bug mnemonics Flashcards
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obligate anaerobes
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anaerobes Can’t Breathe Air- clostridium- bacteriodes- actinomycesaminO(2)glycosides are ineffective bc require O2 to enter into bacterial cell- lack catalase & superoxide dismutase
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facultative intracellular
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Some Nasty Bugs May Live FacultativeLY- salmonella- neisseria- brucella- mycobacterium- listeria- francisella- legionella- yersinia pestis
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encapsulated bacteria
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QUELLUNG = capsular “SWELLUNG”SHiNE SKiS- S. pneumoniae- H. influenza- N. meningitidus- E. coli- Salmonella- Klebsiella pneumoniae- group B Strep
4
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obligate aerobes
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Nagging Pests Must Breathe
- nocardia
- pseudomonas aeruginosa
- mycobacterium tuberculosis
- bacillus
5
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giemsa
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Certain Bugs Really TRY my Patience
- chlamydia
- borrelia
- rickettsiae
- trypanosomes
- plasmodium