Lab 11- Spirochaetes Flashcards
1
Q
Habitat
A
Mucous membranes
Arthropods
Environment
2
Q
Morphology
A
3-30 um thin helical filaments, special cell str.
Mucopeptide
Periplasmic flagella
Elastic membrane
3
Q
Staining
A
Gram -
Vago staining
Giemsa staining
Unstained preparations
India ink
Wet preparations
Histo: levaditis silver impregntion
4
Q
Culture
A
Animal trial : borrelia, treponema
Culture: brachyspira, leptospira
5
Q
Resistance
A
Weak
6
Q
Genera of the order spirochaetales
A
Borrelia
Brachyspira
Trepomema
Leptospira