M5 PART 10

Question 1

• Smallest, free-living organisms in nature and self-replicating on laboratory media
• Highly pleomorphic because they lack cell wall
• Bounded by a triple layered “unit membrane” that contains a sterol
• Completely resistant to penicillin
• Glucose – source of energy
• Poorly stain in gram staining

Answer 1

MYCOPLASMA

Question 2

MYCOPLASMA

____ on laboratory media

Answer 2

SELF-REPLICATINGQQ

Question 3

MYCOPLASMA

Highly pleomorphic because they lack ____

Answer 3

CELL WALL

Question 4

MYCOPLASMA

Bounded by a triple layered “unit membrane” that contains a ____

Answer 4

STEROL

Question 5

MYCOPLASMA

Completely resistant to

Answer 5

PENICILLIN

Question 6

MYCOPLASMA

SOURCE OF ENERGY

Answer 6

GLUCOSE

Question 7

MYCOPLASMA | PATHOGENESIS

Many pathogenic mycoplasmas have flask-like or filamentous shapes with ____ structures

Answer 7

POLAR TIP

Question 8

MYCOPLASMA | PATHOGENESIS

____ of M. pneumoniae

Answer 8

P1 ADHESIN

Question 9

MYCOPLASMA | PATHOGENESIS

____ of M. genitalium

Answer 9

MgPa adhesin

Question 10

MYCOPLASMA | PATHOGENESIS

Mycoplasma attach to the surfaces of ____ and ____ cells

Answer 10

ciliated
non-ciliated

Question 11

MYCOPLASMA | Mechanisms of Mycoplasma Interaction

Direct ____ through the generation of hydrogen peroxide and super oxide

Answer 11

CYTOTOXICITY

Question 12

MYCOPLASMA | Mechanisms of Mycoplasma Interaction

Antigen-antibody reactions by

Answer 12

CHEMOTAXIS

Question 13

MYCOPLASMA | Mechanisms of Mycoplasma Interaction

____ or ____ of nutrients

Answer 13

COMPETITION
DEPLETION

Question 14

MYCOPLASMA PNEUMONIAE

It is prominent cause of ____, especially in persons 5 – 10 years.

Answer 14

ATYPICAL PNEUMONIA

Question 15

MYCOPLASMA PNEUMONIAE

transmission

Answer 15

droplets

Question 16

MYCOPLASMA PNEUMONIAE

incubation period

Answer 16

1 - 3 weeks

Question 17

malaise, fever, headache, sore throat, and non-productive cough

Answer 17

MYCOPLASMA PNEUMONIAE

Question 18

MYCOPLASMA PNEUMONIAE

CHEST XRAY SHOWS

Answer 18

PULMONARY INFILTRATES

Question 19

MYCOPLASMA PNEUMONIAE

disease is also known as

Answer 19

WALKING PNEUMONIA

Question 20

MYCOPLASMA PNEUMONIAE

TREATMENT / DRUGS OF CHOICE

Answer 20

Tetracyline
Macrolides
Fluroquinolones

Question 21

MYCOPLASMA HOMINIS

Colonies may have a typical ____ appearance on agar

Answer 21

FRIED EGG

Question 22

Causes pelvic inflammation disease (PID), nongonococcal urethritis (NGU), pyelonephritis, post-partum fever, and salpingitis

Answer 22

MYCOPLASMA HOMINIS

Question 23

UREAPLASMA UREALYTICUM

It requires ____% urea for growth

Answer 23

10%

Question 24

• Causes nongonococcal, nonchlamydial urethritis in men
• Lung diseases of premature low birth weight infants

Answer 24

UREAPLASMA UREALYTICUM

Question 25

Diseases caused are as follows: * **Acute** and **chronic** **nongonococcal urethritis** in **men** * **Cervicitis**, **endometritis**, **salpingitis**, and **infertility** in **women**

Answer 25

MYCOPLASMA GENITALIUM