Microbial nutrition and growth Flashcards
Act as sensors to determine if the cell is in proper condition to divide
Checkpoint Proteins
-A picture of all the chromosomes in a cell arranged in pairs
-Can be used to to detect abnormal chromosomes
Karyotypes
In the lac operon, when the repressor protein is bound to the DNA, it prevents attachment of the RNA polymerase to the
Promoter
Each of the following is a mechanism for drug resistance transfer between microorganism except
Induction
The larger the ______ , the better the chemotherapeutic agent
Therapeutic Index
Synthesizes new DNA only in the 5’ to 3’ direction
DNA polymerase III
Has a beta-lactam ring
Penicillin
Phase that is not part of all courses of infection
Continuation
Phases of infection in order
GO ADD FROM PPT
Virulence Factors include all of the following except
(Inclusion bodies, exoenzymes, exotoxins, and capsules)
Inclusion bodies
Long term or permanent damage to issues or organs resulting from a specific disease
Sequalae
Ninety people developed diarrhea, fever, and abdominal cramps in the aftermath of a wedding. On diagnosis, it was determined that they were suffering from salmonellosis and after taking their histories, they all reported that they had eaten the chicken at the reception. This is an example of
Point source epidemic
A teacher walking through her first-grade classroom pauses to pick up a used tissue that had ended up on the floor instead of the waste basket. Unfortunately, after discarding the tissue, she doesn’t immediately wash her hands, and acquires a strain of rhinovirus. Several days later she begins to experience symptoms of a cold. The tissue acted as a :
Fomite
Which of the following is not one of the following is not one of the most common nosocomial or HAI in the United States
Bacillus Anthracis
R0 is a measure of the rate , or how many people will 1 person ______ with a pathogen
Infect
T/F Chloramphenicol is a broad-spectrum antibiotic that inhibits protein synthesis through the 30s subunit
False
T/F All antibiotics that are protein synthesis inhibitors are bacteriostatic
False
