Gram positive bacilli

Question 1

Virulence factor of Bacillus Anthracis

Answer 1

Poly d glutamic acid capsule

Question 2

This is the major virulence factor of bacillus anthracis

Answer 2

Edema toxin

Question 3

Comma shaped outgrowths on BAP

Answer 3

Medusa head

Bacillus Anthracis

Question 4

DoC for Bacillus anthracis

Answer 4

Ciprofloxacin

Question 5

2 types of food poisoning of bacillus cereus

Answer 5

Emetic - rice

Diarrheal - meat

Question 6

Which gram positive bacilli can cause eye infection

Answer 6

Bacillus cereus

Question 7

Common source of clostridium botulinum

Answer 7

Vacuum packed

Canned alkaline foods

Question 8

Pathogenesis of clostridium botulinum

Answer 8

Blocks AcH

Causes flaccid paralysis

Question 9

Diagnosis of clostridium botulinum

Answer 9

Passive hemagglutination or radioimmuno assay

Question 10

This blocks release of glycine and GABA

Answer 10

Clostridium tetani

Question 11

DoC clostridium tetani

Answer 11

Penicillin

Question 12

Produces an invasive infection including myonecrosis and gas gangrene

Answer 12

Clostridium perfringens

Question 13

Potent enterotoxin, cytotoxic activity, binds to the brush border of the GUT

Answer 13

Clostridium difficile

Toxin A

Question 14

Facultative anaerobe

Motile at RT

Cold loving and salt loving

Answer 14

Listeria monocytogenes

Question 15

Neonatal disease

Acquired in utero

Answer 15

Granulomatosis infantiseptica

Question 16

DoC Listeria monocytogenes

Answer 16

Penicillin or ampicillin or with gentamicin

Question 17

Facultative anaerobe

Slender

Filaments

Answer 17

Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae

Question 18

MoT nocardiosis

Answer 18

Inhalation

Subacute to chronic pulmonary infection

Question 19

Gram negative bacilli seen in

Colon

Mouth

Answer 19

Bacteriodes fragilis

Prevotella melaninogenia
Fusobacterium

Question 20

Ability of the organism to induce abscess formation as the sole infecting organism

Answer 20

Capsular