Micro Uw1 Flashcards
1
Q
Group B strep
A
VF: polysaccharide capsules
Pili
Molecular mimicry with sialic acid
2
Q
E. coli
A
VF: lipopolysaccaride
Flagella
3
Q
Ixodes scapularis tick
A
Babesiosis
Lyme disease (borrelia burgdorferi)
Anaplasma (human granulocytic anaplasmosis)
4
Q
Aedes mosquito
A
Dengue
Chikungunya
5
Q
S aureus
A
Colonize the anterior nares
VF: leukocidin
6
Q
Echinocandins
A
❌fungal cell wall
7
Q
Ampho B
A
Binds ergosterol in fungal cell membrane
Pores and cell lysis
8
Q
Flucytocine
A
❌DNA replication and RNA (protein synthesis) in fungal cells.
With Ampho B in C. Meningitis
9
Q
Griseofulvin
A
Binds microtubule in fungal cell wall
❌mitosis
Dermatophytes
10
Q
Terbinafine
A
Skin and nails
❌squalene epoxidase
⬇️ergosterol synthesis
11
Q
Azoles
A
❌Ergosterol synthesis
