Anaerobic Gram Positive Bacilli

Question 1

characterized by smooth swarming appearance

Answer 1

Clostridium septicum

Question 2

urease positive clostridia

Answer 2

Clostridium sordelii

Question 3

Box car shaped Clostridium

Answer 3

Clostridium perfringens

Question 4

reaction of Clostridium perfringens in litmus milk

Answer 4

Stormy fermentation of milk

Question 5

therapy for gas gangrene

Answer 5

hyperbaric oxygen therapy

Question 6

drumstick/lollipop/tennis racket appearance

Answer 6

Clostridium tetani

Question 7

consequence of tetanus toxin

Answer 7

trismus (lock jaw)
risus sardonicus (distorted grin)

Question 8

most potent toxin

Answer 8

botulinum toxin

Question 9

treament for strabismus (wandering eye)

Answer 9

Botulinum toxin type A

Question 10

cause of pseudomembranous colitis

Answer 10

Clostridium difficile

Question 11

colonial morphology of Clostridium difficile in CCFA

Answer 11

yellow, ground glass colonies

Question 12

odor of Clostridium difficile in BAP

Answer 12

Horse stable/barn yard odor

Question 13

agent of endophthalmitis after catarract surgery

Answer 13

Propionibacterium acnes

Question 14

tomato juice agar

Answer 14

Lactobacillus acidophillus

Question 15

causative agent of rat bite fever/haverhill fever in humans

Answer 15

Streptobacillus monoliformis

Question 16

appearance of Streptobacillus monoliformis

Answer 16

fluff balls/bread crumbs appearance

Question 17

causative agent of rat bite fever (sudoku)

Answer 17

Spirillum minus/minor

Question 18

cause of bacterial vaginosis

Answer 18

Gardnerella vaginalis

Question 19

result of Whiff test/KOH test for Gardnerella vaginalis

Answer 19

fishy amine odor

Question 20

causative agent of granuloma inguinale/ donovanosis

Answer 20

Calymmatobacterium gramulomatis

Question 21

gliding motility on solid surface

Answer 21

Capnocytophaga