Chapter 10 Microbio- Gram negative

E. Coli

part of gut microbiota; causes gastroenteritis, sepsis, & UTI's

Klebsiella pneumonia

Causes nosocomial & community acquired pneumonia

Proteus mirabilis

Causes UTI's with stones

Salmonella enteritica & S. typhi

Causes enteritis & typhoid fever

Shigella dysenteriae

Causes dysentery

Yersinia enterocolitica & Y. pestis

Causes enterocolitica & plaque

Legionella pneumphila

Causes Leigionnaires' disease

Psuedomonas aeruginosa

Causes pulmonary biofilms in CF patients & can infect surgical wounds

Bordatella pertussis

Causes whooping cough

Campylobacter jejuni

Causes acute gastroenteritis

Haemophilus influenza

Causes meningitis, pneumonia, otitis media

Helicobacter pylori

Causes gastric ulcers & stomach cancer

Neisseria gonorrhoea & N. meningitides

Causes gonorrhea & meningitis

Rickettsia Rickettsia

Causes Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever

Vibrio cholera

Causes cholera

Bacteroides fragalis

Causes bacteremia & sepsis