Hobbs Class Review Content

Question 1

Aminoglycosides are synergistic with…

Answer 1

beta-lactams

Question 2

Genome structure of HIV?

Answer 2

positive sense single stranded RNA x2

Question 3

Dual imperative for viruses?

Answer 3

make mRNA and make copies of whatever they brought in (i.e. RNA, dsDNA, etc)

Question 4

What 2 different templates could you start with to make multiple copies of +RNA?

Answer 4

-DNA or -RNA

Question 5

Why do patients with ulcerative colitis experience improvements in symptoms w/ worm treatment?

Answer 5

worms suppress the immune system (we have co-evolved)

Question 6

Catalase distinguishes between…

Answer 6

staph (+) and strep/enterococcus (-)

Question 7

Coagulase distinguishes between…

Answer 7

S. aureus (+) and other Staph (-) like S. epidermidis

Question 8

Beta hemolytic streps? indicate group

Answer 8

A: S. pyogenes
B: S. agalactiae

Question 9

Gamma hemolytic example to know?

Answer 9

Enterococcus

Question 10

Alpha hemolytic streps?

Answer 10

S. pneumoniae and Viridans strep