Introduction Flashcards
no true nucleus
prokaryote
smallest genus
mycoplasma
longest genus (10um)
borrelia (spiral)
largest pathogenic bacterium
bacillus anthracis
cell wall less
mycoplasma & ureaplasma
spore forming organisms
bacillus & clostridium
O2 requirement of bacillus
aerobic
O2 requirement of clostridium
anaerobic
cell wall AKA
peptidoglycan layer / murein layer
M. tuberculosis pathogenic factor
mycolic acid
responsible for mucoid colonies
capsule
S. pyogenes pathogenic factor
M protein
thicker peptidoglycan layer with teichoic acid
gram positive
thinner pepptidoglycan without teichoic acid
gram negative
anti phagocytic, virulence factor
capsule
is a capsular swelling test
neufeld quellung
with polysaccharide capsules
S. pneumoniae, N. meningitidis, K. pneumoniae
with polypeptide D-glutamic acid
B. anthracis
with hyaluronic acid capsule
pasteurella multocida
with polyribosyl ribitol phosphate capsule
haemophilus influenzae
with alginate capsule
pseudomonas aeruginosa
Pili is AKA
fimbriae
usually found in gram neg organisms
pili
1st step in initiating infection
attachment
pili used for attachment and can be a virulence factor
common pili
pili used for gene conjugation, transfer of genetic material
sex pili
ex. E. coli
target of sterilization
spores/endospores
enables organisms to withstand injurious conditions
spores
with terminal swollen spores
clostridium tetani
with central spores
B. anthracis
with subterminal spores
C. botulinum
biologically produced poisons
toxin
motility due to presence of flagella
true motility
movement of nonmotile organisms caused by movement of surrounding
brownian movement
organ for locomotion
flagella
flagella of spiral organisms are called
axial filaments
axial filaments are AKA
periplasmic flagella
motility test presumptive for listeria
hanging drop
flagellar stains
gray’s, leifson
SIM is a ___ media
semi solid
growth is at the line of inoculation
non-motile
growth is outside the line of inoculation
motile
tumbling motility
listeria monocytogenes
twitching motility
kingella kingae
gliding/sliding motility
capnocytophaga
darting motility
campylobacter
shooting star motility
vibrio cholera
corkscrew motility
spirochetes
monotrichous organisms
campylobacter, pseudomonas
amphitrichous organisms
listeria
lophotrichous organisms
H. pylori
peritrichous organisms
enterobacteriaceae except klebsiella&shigella
nutrient storage/stored food
inclusion bodies
inclusions of corynebacterium
babes ernst bodies
inclusions of MTB
much granules
inclusions of chlamydia trachomatis
halberstaedter prowazek
uptake of naked DNA (free DNA)
A. transformation
B. transduction
C. conjugation
D. plasmid
A
acquiring of DNA from bacteriophage
A. transformation
B. transduction
C. conjugation
D. plasmid
B
DNA transfer via sex pillus
A. transformation
B. transduction
C. conjugation
D. plasmid
C
confers resistance to antibiotics, a miniature chromosome
A. transformation
B. transduction
C. conjugation
D. plasmid
D
toxin released only after cell lysis
A. endotoxin
B. exotoxin
A
toxin excreted by living bacteria
A. endotoxin
B. exotoxin
B
protein in nature
A. endotoxin
B. exotoxin
B
LPS in nature
A. endotoxin
B. exotoxin
A
limulus lysate test (horse shoe crabs)
A. endotoxin
B. exotoxin
A
diphteria toxin
A. endotoxin
B. exotoxin
B
shigella dysenteriae
A. endotoxin
B. exotoxin
A
tsst-1 is an exotoxin of
S. aureus
adaptation phase, no growth
A. lag
B. log
C. plateau
D. death
A
exponential phase, cell division
A. lag
B. log
C. plateau
D. death
B
organisms become susceptible to antibiotics
A. lag
B. log
C. plateau
D. death
B
stationary phase
A. lag
B. log
C. plateau
D. death
C
sporuation takes place
A. lag
B. log
C. plateau
D. death
C
phase of decline
A. lag
B. log
C. plateau
D. death
D
minimal threat
A. BSL 1
B. BSL 2
C. BSL 3
D. BSL 4
A
moderate threat
A. BSL 1
B. BSL 2
C. BSL 3
D. BSL 4
B
high risk
A. BSL 1
B. BSL 2
C. BSL 3
D. BSL 4
C
extreme risk
A. BSL 1
B. BSL 2
C. BSL 3
D. BSL 4
D
no known potential of infecting healthy people
A. BSL 1
B. BSL 2
C. BSL 3
D. BSL 4
A
acquired thru ingestion, percutaneous and mucous membrane exposure
A. BSL 1
B. BSL 2
C. BSL 3
D. BSL 4
B
aerosol transmission
A. BSL 1
B. BSL 2
C. BSL 3
D. BSL 4
C
life threatening diseases
A. BSL 1
B. BSL 2
C. BSL 3
D. BSL 4
D
bacillus subtilis
A. BSL 1
B. BSL 2
C. BSL 3
D. BSL 4
A
M. gordonae
A. BSL 1
B. BSL 2
C. BSL 3
D. BSL 4
A
salmonella
A. BSL 1
B. BSL 2
C. BSL 3
D. BSL 4
B
shigella
A. BSL 1
B. BSL 2
C. BSL 3
D. BSL 4
B
HBV & HIV
A. BSL 1
B. BSL 2
C. BSL 3
D. BSL 4
B
M. tuberculosis
A. BSL 1
B. BSL 2
C. BSL 3
D. BSL 4
C
coxiella burnetti
A. BSL 1
B. BSL 2
C. BSL 3
D. BSL 4
C
agents of systemic mycoses
A. BSL 1
B. BSL 2
C. BSL 3
D. BSL 4
C
filoviruses ex. ebola
A. BSL 1
B. BSL 2
C. BSL 3
D. BSL 4
D
determined by transmissibility
biosafety levels
sterilizes only the air to be exhausted
A. class I
B. class II
C. class III
D. class II A
E. class II B
F. class II B1
G. class II B2
A
AKA laminar flow
A. class I
B. class II
C. class III
D. class II A
E. class II B
F. class II B1
G. class II B2
B