CHLAMYDIA, RICKETTSIA, MYCOPLASMA Flashcards
infectious form of chlamydia is elementary in the body?
True
NAD is needed for culturing of chlamydia species?
False
As a result of stamp - staining chlamydia is green?
False
chlamydia psittaci can cause conjunctivitis in birds?
True
Rickettsia species can propagate in lymphoid and endothel cells only?
False
(Rickettsia, coxiella: propagate in all cell types)
(Erlichia, neorickettsia: lymphoid cells, endothel cells)
Q fever is caused by coxiella burnetti?
True
mycoplasmas have pleomorphic shape?
true
(pleomorphic pear shaped)
Mycoplasmas are obligate anaerobic bacteria?
False
(facultative anaerobic)
Contagious bovine plueropneumonia is caused by mycoplasma bovis?
False
(M. mycosides ssp. mycosides SC)
mycoplasma gallisepticum can cause chronic respiratory disease of birds?
True
fuchsin is used as a counter stain in stamp staining?
False
(3% malachite - green)
the resistance of reticulate body is higher than resistance of elementary body?
False
Trachoma is caused by chlamydia psittaci in humans?
false
(by chlamydia trachomatis)
all members of the family rickettsia are obligate cell parasites?
true
the causative agent of Q-fever needs arthropod vectors, because it cannot survive in the environment for a long time?
False
(no vectors are needed)
cat scratch fever is caused by rickettsia rickettsii?
False
(B. henselae)
mycoplasmas have typical colony forms, like fried eggs?
True
bovine pleuropneumonia is caused by M. mycoides ssp. mycoides LC?
False
(M. mycoides ssp. mycoides SC)
enzootic pneumonia of swine is caused by mycoplasma hyopneumoniae?
true
Mycoplasmas are the smallest free tiving organisms?
True
chlamydia pneumoniae has a cell wall?
true
chlamydia psittachi causes ornithosis?
true
chlamydia can be found in infected hosts only?
true
mycoplasma haemofelis can cause cat haemobartonellosis?
true
heartwater disease of ruminants is caused by ehrlichia ruminantium?
true
cat scratch fever is caused by anaplasma species?
False
(B. henselae)
mycoplasma species can cause turbidity in liquid medium?
False
(no turbidity)
mycoplasma bovism form fried egg shaped colonies?
True
contagious bovine pleuropneumonia is caused by M. mycoides ssp. mycoides SC?
True