2011 Exam Flashcards
_______________________________ is a lipophilic yeast that commonly causes otitis externa in dogs and cats
Malassezia pachydermatis
_______________________________ is a systemic fungal organism that subclinically infects a large percentage of the population in the Mississippi and Ohio River Valley states.
Histoplasma capsulatum
_______________________________ is an endophyte fungus commonly found in fescue grass.
Acremonium coenophialum
_______________________________ is a large yeast that buds on a broad base that is most commonly identified in transtracheal washings
Balstomyces dermatitidis
_______________________________ is an organism that causes chronic infections of the nasal, ocular and pharyngeal mucosa leading to the formation of polyps
Rhinosporidium seebri
____________________________ is the most common fungal organism causing clinically significant infections of mucosal surfaces
Candida albicans
_______________________________ is a yeast that has a predilection for growing in neural tissues.
Cryptococcus neoformans
_______________________________ is a mycotoxin commonly found along with deoxynivalenol (DON or vomitoxin).
Zearalone
_______________________________ is a common term for dermatophytosis of the comb or wattles of birds.
favus
_______________________________ is a tumor-like lesion caused by a fungal organism
Mycetoma
____________ is used to demonstrate the capsule of Filobasidiella neoformans
India Ink
List two good reasons why it is relatively difficult to obtain an accurate diagnosis of mycotoxicosis?
usually a chronic illness
difficult to isolate from feed or muscle
T or F Trichophyton verrucosum causes non-proliferative lesions on cattle.
False
T or F Microsporum canis is a zoophilic dermatophyte
True
T or F A white, fluffy colony that turns Dermatophyte Test Medium yellow within two weeks is most likely a dermatophyte.
False
T or F The genus Ascomyces has been reserved for all the dermatophytes.
False
T or F The only basidiomycete capable of producing systemic disease in animals is Cryptococcus neoformans.
False
T or F Bat feces are known to commonly contain spores of Blastomyces dermatitidis
False
T or F Aflatoxin can be produced by both Aspergillus flavus and Fusarium roseum.
False A. flavus and A. parasiticus
T or F Aflatoxin can accumulate in the muscle tissues of humans
True
T or F Coccidioides immitis grows in soil and produces high numbers of sporangia containing thousands of sporangiospores that are readily inhaled
False
T or F The perfect states of all the dermatophytes have been described
False
Which of the following are the main causes of chromomycosis?
a. Dematiacious fungi
b. Ascomycetes
c. Deuteromycetes
d. Yeasts
e. Dimorphic fungi
a. Dematiacious fungi
Which of the following is a common natural habitat of Cryptococcus neoformans?
a. Pigeon and other bird and bat feces.
b. Rotted hay and straw in livestock bedding..
c. Soil in desert climates
d. Sawdust bedding that has gotten wet and started to rot.
e. All the above.
a. Pigeon and other bird and bat feces.
Which of the following is a dimorphic fungus?
a. Cryptococcus neoformans
b. Blastomyces dermatitidis
c. Mucor
d. Microsporum canis
e. Trichophyton verrucosum
b. Blastomyces dermatitidis
Mycotic respiratory infection in penguins:
a. Has been commonly associated with species of Penicillium.
b. Is transmitted primarily through moldy feed grains fed to penguins in zoos.
c. Is usually a type of brooder pneumonia that the birds become infected with at an early age.
d. Has been linked to global warming.
e. None of the above.
Is usually a type of brooder pneumonia that the birds become infected with at an early age
Which of the following is most likely to infect via inhalation and be disseminated via a hematogenous route?
a. Aspergillus fumigatus
b. Rhizopus
c. Blastomyces dermatitidis
d. Candida albicans
e. Scopulariopsis
c. Blastomyces dermatitidis
____________ and _____________ are the full names of the two distinct growth forms of Chlamydia and Chlamydophila species.
