microbe of the day Flashcards

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SARVS-CoV-2

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single stranded RNA, enveloped

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clostridioides difficile

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gram +, sporing, anaerobic, bacillus, causes pseudomembranous colitis, transmitted via fecal to oral, caused by antibiotics, produces toxins

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agrobacterium tumefaciens

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bacillus, gram-, crown gall disease (plant cancer), used in biotechnology, in soil,

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clostridium botulinum

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gram +, spore forming, anaerobic bacterium, bacillus, food poisoning, found in soil, used in botox

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Ebola virus

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enveloped, found in bats, helical nucleocapsids and tubular, pathogenic, linear ssRNA, spread by body fluids

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Cyanobacteria

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gram -, photosynthetic, aquatic, oxygen producing, fix nitrogen, cyanotoxins, old as fuck, thylakoids

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kebsiella pneumoniae

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gram -, non motile, encapsulated, anaerobic, rod shaped, found in intestines, antibiotic resistant, bloodstream infections, wound or surgical site infections, UTIs, and meningitis

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helicobacter pylori

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gram -, helical or spiral, lophotrichous, causes gastritis, cancer, ulcers, urease, lymphoid tissue lymphoma

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Streptococcus pyogenes

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gram +, ball chain shape, causes strep throat, found on skin, toxic shock syndrome

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Staphylococcus aureus

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gram +, gold, ball cluster shape, skin infections, respiratory infections, and food intoxication
* MRSA* VRSA
Found on skin/upper respiratory tract
toxic shock syndrome

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clostridioides difficile treatment

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treated with antibiotics and fecal transplants

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clostridium botulinum treatment

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antitoxin and ventilator treatment,

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Ebola virus treatment

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Inmazeb™ and Ebanga™. Monoclonal antibodies

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Epstein barr virus

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dsDNA, enveloped, mononucleosis, herpes, spread thru saliva

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aliivibrio fishcheri

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gram -, dsDNA, marine environments, glows, symbiotic, bioengineering

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rhizobium spp

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gram-, in soil, nitrogen fixing, symbiotic with legumes, dsDNA