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virulence factor found only in gram positive organisms
Teichoic acids
major virulence factor of streptococcus pneumoniae
Capsule - antiphagocytic
what organism has the following characteristics causes dry hacking cough, causes atypical walking pneumonia, has a high titer of cold agglutinins and lacks a cell wall
myscoplasma pneumoniae
name the organism: catalase +; coagulase -; mannitol salt -; novobiocin resistant
staphylococcus saprophyticus
Ability to take up naked DNA from the environment known as what in bacterial genetics?
Transformation
what process involves an F+ plasmid and a sex pilus?
Conjugation
What is the process whereby a segment of DNA can jump from one location to another
Transposition
This process in bacterial genetics involves viruses
Transduction
Name the organism: sorbitol negative, lactose fermenting, gram negative rods, causes bloody diarrhea
EHEC
What is a complication of EHEC?
Hemolytic-Uremic Syndrome (triad of anemia, thrombocytopenia, acute renal failure)
Name the organism: gram negative, lactose negative rod; causes ROSE SPOTS on abdomen, fever, headache and diarrhea; can remain in gallbladder and cause carrier state
salmonella typhi
Name the organism: gram negative, lactose negative rod; does not cause typhoid fever
salmonella enterica biovar typhimurium
Name the organism: gram negative rod; causes high fever, swelling in armpits and groin area
yersinia pestis - bubonic plague
How is yersinia pestis transmitted?
Fleas
Salmonella or Shigella? have flagella, disseminate hematogenously, produce hydrogen sulfide, can cause bloody diarrhea, does not ferment lactose , many animal reservoirs
Salmonella
Salmonella or Shigella? no flagella, cell to cell transmission, does not produce hydrogen sulfide, often causes blood diarrhea, does not ferment lactose, only reservoirs are humans and primates
Shigella
What is the MOA of the shigella toxin?
inhibition of protein synthesis
What type of organism is diphyllobothrium latum?
Cestode (tapeworms)
How is diphyllobothrium latum transmitted?
ingestion of larvae from raw freshwater fish
How is diphylllobothrium latum treated?
praziquantel
What condition does diphyllobothrium latum cause?
vitamin B12 deficiency - tapeworm competes for B12 in intestine causing anemia
Name the organism: pigs are reservoir, causes watery diarrhea with blood and pus
Balantidium coli
Beavers and muskrats are reservoirs for this protozoa
Giardia lamblia
Describe disease caused by Giardia lamblia
bloating, flatulence, foul-smelling, fatty diarrhea
Name the organism: severe diarrhea in AIDS patients, watery diarrhea in immunecompetent, cysts seen on acid fast stain
cryptosporidium
Which organism as the following clinical disease description? mimics giardiasis with malabsorption syndrome
Cystoisospora belli
A trematode (fluke) with a terminal spine
Schistosome haematobium
A trematode (fluke) with a lateral spine
Schistosome mansoni
A trematode (fluke) with a non-distinct spine
Schistosome japonicum
Neonatal manifestations of toxoplasma gondii
chorioretinitis, hydrocephalus, intracranial calcifications
Neonatal manifestations of rubella
pulmonary artery hypoplasia, CATARACTS, deafness, blueberry muffin rash
Neonatal manifestations of CMV
hearing loss, seizures, petechial rash, blueberry muffin rash, microcephaly, low birth weight
Neonatal manifestations of HSV-2
encephalitis, herpetic lesions
Neonatal manifestations of syphilis
stillbirth, hydrops fetalis, notched teeth, sadles nose, short maxilla, saber shins, CN VIII deafness
Name the virus: heterophile +, atypical lymphocytes, a herpes virus
EBV