Ch3: non-spore forming Gram + Rods: diptheria & Listeria

Question 1

Corynebacterium Diphtheriae is ____ shaped.

A nickname for the shape is_____

The bact. line up in a __ or ___ formation

Answer 1

Club shaped

Nickname: chinese letters

L or V formation

Question 2

______: cause a inflammation of the throat–> causes a gray membrane over the tonsils

Answer 2

Corynebacterium Diphtheriae

Question 3

1 complication from Corynebacterium Diphtheriae

Answer 3

the grey membrane extends into the larynx –> obstructs airway

Question 4

Susceptibility- Schick Test: injection of exotoxin
• No rxn: immunity
• Inflammation = susceptibility

This test is done for _____ bacteria

Answer 4

Corynebacterium Diphtheriae

Question 5

_____serum: is given immediately to neutralize unbound exotoxins from Corynebacterium Diphtheriae in the blood

Answer 5

Antitoxic serum

Question 6

______ causes meningitis in newborns and immunosuppresed adults from unpasterized adults

Answer 6

Listeria monocytogenes

Gram +
Motile bacilli
Non-spore

Question 7

Listeria monocytogenes comes from ____

Answer 7

unpasterized milk