Human Pathogens - Taxonomy Pt. 2 Flashcards
Which of the following is Gram Negative?
A. Enterococcus B. Staphylococcus C. Corynebacterium D. Neisseria E. Clostridium
D. Neisseria
Which of the following is Gram Negative?
A. Listeria B. Spirochetes C. Streptococcus D. Mycobacteria E. Clostridium
B. Spirochetes
Which of the following is Gram Negative?
A. Staphylococcus B. Bacillus C. Moraxella D. Listeria E. Streptococcus
C. Moraxella
Which of the following is Gram Negative?
A. Moraxella B. Listeria C. Clostridium D. Spirochetes E. Enterococcus
A. Moraxella
D. Spirochetes
Which of the following is Gram Positive?
A. Moraxella B. Spirochetes C. Bacillus D. Neisseria E. Mycobacteria
C. Bacillus
Which of the following is a Gram Positive (spore)?
A. Streptococcus B. Staphylococcus C. Listeria D. Neisseria E. Bacillus
E. Bacillus
Which of the following is a Gram Positive (spore)?
A. Bacillus B. Enterococcus C. Corynebacterium D. Listeria E. Spirochetes
A. Bacillus
Which of the following is a Gram Positive (spore)?
A. Streptococcus B. Clostridium C. Bacillus D. Listeria E. Moraxella
B. Clostridium
C. Bacillus
Which of the following is a Gram Positive (spore)?
A. Spirochetes B. Neisseria C. Listeria D. Clostridium E. Moraxella
D. Clostridium
Which of the following is a Gram Positive (no spore)?
A. Staphylococcus B. Moraxella C. Bacillus D. Listeria E. Spirochetes
D. Listeria
Which of the following is a Gram Positive (no spore)?
A. Neisseria B. Corynebacterium C. Clostridium D. Streptococcus E. Enterococcus
B. Corynebacterium
Which of the following is a Gram Positive (no spore)?
A. Corynebacterium B. Enterococcus C. Listeria D. Clostridium E. Bacillus
A. Corynebacterium
C. Listeria
Which of the following is a Gram Negative (spiral)?
A. Spirochetes B. Neisseria C. Listeria D. Clostridium E. Moraxella
A. Spirochetes
Which of the following is neither Gram Positive nor Negative?
A. Neisseria B. Spirochetes C. Corynebacterium D. Mycobacteria E. Enterococcus
D. Mycobacteria
What does catalase do?
Breaks down hydrogen peroxide to water and oxygen
What does peroxidase do?
Breaks down hydrogen peroxide to water and oxygen
What does superoxide dismutase do?
Breaks down superoxide radicals
Uses glycolysis with oxygen as final electron acceptor
A. Obligate aerobe
B. Facultative anaerobe
C. Microaerophilic
D. Obligate anaerobe
A. Obligate aerobe
Aerobic bacteria that can grow in absence of oxygen
A. Obligate aerobe
B. Facultative anaerobe
C. Microaerophilic
D. Obligate anaerobe
B. Facultative anaerobe
Uses fermentation only
A. Obligate aerobe
B. Facultative anaerobe
C. Microaerophilic
D. Obligate anaerobe
C. Microaerophilic
D. Obligate anaerobe
Has all three “major” enzymes
A. Obligate aerobe
B. Facultative anaerobe
C. Microaerophilic
D. Obligate anaerobe
A. Obligate aerobe
Needs oxygen to survive
A. Obligate aerobe
B. Facultative anaerobe
C. Microaerophilic
D. Obligate anaerobe
A. Obligate aerobe
Just has catalase and superoxide dismutase
A. Obligate aerobe
B. Facultative anaerobe
C. Microaerophilic
D. Obligate anaerobe
B. Facultative anaerobe
Can use either fermentation as well as glycolysis
A. Obligate aerobe
B. Facultative anaerobe
C. Microaerophilic
D. Obligate anaerobe
B. Facultative anaerobe
Can tolerate low amounts of oxygen because they have superoxide dismutase
A. Obligate aerobe
B. Facultative anaerobe
C. Microaerophilic
D. Obligate anaerobe
C. Microaerophilic
Cannot tolerate any oxygen because they lack enzymes to defend against it
A. Obligate aerobe
B. Facultative anaerobe
C. Microaerophilic
D. Obligate anaerobe
D. Obligate anaerobe
What enzymes do microaerophilic organisms carry?
Superoxide dismutase
What enzymes do facultative anaerobes carry?
Catalase + superoxide dismutase
What enzymes do obligate aerobes carry?
All three
