Key Microbiology word associations Flashcards
Peptidoglycan wall, single chromosome, 70S ribosome
Bacteria
No cell wall, no nucleus, no ribosome, DNA or RNA
Virus
Chitin wall, ergosterol membrane, 80S ribosome, nucleus
Fungus
Sterol membrane, no chitin wall, 80S ribosome, nucleus
Parasite
Ability to cause disease
Pathogenicity
Ability to cause serious disease
Virulence
Hospital acquired infection
Nosocomial
Part of the normal flora
Commensal
Ability of two dissimilar living together
Symbiosis
Both organisms need each other to function
Synergism
Lag, log, stationary and death
Bacterial growth phases
Phase of exponential growth
log phase
Heat, irradiation, antimicrobial chemicals, antibiotics
Factor which affect bacterial growth
Host, agent and environment
Disease triangle
All viruses are RNA except 7 HHAPPPPy ones which are…
DNA
3 DNA viruses are enveloped
HepaDNA, Herpes and Pox
3 DNA viruses are naked
Papilloma, Adeno and Polyoma
1 DNA virus is single stranded
Parvo B19