Lecture 5 Flashcards
1
Q
How many medically important Gram (+) bacteria are there? What are they?
A
6
2- cocci
4- rods (2 spore forming, 2 non-spore forming)
2
Q
What are the 2 spore forming, gram (+) rods?
A
Bacillus and Clostridium
3
Q
How do spore forming rods cause disease?
A
Potent exotoxin release
4
Q
Bacillus is…
Anaerobic
Aerobic
Facultative
Microaerophilic
A
Aerobic
5
Q
Clostridium is…
Anaerobic
Aerobic
Facultative
Microaerophilic
A
Anaerobic
6
Q
How many pathogenic species of bacillus are there and what are they?
A
Bacillus anthracis and Bacillus cereus
7
Q
What causes the disease anthrax?
A
Bacillus anthracis
8
Q
What causes gastroenteritis?
A
B. cereus
