nullnull Vibrio Cholerae p.141
(Classical biotype and El Tor biotype)
I. Basic Properties
1. Morphology: Short and fine, Curved rod,
G-, Single flagella, active motility
2. Culture: Aerobic , pH 9, TCBS agar
3. Resistance: Lower resistant to heat, acid,
dryingnullV. Cholerae morphologynull4.Antigenic structures and classification
1). O antigen:
more than 200, mainly O1 and O139
serogroups: O1 and O139
non-O1/non-O139
2). Biology:
Claasic biotype: 1817~1923(1st~6th)
El Tor biotype: in 1961(7th)
O139 serotype: from 1992 (8th?)
{{nullII. Pathogenesis and Immunity
V. Cholerae habitat only adherence to
the intestinal epithelial cellular surface,
not enter into cells and blood, multiply
there and release Cholera toxin (CT)
and endotoxin.
pathogenicity only for humannull Cholera enterotoxin(CT)
B Subunit A Subunit (A1、A2)
↓ ↓A1 through
bind to the receptor Cell membrane
of mucous (GM1) ↓activation
ATP
↓
cAMP↑
↓
severe diarrhea (over secretion )G protein ---GsnullClinical findings:
nausea, vomiting, diarrhea
“rice water” stool
rapid loss fluid and electrolytes
mortality rate: 60% without treatment
<1% with treatment
Immunity:
gastric acid
anti-toxin: very strong, reinfection is rare!nullIII. Diagnostic laboratory test.
1. rapid diagnosis
1). Smear and staining
2). Immobilize test
3). Fluorescin bacteria ball test
SPA coagglutination: for toxinsnull2. Cultures
37℃
Peptone broth Smear
pH8-9 6—8 h
37℃ Smear
agar plate(TCBS) Colony
pH8-9 10-24 h identification.nullIV. Prevention and Treatment
1. Prevention
separate the patients.
4f , water, personal hygiene
Vaccine: im only for 6 months
study on oral vaccine,
subunit vaccine
2. Treatment
supplement of fluid, electrolytes
antibiotics: tetracycline nullV. parahaemolyticusMain character: halophilic---35% NaCl
Disease: food poisoning
Treatment: gentamycin or SMZ Chapter 18Chapter 18anaerobic bacteriap. 164nullGrowth under without oxygen environment
According to forming of spore or not, anaerobes could be classified into:
clostridium
Non-spore-forming anaerobesCharacteristics:Section 1Section 1ClostridiumnullMost of them anaerobe strictly ,G+
Spore diameter is bigger than body,so just like a spindle; resistance is very strong
Except C. perfringens,all with flagellum,without capsule
Most are saprophytes: including 154 species
Fewer are pathogen: mainly 3 speciesGeneral properties nullnullI. C.tetaninullIt is the pathogen to tetanus
Hyperreflexia, muscle spasms, and spastic paralysis are the most clinic findings
mortality is about 30%~50%Biological characteristicsBiological characteristicsMorphology and staining
slender,flagellum, no capsule
Just like drum-stick after spore-forming
G+
Culture and biochemical reaction
Anaerobe strictly
β-hemolytic on blood plate
No-ferment sugars,no-catalytic proteins nullnullnullresistance
Very strong as spore
Keep living after 75~80°C 10 min
Destruction after 100°C 1h
Surviving many years in dry soil or dustPathogenesis and immunityPathogenesis and immunityPathogenic conditions:Pathogenic conditions:Dependent on the production of toxins
low invasiveness (not invasive organism),reproduction at wound local
Easy to form anaerobe environment
Deeply wound
Contamination strong (soil or dust)
Delayed treatment
Co-infected with aerobesPathogenic materials:Pathogenic materials:Tetanolysin: sensitivity to oxygen
Tetanospasmin: coded by plasmid
Main pathogenic material
Belong to neurotoxin,
LD50 to mice =0.015ng
Lethal dose to human <1µg
protein,heat labile;destructed by proteaseTetanospasmin:Tetanospasmin: structure:
Peptide with MW 150 kD
A strain, 50 kD;
B strain, 100 kD,
-S-S- bond between strains
B strain---bind to GM receptor
A strain with toxicitynullAction mechanism:Action mechanism:Binds to receptor on the presynaptic membrane:
B strain
Motor neurons
Enter cell and forming vesicle
Migration:
By the retrograde axonal transport system to the cell bodies of the neurons to the spinal
cord and brain stemnullTarget:
Inhibitory neurons (cells)
Action:
Blocking the release of inhibitory neurotransmitter, such as glycine and
gama-aminobutyric acid
nullHigh affinity to spinal cord and brain stem
Not to be neutralized by anti-toxin after binding to the receptorClinical findingsClinical findingsIncubation time
4-5 days to several weeks
Classic findings: muscular spasms
Mouth cannot be opened
The patient is fully conscious, and pain may be intense. Death usually result from interference with the mechanics of respiration. nullImmunityImmunityMainly depend on antitoxin
Could not acquired enough immunity after illness
Effective prophylactic---immunization with tetanus toxoid.Microbiological diagnosisMicrobiological diagnosisResting on the clinical picture and a history of injury
No use of C. tetani examinationPrevention & Treatment Prevention & Treatment Proper care of wounds contaminated soil, etc
Prevention---immunization with tetanus toxoid.
