General Terms and Lab Tests

Question 1

toxin from lipopolysaccharide layer of cell

Answer 1

endotoxin

Question 2

toxin outside of cell from cell waste products; HEAT LABILE Cook your food

Answer 2

exotoxin

Question 3

example of exotoxin

Answer 3

staph

Question 4

inanimate object is vector

Answer 4

fomite

Question 5

partial antigen or half antigen; needs protein

Answer 5

hapten

Question 6

toxin that affects nervous system & two examples

Answer 6

neurotoxin
botulism
tetanus

Question 7

enhances phagocytosis

Answer 7

opsonin

Question 8

acellular protein which denatures other proteins; CANNOT BE AUTOCLAVED

Answer 8

prion

Question 9

transfer of disease from animal to human and example

Answer 9

zoonosis

anthrax (gram + and AKA WOOLSORTERS DISEASE)

Question 10

microbe that is reduced O2 and grown in Candle Jar Culture

Answer 10

Microaerophilic

Question 11

test for carcinogenicity, mutagenicity

- uses Salmonella typhimurium

Answer 11

Ames Test

Question 12

test for strep progenies, antibodies, Rheumatic Fever

Answer 12

ASO tier

Question 13

BEST test for water pollution (tests amount of organisms in water)

Answer 13

BOD

Question 14

catalase tests ___ vs ___

Answer 14

staph vs. strep

Question 15

coagulase tests ____ vs ___

Answer 15

staph aureus (Coag +) vs other stap (Coag -)

Question 16

virus culture

Answer 16

chicken embryo culture

Question 17

test for gonorrhea

Answer 17

chocolate agar

Question 18

chocolate agar is aka (2)

Answer 18

Thayer Martin Agar

Heated Blood Agar

Question 19

test for E.Coli

Answer 19

Colliform

Question 20

Test for Erythroblastosis fetalis, Rh factor

TYPE II HYPERSENSITIVITIES

Answer 20

Coombs

Question 21

test for protozoa

Answer 21

Giemsa Stain

Question 22

general test for AIDS

Answer 22

HLA DR5/CD4

Question 23

_____ tests for DNA in AIDS and _____ tests PROTEIN

Answer 23

ELISA

Western

Question 24

confirmation for AIDS is

Answer 24

2 ELISA (+) and 1 western blot (+)

Question 25

test for Staph

Answer 25

Mannitol Salt

Question 26

test for heterophiles agglutination test for mononucleosis

Answer 26

Paul Bunnel

Question 27

test for swelling of capsule for step pneumoniae

Answer 27

quelling (swelling is quelling)

Question 28

test for fungi

Answer 28

Sabouraud agar

Question 29

virus culture

Answer 29

tissue culture (viruses obligate intracellular parasites. cannot grow on agar)

Question 30

serology test - positive for all Rickettsia EXCEPT Coxiella Burnetti; test for PROTEUS VULGARIS

Answer 30

Weil Felix

Question 31

Typhoid Fever Test

Answer 31

Widal

Question 32

test for Herpes Zoster and Herpes Simplex, and Varicella

Answer 32

Tzank Test