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Module 11: Bacterial Pathogens Flashcards

Memorizing common bacterial pathogens

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What is the full name for Rickettsia?

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Rickettsia rickettsii

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What is the same for pinpoint spots found in rickettsia rickettsii?

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petechiae

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What is the name for larger petechiae?

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purpura

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What are the two full names for Neisseria?

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Neisseria gonorrhoeae of Neisseria meningitidis

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How is N. gonorrhoeae diagnosed?

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Chocolate agar or PCR

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Which form of Neisseria causes urethritis?

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N. gonorrhoeae

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Which form of Neisseria is an opportunistic pathogen found in the upper respiratory tract?

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N. meningitidis

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What is the term that describes slow-starting symptoms that rapidly worse?

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Fulminant progression

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How is N. meningitidis diagnosed?

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spinal tap

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What is the term referring to “containing pus?”

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purulent

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Do N. gonorrhoeae or M. meningitidis have capsules?

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yes, both do

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Which bacterial pathogen is vector borne, gram-negative, obligate intracellular, and often causes “spotted fevers?”

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Rickettsia

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What is the full scientific name for rocky mountain spotted fever?

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Rickettsia rickettsii

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Which genus of bacteria is a gram-negative bacilli, has polar flagella, is an opportunistic pathogen, and is a common nosocomial infection?

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Pseudomonas

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What is the scientific name for the bacteria that is associated with moist, watery environments and that infection rates increase with warm weather?

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Pseudomonas aeruginosa

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What is the scientific name for the bacteria that is especially common in cystic fibrosis patients?

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Pseudomonas aeruginosa

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Otitis externa is often caused by what bacterial pathogen?

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Pseudomans aeruginosa

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What genus of bacteria is motile, gram-negative, slightly curved in shape, and is often transmitted via raw/undercooked shellfish?

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Vibrio

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What is the scientific name for the bacteria that causes cholerae?

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Vibrio cholerae

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What is the order of the bacteria that is a gram-negative bacilli, is motile, has flagella, and can easily use conjugation to inherit drug resistance?

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Enterobacteriales

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What bacteria is the most common cause of UTIs?

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Escherichia coli

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What is the term referring to the stomach flu?

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Gastroenteritis

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Salmonella is part of which order?

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Enterobacteriales

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What are the two diseases that can be caused by salmonella?

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Typhoid fever and gastroenteritis

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How can salmonella be diagnosed?
selective or differential culture of stool or leftover food
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What is the scientific name for the disease that causes the 3 types of plague?
Yersinia pestis
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What are the three types of plague?
Bubonic, pnemonic, and septicemic
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What is the term for tissue death that is associated with the black death?
Gangrene
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What is the term for "bad air?"
Miasmas
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What is the genus name that required blood in its growth medium?
Haemophilus
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Where is haemophilus commonly found?
Upper respiratory tract, mouth, vagina, and intestinal tract
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What is the scientific name for the bacteria that begins in the upper respiratory tract, becomes sinusitis, otitis, and possibly pneumonia?
Haemophilus influenzae
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What is the bacterial genus that is slender, curved, and has multiple flagella?
Helicobacter
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What is the most common cause of peptic ulcers?
Helicobacter pylori
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What is the enzyme that raised stomach pH and allows Helicobacter pylori to grow?
urease
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What is the genus that includes whooping cough?
Bordetella
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What is the scientific name for whooping cough?
Pertussis
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What are the 4 types of clostridium bacteria?
C. botulinum, C. tetani, C. perfringens, and C. difficile
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What bacterial pathogen prevents muscle contraction and is known as weak or flaccid paralysis?
Clostridium botulinum
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What bacterial pathogen prevents muscles from relaxing and is known as rigid or spastic contraction?
Clostridium tetani
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What is the biological toxin that is produced by Clostridium tetani?
tetanospasmin
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What bacterial pathogen can be contracted from improperly sterilized canned foods that contain endospores?
Clostridium perfringens
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What bacterial pathogen is known as deadly diarrhea and can be treated via fecal transplant?
Clostridium difficile
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What is the scientific name of the bacteria that causes anthrax?
Bacillus anthracis
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What are the 3 types of Bacillus anthracis?
Cutaneous, pulmonary, and gastrointestinal
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What is the name of the genus that is classified by its pattern of growth in grape-like clusters?
Staphylococcus
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What 2 bacterial pathogens causes impetigo?
Staphylococcus aureus or Streptococcus pyogenes
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What is the scientific name for the most pathogenic strain of staphylococcus and that produces coagulase?
Staphylococcus aureus
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What is the Staphylococcal strain that lacks coagulase?
Staphylococcus epidermidis
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What bacterial pathogen causes scarlet fever?
Streptococcus pyogenes
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What is the term for "destroying red blood cells?"
Hemolysins
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What genus can cause necrotizing fasciitis?
Streptococcus
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What genus is a microaerophile and a psychrotroph?
Listeria
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What is the scientific name for the Listeria bacteria that is transmitted via raw, contaminated food?
Listeria monocytogenes
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What are the two genuses of bacteria found in the phylum actinobacteria?
Mycobacterium and Chlamydia
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What are the two strains of mycobacterium?
M. tuberculosis and M. leprae
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What condition is caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis?
Tuberculosis
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What is the scientific name of the bacterium that causes leprosy?
Mycobacterium leprae
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What is another name for leprosy?
Hansen's disease
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What is the bacteria that causes trachoma and STIs?
Chlamydia trachomatis
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What is the term for abnormally position eyelashes?
Trichiasis
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What is the term meaning "to scrape or wear away by friction?"
Abrading
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What are the two bacteria that are found in the phylum spirochaetes?
Borrelia burgdorferi and Treponema pallidum
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What bacteria causes lyme disease?
Borrelia burgdorferi
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What is the vector in Borrelia burgdorferi?
blacklegged/deer ticks
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Erythema migrans is a characteristic skin rash of what bacteria?
Borrelia burgdorferi
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What bacteria causes syphilis?
Treponema pallidum
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What are chancres?
painless sores that form 2-3 weeks after syphilis infection
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What species of Neisseria has a high prevalence and low mortality?
N. gonorrhoeae
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What species of Neisseria has a low prevalence and high mortality?
N. meningitidis
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What is the term that means a bacteria required very specific nutrients in order to grow?
Fastidious
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What type of bacterial infection has increased infection rates during the warm months of the year?
Pseudomonas aeruginosa
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What bacteria is often the cause of stomach cancer?
Helicobacter pylori
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What is the best way to prevent pertussis?
DTaP vaccine
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Is Bacillus anthracis gram negative or gram positive?
Gram positive
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What species of streptococcus is beta hemolytic?
Streptococcus pyogenes
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What is a common treatment for Streptococcus pyogenes?
Penicillin
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What genus of bacteria contains mycolic acid?
Mycobacterium
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What is the purpose of mycolic acid?
It slows the penetration of drugs and nutrition
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Which phylum of bacteria is often viewed by darkfield microscopy?
Spirochetes

Microbiology (2060) (21 decks)

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