Yersinia SPP: The Black Death'
Yersinia SPP: The Black Death'
Yersinia SPP: The Black Death'
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Bacteria
Phylum: Proteobacteria
Class: Gammaproteobacteria
Order: Enterobacteriales
Family: Enterobacteriaceae
Genus: Yersinia
Species
Y. aldovae
Y. aleksiciae
Y. bercovieri
Y. enterocolitica
Y. frederiksenii
Y. intermedia
Y. kristensenii
Y. mollaretii
Y. pestis
Y. pseudotuberculosis
Y. rohdei
Y. ruckeri
CHARACTERISTIC
BASICALLY:
• Gram-negative rod
shaped bacteria.
• Facultative anaerobes
• Most in rodents
Yersinia pestis
PLAGUE
Gangrene
Bubonic plague
• Incubation period 2-6 days when the
bacteria is actively replicate.
• Universally a general lack of energy.
• Fever.
• Headache and chills.
• Swelling of lymph nodes.
Septicemic plague
– Hypotension.
– Hepatosplenomegaly.
– Seizures in children.
– Universally a general lack of energy.
– Fever.
– Symptoms of bubonic or pneumonic
plague are not always present.
• Note: Patient may die before any symptoms
appear.
Pneumonic plague (Spread
person to person)
–Fever.
–Coughing.
–Chest pain.
–Hypotension.
TREATMENT
• The traditional first line treatment
for Y. pestis:
–Streptomycin.
–Chloramphenicol.
–Tetracycline.
–Fluoroquinolones.
YERSINIA ENTEROCOLITICA
CHARACTERISTIC
• Gram negative coccobacilli
In humans,
Symptoms of Pseudotuberculosis (Yersinia) = Y.
enterocolitica
• (fever and right-sided abdominal pain)
• diarrheal component is often absent
• Y. pseudotuberculosis infections can
mimic appendicitis(children,younger adult)
VIRULENCE FACTOR
• plasmid for Yersinia virulence (pYV) –Cause host pathogenesis
and allow the bacteria to live parasitically.
Oxidase : Neg
Catalase : Pos
Urease : Neg (Y.pestis) pos ( Y.enterocolitica)
Indole : Neg
TSI : Alkaline / Acid (K/A) / No gas
Motility : Motile at 27 Non-motile at 37
Non-lactose fermenter.
MEDIA CULTURE
Blood agar:
small shiny
non-haemolytic colonies after 24-48 h incubation at room
temperature.
BOOKS:
+ Essential Microbiology,
+ Lippincott’s Illustrated Reviews, Microbiology 2nd Edition
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