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Intro To Microbiology Flashcards

1
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What is unusual about chlamydiae species

A

They are obligate intracellular bacteria- must be inside a host cell

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2
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What type of bacteria has a thick cell wall and no outer membrane?

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gram pos

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3
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What gram and shape is pseudomonas?

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Gram negative bacilli

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4
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What gram and shape are streptococcus

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Gram positive cocci

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5
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What gram and shape are borrelia burdgorefi?

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Spirochete, diderm (not G+ or G-)

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6
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What is the gram type and shape of neisseria gonorrhoeae?

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Gram negative diplococci

Aerobic

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7
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Why is pseudomonas so hard to treat?

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They have a biofilm, and they are hypermutable. Must treat w/ 2 abx

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8
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What is a plasmid?

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Small bit of DNA in the bacteria that is usually where antibiotic resistance genes are found

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9
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Are e. Coli part of the normal flora?

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Yes

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10
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What is the major difference between bacterial cells and human cells?

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Bacteria have a rigid cell wall of peptidoglycan

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11
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What gram and shape are h. Pylori?

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Gram negative helical

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12
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What is staph aureus’s gram and shape

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Gram positive cocci

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13
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What two chlamydiae species are the major human pathogens?

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C. Pneumoniae

C. Trachomitis

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14
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Are chlamydiae species part of our normal flora?

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No

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15
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What do H. Pylori cause?

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Stomach cancer

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16
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Why cant you use drugs that target cell walls for mycobacteria, chlamydiae, and mycoplasmas?

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They have either no cell wall, or a cell wall that differs from other bacteria

17
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What does an acid-fast stain test for?

A

Mycobacteria

18
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What gram type is clostridium difficilie?

A

Gram positive anaerobe

19
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What are facultative bacteria?

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Bacteria that can grow in the presence or absence of oxygen

20
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What type of E. Coli produces the shiga toxin?

A

O157:H7

Common cause of food poisoning

21
Q

What condition is caused by an overgrowth of C.diff?

A

Pseudomembranous colitis. Deadly

22
Q

Are borrelia burdgoreferi part of our normal flora?

A

No

23
Q

Which type of bacteria has an outer membrane and a thin cell wall?

A

Gram neg

24
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What is E. Coli’s gram and shape

A

Gram negative bacilli

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