SCI 1101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 16: Juicer, Abdominal Pain, Lunch Meat
23 Apr 2017
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Non-spore forming rods: (most bacteria do not make spores) Common in the air or soil; small number can be tolerated. Found in soft cheese, unpasteurized, milk, cold cuts, pate. The elderly are at risk; very few organisms that can gross the placenta and infect the fetus. Damage the heart circulatory system and neural cells; cns. Not common; now found in a vaccine that we get. They affect the enteric system; referred to as enterics; vomit, diarhea; cramps. Differential media; maconkey media (pink-purple) emb media; has both inhibiting substances to differentiate the ingredients; (dark purple. ) We need many tests to differentiate these bacteria; hydrolysis of area; immunity test against its pili, flagella, capsule. You can test them on their antigenic structure. They can cause diarrhea and not much other damage. They can penetrate in the guy lining and cause cell damage. They can penetrate into the bloodstream and cause nasty infections. Normal flora; can escape and cause infections.
