Microbiology Flashcards
Bacillus Anthracis
Gram positive
Large, gray, & non-hemolytic on blood agar “Medusa Head” morphology
Whisked eggs consistency
Non-motile
Alcaligenes faecalis
Plump gram negative cocci bacilli on gram stain.
Peritrichous flagella
Fruity odor : apples/strawberries
Which of the following streptococcus spp. exhibits a positive bile solubility test?
S pneumoniae
Pinworm
Enterobius Vermicularis
Clonorchis Sinesis
Liver fluke
Found in bile ducts
Klebsiella Pneumoniae
Non-Motile
Histoplasma Capsulatum
Large, one celled, smooth-to-tuberculate macroconidia, and smooth or echinulate microcondia are typical of mycelial phase growth
Sporothrix schenkii (Sporotrichosis)
Lactophenol blue
Causes subcutaneous infections
From contaminated dead/living vegetation
Daisy
When considering therapeutic drug monitoring, what is the definition of bioavailability?
The fraction of the administered dose eventually reaches its site of action
What is the purpose of C3a and C5a, the split products of the complement cascade?
Cause increased vascular permeability, contraction of smooth muscle, and a release of histamine from basophils
RBC inclusion seen with supravital stain
Heinz Bodies
Intrinsic Pathway
Factor VIII
Factor IX, XI,XII
Prekallikrein
HMW kiniogen
What is the normal myeloid to erythroid ratio in the bone marrow?
2:1 -4:1
Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Thin, slightly curved, red-pigmented and beaded.
Arranged in serpentine cords
Trich Rome stained organism measuring 15 um was found in a stool sample
Entamoeba Histolytica