Suspected wounds---intramuscular adminis- tration TAT (tetanus antitoxin)
Patient: antitoxin and antibiotics
antitoxin—as earlier as possible,
sufficient dosage Ⅱ. C.perfringensBiological characteristicsBiological characteristicsMorphology and stainingMorphology and stainingLarge G+ rods: 0.6-2.4×1.3-19µm
Spores adjacent to the body end, smaller than body, not regularly present
No flagellum
With capsule in vivonullCulture:Culture:Not strictly anaerobe;optimal temperature: 42°C; generation time only 8 min
Blood agar plate,double hemolytic zone
On egg yolk plate+anti-αtoxin,
“Nagler reaction”
Sugar fermentation:
In milk media,“stormy fermentation”+Typing:Typing:According to α,β,ε,ιtoxins, C. perfeingens is classified into A, B, C, D and E 5 toxic types
Type A is the most commonpathogenesispathogenesisPathogenic materials:Pathogenic materials:
Produce invasive infection
Produce more than 10 exotoxins,part of them belonging to exo-cyto-enzymesMajor and minor toxinsMajor and minor toxinsnullαtoxin:
Produced by type A mainly
lecithinase
Major activity in gas gangrene
β、ε、ιtoxins:
Tissue necrosis and increased vessel divulge nullEnterotoxin:
Protein (MW 35 kD),heat labile,
100°C instant destruction
Treated with trypsine, toxicity increase 3 times
Whole molecular integrate into cell
membrane marked hypersecretion
intense diarrhea
Super antigenDiseasesDiseases1. Gas gangrene
Caused by type A of C. perfringens, spores reach tissue either by contamination of traumatized areas or from intestinal tract
Short incubation time,1-3days
Fement carbohydrates gas distention of tissue
Lecithinase, collagenase, hyaluronidase, DNase, etc tissue necrosisnullCrepitation in the subcutaneous tissue and muscle, Foul-smelling discharge, Rapidly progressing necrosis, fever, hemolysis, toxemia, shock, and deathnull2. Food poisoning
Ingestion of large numbers of clostrdia, more than 108
Onset of diarrhea, usually without vomiting or fever
Last only 1-2 daysMicrobiological diagnosisMicrobiological diagnosisDirect check under microscope
Materials from wounds, pus, tissue
Large Gram-positive rods
Fewer WBC
Presenting other bacterianullIsolation and animal test
Inoculation on blood plate or meat-glucose media,biochemical reaction
Animal test: 0.5~1ml iv mice,10 min kill the mice, then swollen at 37 oC 5-8 h
For food poisoning,if >105/g in food or 106/g in feces, diagnostic significancePrevention and TreatmentPrevention and TreatmentPrevention
Early cleansing contaminated wounds, surgical debridement, and Administration drugs, eg, PNC
Not be relid on antitoxin
Treatment
surgical debridement, excision of all devitalized tissue
Antibiotics
Antitoxin, especially anti-αtoxin
Hyperbaric oxygen nullⅢ. C.botulinumBiological characteristicsBiological characteristicsShort Gram-positive rods
Having terminal spore, just like spoon
With flagellum, without capsule
anaerobe strictly,easy to culture
Toxins: A~G 7 types (antigen)
type A most common, no cross protection
heat labile, 100oC, 1min
pathogenesispathogenesisPathogenic materials
Botulinum toxin: belong to neurotoxin
lethal dose to human---0.1µg
Structure and action just as tetanospasminAction mechanismsAction mechanismsToxin Absorbed from the gut, bind to the presynaptic membrane of motor neurons of the peripheral nervous system, inhibit the release of acetylcholine, result flaccid paralysis
Not enter central nervous systemnullType A and E cleave SNAP-25 (synaptosomal-associated protein, 25000)
type B cleave VAMP (vesicle-associated membrane protein)
Type C and type D coded by phages,others coded by chromosomediseasesdiseasesFood posoning
Ingestion of the toxin food,non-bacteria infection
Different according to the area
After 18-24 h
visual disturbances, inability to swallow, speech difficulty
death occur from respiratory paralysisnullInfant botulism
Most <6 months,ingestion toxin-contaminated food
poor feeding, weakness, and signs of paralysis
Death rate about 1%-2%Diagnositic laboratory testsDiagnositic laboratory testsspecimen
Leftover food
Heated 80°C, 10 min
examination
Toxin check: animal test (ip mice)
including neutralization testPrevention & TreatmentPrevention & TreatmentFood monitoring, boiled for 20 min before consumption
Diagnosis earlier
Administration antitoxin to A, B and E
Supportive therapy nullⅣ. C. Difficile
Antibiotic-associated diarrhea
Pseudomembraous colitis