58. PATHOGENIC BACTERIA

Question 1

1. Name the 8 common Pathogenic Bacteria species.

Answer 1

1. Staphylococcus Aureus
2. Streptococcus Pneumonia
3. Bacillus Cereus
4. Neisseria Meningitidis
5. Neisseria Gonorrhoea
6. Escherichia Coli
7. Mycobacterium Tuberculosis
8. Mycobacterium Leprae

Question 2

2. What does Staphylococcus Aureus cause?

Answer 2

• Toxic Shock Syndrome
• Food Poisoning
  (gastroenteritis)
• Pneumonia

Question 3

3. What is MRSA?

Answer 3

• Methicillin- Resistant Strains of Staphylococcus Aureus
• they cause Endosomal infections

Question 4

4. What does Streptococcus Pneumonia cause?

Answer 4

CAUSATIVE AGENT:
- Pneumococcus
- this is a Gram Negative Bacteria

RESULTS IN:
- Pneumococcal Meningitis

Question 5

5. What does Bacillus Cereus cause?

Answer 5

• food poisoning
• this is known as Gastroenteritis
• this is a type of Gram + Bacteria

Question 6

6. What does Neisseria Meningitidis cause?

Answer 6

CAUSATIVE AGENT:
- Meningococcus

RESULTS IN:
- Meningococcal Meningitis

Question 7

7. What does Neisseria Gonorrhoea cause?

Answer 7

CAUSATIVE AGENT:
- Gonococcus

RESULTS IN:
- Gonococcal Urethritis

Question 8

8. What does Escherichia Coli cause?

Answer 8

• opportunistic infections

Question 9

9. What does Mycobacterium Tuberculosis cause?

Answer 9

• Tuberculosis

Question 10

10. What does Mycobacterium Leprae cause?

Answer 10

• leprosy

Question 11

11. What do these images show?

Answer 11

• Staphylococcus Aureus

GRAM STAINING:
- Positive

COLONIES:
- are spherical
- they are cocci shaped
- they look like a bunch of grapes
- STAPHYLO = grapes in Greek

Question 12

12. What do these images show?

Answer 12

• Streptococci

GRAM STAINING:
- Positive

COLONIES:
- form chains
- they are chains of spherical cocci

Question 13

13. What is Tuberculosis?

Answer 13

• this is a Lung Infection
• it is characterised by a chronic cough
• the cough contains blood sputum

Question 14

14. What do these images show?

Answer 14

• Mycobacterium Tuberculosis

Question 15

15. What do these images show?

Answer 15

• Leprosy

Question 16

16. What do these images show?

Answer 16

• Meningitis

Question 17

17. What do these images show?

Answer 17

• Streptococcal Infections

Question 18

18. What do these images show?

Answer 18

• Staphylococcus Aureus Infections

Question 19

19. How do we use Prokaryotes in DNA Technology?

Answer 19

• we use it in engineering

E.COLI:
- it used in Gene Clothing

AGROBACTERIUM TUMEFACIENS:
- is used to produce Transgenic Plants
- GMOs

Question 20

20. What can bacteria be genetically engineered to produce?

Answer 20

• vitamins
• antibiotics
• hormones
• insulin

Question 21

21. Answer this question.

Answer 21

D.

Question 22

22. Answer this question.

Answer 22

E.

Question 23

23. Does this summary make sense?

Answer 23

• yes

Question 24

24. Does this summary make sense?

Answer 24

• yes

Question 25

25. Does this summary make sense?

Answer 25

- yes

Question 26

26. What is the DTP Vaccine?

Answer 26

- this is a type of anti-bacterial vaccine - it treats Diphtheria-Tetanus-Pertussis

Question 27

27. Does this summary make sense?

Answer 27

- yes