BACTERIUM Flashcards
an enveloped virus with a
double-stranded DNA genome.
VZV
Restricted to non-viable skin and unable to grow at 37 degrees centigrade or presence of serum
DEMRMATOPHYTOSIS
Slow-growing Aerobic Non-motile bacterium with a waxy cell wall composed of mycolic acids
Acid-fast;; resists decolorization during staining procedures.
Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Gram stain negative, bacillus, flagellated, facultative anaerobe, Grows on microbiological media
S.Typhi
a spore-forming bacterium found in soil, dust, and animal feces
Clostridium tetani
Clostridium tetani produce what toxins
tetanospasmin and tetanolysin
looks like a jelly blob.
single-celled parasite (protozoan) that lives in the human intestine
amoebiasis
a small, aerobic, Gram-negative bacterium
rod-shaped and typically it appears as small, slender rods with rounded ends.
Bordetella pertussis
, microscopic organisms that inhabit hair follicles and sebaceous glands, may play a role in the etiology of styes,
Demodex Mites
are recruited to the site of infection, leading to further tissue damage and inflammation in a stye. what are these being recruited
neutrophils and macrophages
are Gram-positive cocci about 0.5 – 1.0 μm in diameter. They grow in clusters, pairs and occasionally in short chains.
Staphylococci