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Catalase Pos. GPC- Staphylococcus Flashcards

1
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Micrococcus form in (BLANK) and produce a (BLANK) which act as an anti oxidant

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Tetrads, carotenoids

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Micrococcus are (BLANK) pathogens that (BLANK) cause disease

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Opportunistic, seldom

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Staphylococcus form in (BLANK) and prefer (BLANK) environments such as the skin

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Clusters, salt/oily

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The 3 most frequently isolated species of Staphylococcus are…

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S. aureus, S. epidermidis, S. saprophyticus

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5
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What best describe the oxygen requirement of Staphylococcus

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Facultative anaerobes

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What is a distinguishing characteristic of S. aureus

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the presence of coagulase

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Production of (BLANK) makes hospital acquired S. aureus resistant to antibiotics

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beta lactamases

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MRSA contains the (BLANK) gene causing antibiotic resistance

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PBP2a mecA

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9
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What antibiotic is used to treat MRSA

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Vancomycin

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10
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What causes vancomycin resistant S. aureus

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Streptogramins and linezolids

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3 examples of localized S. aureus include…

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Impetigo, folliculitis, and Staphylococcal scalded skin syndrome (SSSS)

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3 examples of systemic S. aureus include…

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Staphylococcal Toxic Shock Syndrome (STSS), bacteremia, and food poisoning (enterotoxins)

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S. aureus can cause (BLANK) UTIs that are usually (BLANK)

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Descending, hematogenous (originating from the blood)

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(BLANK) is the only virulence factor found is S. epidermidis

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Lipase

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The pus produced by S. aureus is due to which virulence factor

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Leukocidins

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16
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S. aureus food poising is due to which virulence factor

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Enterotoxins

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17
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Caused by exfoliative A-B toxins in S. aureus

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SSSS

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18
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Caused by toxic shock syndrome toxin in S. aureus

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STSS

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MSCRAMMS are anchored in the cell wall via (BLANK)

20
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Bound coagulase is considered a (BLANK)

21
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(BLANK) are cysteine transpeptidases that catalyze the attachment of protein A

22
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Protein A and MSCRAMMs are attached to (BLANK) in the cell wall

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Peptidoglycan

23
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Sortases recognize (BLANK)

24
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(BLANK) enhance biofilm formation

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Polysaccharide Intercellular Adhesins (PIAs)

25
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SSLs, CHIPS, Eap, and staphopain block (BLANK)

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Neutrophil Chemotaxis

26
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Eap binds host (BLANK) protein

27
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Name 2 ways S. aureus survise neutrophil attack

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Inhibit nitric oxide, inhibit ROS

28
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Name 3 virulence factors of S. aureus that allow it to inhibit ROS

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Super Oxide Dismutase, Catalase, Staphyloxanthin (caratenoid)

29
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Name 2 virulence factors that allow S. aureus to block neutrophile attack

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Creating adenosine molecules, Adenosine synthase A

30
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What are the two primary methods of blocking complement

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binding Ig, blocking C3

31
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SpA, Sbi, SSLs, SCIN, and Aur block (BLANK)

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Complement

32
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Phenol soluble Modulins

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Surfactant like peptides that destroy neutrophiles and monocytes

33
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Exfoliated exotoxins consist of how many proteases

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3 proteases (ETA, ETB, ETD)

34
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Surface proteins are made continually in blank phase

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Exponential growth

35
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Secreted proteins like toxins are made in the blank phase

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Stationary

36
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S. Aureus uses quorum sensing to regulate expression of blank, blank, and blank needed for biofilm formation

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Agr operon, Virulence factors, and surface proteins

37
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How does Staphylococcus aureus adapt so rapidly to host selective pressures

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Mobile genetic elements

38
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What six types of genetic material are considered mobile genetic elements

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Plasmids, phage, transposon’s, chromosomes, cassettes, pathogenic islands

39
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Staphylococcus aureus UTIs are resistant to…

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Antibiotic novobiocin

40
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Staphylococcus aureus can be identified from other staph bacteria by which test

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Coagulase, it’s coagulase positive

41
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Staphylococcus epidermidis is blank hemolytic

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Nonhemolytic, Gamma hemolysis

42
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Which Staphylococcus is sensitive to antibiotic novobiocin

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Staphylococcus epidermidis

43
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USA 300 strain community acquired MRSA genetic element SCCMac IV increases expression of blank and blank

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Alpha toxin, PSMs

44
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Community acquired MRSA strains contain blank

45
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Community acquired to MRSA contain blankgenetic elements with the blank horizontal gene transfer

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Small, high

46
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Hospital acquired MRSA contain blank genetic elements and blank horizontal gene transfer

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Large, low

47
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Blank usually protects against mobile genetic elements but is not present in Staphylococcus aureus

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CRISPR/Cas

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