio cholerae

Question 30

cholera is prevalent in what places

Answer 30

bengal region of india and bangladesh

Question 31

● Spread through contaminated water

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cholera

Question 32

The disease manifests in acute cases as a severe gastroenteritis accompanied by vomiting and followed by diarrhea

Answer 32

cholera

Question 33

Rice watery stool (contain mucus flecks) that can rapidly lead to dehydration and death

Answer 33

cholera

Question 34

responsible in disease of cholera

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Cholera toxin, or choleragen

Question 35

Treatment and management of cholera:

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intravenous or oral fluids to replace fluids lost from the severe diarrhea

Question 36

treatment of cholera Can be shorten by antibiotics such as

Answer 36

azithromycin or ciprofloxacin

Question 37

Once ingested, the bacteria colonize the __, in which they multiply and produce choleragen.

Answer 37

small intestine

Question 38

Two types of Cholera

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classical type and el tor type

Question 39

Second most common Vibrio species implicated in gastroenteritis

Answer 39

Vibrio parahaemolyticus

Question 40

Most cases of gastroenteritis can be traced to recent consumption of raw, improperly cooked, or recontaminated seafood, particularly oysters

Answer 40

Vibrio parahaemolyticus

Question 41

Self-limited disease

Answer 41

Vibrio parahaemolyticus

Question 42

Kanagawa-toxin Positive

Answer 42

Vibrio parahaemolyticus

Question 43

Kanagawa-toxin Positive – Produces a heat-stable hemolysin that is able to lyse human erythrocytes in a special, high salt mannitol medium called ____

Answer 43

Wagatsuma Agar

Question 44

Summer Diarrhea

Answer 44

Vibrio parahaemolyticus

Question 45

Kanagawa phenomenon. ingestion of contaminated seafood. ● The pathogenesis of V. parahaemolyticus is not as well understood as V. cholerae. However, there is a possible association between hemolysin production and virulence, known as the ___

Answer 45

Kanagawa phenomenon.

Question 46

● Least pathogenic; most frequently isolated vibrio

Answer 46

Vibrio alginolyticus

Question 47

Two categories of infection: primary septicemia and wound infections

Answer 47

Vibrio vulnificus

Question 48

is =vibrio oxidase positive?

Answer 48

yes

Question 49

in MAC is vibrio non lactose?

Answer 49

yes

Question 50

trasnport media of vibrio

Answer 50

cary0blair media

Question 51

recommended selective medium for vibrio

Answer 51

TCBS (thiosulfate citrate bile salt sucrose agar)

Question 52

● Ubiquitous ● Oxidase positive ● Glucose fermenter ● Gram-negative rods ● Motile with single tuft of flagella

Answer 52

aeromonas