MIC 4100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Treponema Pallidum, Dark Field Microscopy, Chlamydia Trachomatis

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Microbiology and Immunology
• Course: MIC 4100
• Professor: Franco Pagotto

Document Summary

Gram + bacilli: has (2) spore formers & (2) non-spore formers. Tetanus: exotoxin that causes sustained muscle contraction. So our secondary immune response is a lot faster. Listeria: crosses 3 protective barriers, & is a psychrophile. Corynebacterium: causes diphtheria can step on a clean nail and get tetanus there has to be spores. Salmonella (cid:523)(cid:884) types(cid:524), e. coli; know a specific one . Post-primary tb- in the lungs, kidney"s, bones, etc. Immunity: in the test they look for raised skin, or hardness. Infection develops in stages; know the 6 stages * Waxy coat; you cannot use a gram stain. Nerve enlargement: lepromatous leprosy: limbs fall off, not in north america. Use dark field microscopy; white light shining underneath. Primary syphilis: chancre; a sore after 3 or 4 weeks. Secondary: 6 weeks after chancre, generalized or local rash. Can affect skin, joint, ns, and heart. Bulls eye rash; does not occur where the tic bites you.