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Chapter 19 Flashcards

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What genuses form endospores?

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Bacillus and Clostridium

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What genuses cannot form endospores?

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Corynebacterium and Listeria

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Are endospores vegetative or dormant?

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Dormant

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General characteristics of the Bacillus genus?

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Saprobic, facultative anaerobes, source of antibiotics, soil reservoir

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Characteristics of Bacillus anthracis?

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Nonmotile, source of anthrax

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What are the 4 types of anthrax?

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Cutaneous - parenteral, least dangerous
Gastrointestinal - ingested
Pulmonary - respiratory, AKA Woolsorter’s disease, highest mortality
Injectional - contaminated drugs. PWID - people who inject drugs

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What is Woolsorter’s disease?

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Another name for pulmonary anthrax caused by Bacillus anthracis

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