microbe of the day II Flashcards
saccharomyces cerevisiae
yeast, model organism, baking brewing
candied albicans
yeast, single celled, part of normal microbiota, thrush, yeast infections, bloodstream infection
HDV 1 and 2
dsDNA, ebneloped, 1= cold sores, 2= genital herpes
no cure, infect epithelial cells and neurons, primary infections, transmission via contact
rabies
ssRNA, enveloped, vaccine, 2 forms
furious, 80%, involves brain, aggressive, foaming
dumb/ paralytic, spinal cord, no fear, weak
pseudomonas aruginosa
gram -, EVERYWHERE, bacillus bacteria, antibiotic resistant, in hospitals, mouthwash
chlamydia trachomatis
gram-, coccobaccillus, most pop STD, obligate intracell parasite, pelvis inflammatory disease
neisseria gonorrhoeae
CLAP. gram-, diplococcus, may be as asymptomatic, antibiotic resistant,
treponema pallidum
std, syphilis, spirochete
primary- chancre sore
secondary- rash
tertiary (10-30 years)- gummas, neurosyphilis
Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Acid fast, bacillus
– Tuberculosis
– Second leading cause of infectious
death worldwide in 2022
Borrelia burgdorferi
Gram-negative spirochete
– Lyme disease
– Most common vector-borne disease in the U.S,
deer tick.
– Symptoms are vague, flu-like, with fever
Plasmodium spp
Protozoan, cause of malaria
* Symptoms occur after 2-4 weeks, up to a year later – shaking
chills and fever due to destruction of red blood cells and release of toxins
* Preventable and treatable
* Drug resistance is a serious problem; currently no vaccine