Bacteriology: 1/12/17 Mulvey TEST #1 Flashcards
What shape of bacteria is spherical?
-Cocci
What shape of bacteria is rods?
-Bacilli
What shape of bacteria is comma-shaped, S-shaped, or spiral shaped?
-Spiral forms
What shape of bacteria is indistinct?
-Pleomorphic
What is an example of diplococcis bacteria?
- Neisseria
- Moraxella catarrhalis
What is an example of streptococci bacteria?
-Sterptococci
What is an example of a tetrad bacteria?
-Micrococcus luteus
What is an example of sarcinae bacteria?
-Sacina
What is an example of a staphylococci bacteria?
-Staphylococcus aureus
What type of bacteria is a whooping cough agent?
-coccobacillus (Bordetella pertussis)
What type of bacteria gives rat bite fever (sodoku)?
-Spirilium (Spirillum sp.)
What type of bacteria causes lyme disease?
-Spirochete
What type of chromosomes do bacteria usually have?
-Single circular chromosomes that are haploid
T/F
Bacteria may have plasmids
True
T/F
Bacteria have internal organelles and a nucleus.
False they have neither
What type of ribosomes do bacteria have?
70S
What is the mode of replication of bacteria?
-Binary fission
What is the preparation phase of growing bacteria?
-Lag phase
What is the actual growing phase of bacteria?
-Log phase (exponential)
What is the phase where bacteria have used all their resources?
-Stationary phase
What are three places that biofilms can form?
- Environment
- Medical devices
- Body surfaces
T/F
Bacteria in bioflims are often refractory to antibiotic treatments and protected from host defenses.
True
What is biofilm development often regulated by?
-Quorum sensin
What do gram + cell walls have?
-Thick layer of peptidoglycan