Elementary bodies
reticular bodies
___________ is a long-acting macrolide class antimicrobial commonly used for treatment of respiratory disease in cattle and swine
Draxxin
__________ is a commonly used antimicrobial that is susceptible to cleavage by beta-lactamase.
Penicillin
___________ is a commonly used antimicrobial that inhibits DNA-gyrase.
Fluoroquinolones
_______________________________ is the only member of the Rickettsiales that commonly infects the intestinal mucosa
Neorickettsia risticii
_______________________________ is an organism that causes abortions and other reproductive problems in cattle and severe hepatitis and nephritis in dogs
Leptospira interrogans
_______________ is the cause of anterior uveitis (periodic opthalmia) in horses.
Leptospira interrogans serovar pomona
_______________________________ is the cause of follicular conjunctivitis and polyarthritis in lambs
Chlamydophila abortus
_______________________________ is the cause of terminal pancytopenia in German Shepherd dogs
Ehrilichia canis
_______________________________ is an organism that has been essentially eradicated from the U.S. commercial turkey population through egg dipping, egg heating and the use of artificial insemination with negative semen
Mycoplasma gallisepticum
_______________________________ is the cause of bacillary dysentery in primates.
Shigella dysenteriae
_______________________________ is the cause of bacillary hemoglobinuria in ruminants.
Clostridium hemolyticum
What is the major mechanism of action of the toxin involved in the Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome (HUS) outbreak associated with consumption of sprouts in Germany in the summer of 2011?
NAD dependent ADP ribosylation of elongation factor II
The presence of multiple fimbrial types complicates immunization against which of the following:
a. Foot-rot in sheep.
b. Keratoconjunctivitis in cattle.
c. Edema disease in swine.
d. All the above
e. Only b and c above.
d. All the above
What is the basis of the protection afforded by the siderophore receptor protein (SRP) vaccine of salmonella?
a. The vaccine stimulates the production of antibody that can agglutinate the organism and limit infection.
b. The vaccine stimulates a cell mediated immune response against antigens common to all salmonella.
c. The vaccine stimulates production of antibody against core lipopolysaccharides present on all salmonella.
d. The vaccine stimulates production of antibody that limits the uptake of iron by all salmonella.
e. The vaccine stimulates an IgA response that is better able to prevent attachment of salmonella to the intestine.
d. The vaccine stimulates production of antibody that limits the uptake of iron by all salmonella.
Which of the following is least likely to cause enteritis in Basque sheep herders in association with using their teeth to castrate lambs?
d. Chlamydophila pecorum
Trachoma in humans:
a. Is caused by Chlamydial infection.
b. Is manifested as a tracheitis.
c. Is relatively difficult to treat with antimicrobials.
d. Is only seen in South America.
e. Is a general term for tumor-like lesions of the ocular mucosa.
a. Is caused by Chlamydial infection.
A PCR test is commonly used to diagnose:
a. Canine leptospirosis
b. Equine neorickettsiosis
c. Porcine proliferative enteropathy
d. All the above
e. Only a and c above.
d. All the above
A “sterilizing immune response”:
a. Most commonly occurs with leptospiral infection of maintenance hosts.
b. Most commonly occurs when the host becomes severely ill but survives.
c. Most commonly occurs in birds infected with Chlamydophila psittaci.
d. Most commonly occurs with Pseudomonas aeruginosa skin infections in humans.
e. Most commonly occurs in cattle vaccinated against Mycoplasma bovis.
b. Most commonly occurs when the host becomes severely ill but survives.
Brucella melitensis:
a. Causes only subclinical to mild disease in goats.
b. Causes only subclinical to mild disease in humans.
c. Is commonly found in the goat populations in the Southwestern U.S.
d. Is only found in the bison in Yellowstone National Park
e. Is only found in South and Central America.
a. Causes only subclinical to mild disease in goats.
Dogs infected with Brucella canis:
a. Usually have no clinical signs.
b. May have a persistent bacteremia (may last 1-2 years).
c. May have epididymitis and testicular atrophy.
d. All the above
e. Only b and c above.
d. All the above