Microbiology Compend- Matching Flashcards
Cause of plague
Yersinia pestis
Cause of puerperal fever
Streptococcus pyogens
Cause of syphilis
Treponema pallidum
Cause of Asiatic cholera
Vibrio cholerae
Cause of gas gangrene
Clostridium perfringens
Introduction of an antibody.
Artificially Acquired Passive Immunity
Inherited immunity.
Innate Immunity
Placental transmission of antibodies.
Naturally Acquired Passive Immunity
Case of diphtheria.
Naturally Acquired Active Immunity
Introduction of an antigen.
Artificially Acquired Active Immunity
Non-communicable infection.
Tetanus
Skin abscess.
Furuncles
Food infection.
Salmonellosis
Venereal infection.
Gonorrhea
Respiratory infection.
Tuberculosis
Slightly alkaline.
Best pH for Pathogens
Neutral.
Best pH for Non-pathogens
Prefer low temperatures
Psychrophiles
Prefer high temperatures.
Thermophiles
Prefer moderate temperatures.
Mesophiles
False fungi.
Bacteria
Smallest animals.
Protozoa
True fungi.
Yeasts and Molds
Intermediate in size between viruses and bacteria.
Mycoplasmas
Not visible using a light microscope.
Viruses
A protective device found inside the cell.
Endospore
That protoplasm found outside the nucleus.
Cytoplasm
Material of inheritance.
Nuclear Material
That material of which all living cells are composed.
Protoplasm
Enhances virulence, found outside the cell.
Capsule
Exists in packets of four.
Tetrads
Exist in pairs.
Diplococci
Exist in clusters.
Staphylococci
Exists in packets of eight.
Sarcinae
Reproduce in a single plane to form chains.
Streptococci
Those bacteria that contain no organized nuclei.
Procaryotic
The most resistant life form.
Bacterial Spore
Those bacteria which do not form spores.
Vegetative
The return to the vegetative state.
Germination
Unfavorable living conditions.
Adverse
Utilize inorganic material as food.
Autotrophic Bacteria
Advantageous to both organisms.
Symbiosis
Utilize organic material as food.
Heterotrophic Bacteria
Advantageous to one without injury to the other.
Commensalism
Prefer low temperatures.
Psychrotropic Bacteria
pH of 7.
Neutral Conditions
pH of 9.
Alkaline Conditions
pH of 5.
Acidic Conditions
Hypertonic solution.
Plasmolysis
Hypotonic solution.
Plasmoptysis
Require moderate temperature.
Mesophilic Bacteria
Mutually advantageous association.
Symbiosis
Both can survive independently.
Synergism
Detrimental to one organism.
Antibiosis
Require low temperature.
Psychrophilic Bacteria
Prefers living in the absence of oxygen.
Facultative Aerobe
Typical method of bacterial reproduction.
Simple Binary Fission
Usually lives in the presence of oxygen.
Facultative Anaerobe
Prefers dead organic matter as a food source.
Facultative Parasite
Usually utilize living organic matter as a food source.
Facultative Saprophyte
True bacterial movement.
Motility
Toxin secreted by a living organism into the surrounding meidum.
Exotoxin
Organisms which grow best in the absence of free oxygen.
Anaerobe
Organisms that ordinarily live on dead organic material.
Saprophytes
A unit of bacterial measurement.
Micrometer
Insect vector.
Murine typhus
Mumps
Epidemic parotitis
Varicella
Chickenpox
Fever blisters
Herpes Virus
Rubeola
Measles
Ringworm
Tinea
Typhus fever
Rickettisa
Parrot fever
Psittacosis
Dysentery
Entameoba
Yeast
Candida
Epidemic parotitis
Mumps
Contact with serum.
Hepatitis type B
Hyphae and mycelium
Mold
Infectious (Person-person)
Hepatitis type A
Irregular undefined shape.
Amoeba
Kills fungi.
Fungicide
Kills pathogenic bacteria
Disinfection
Kills all microorganisms.
Sterilization
Kills viruses.
Viricide
Retards bacteria growth and reproduction.
Bacteriostasis
Primarily bacteriostatic
Cold Temperatures
Burning
Incineration
100 degrees Centigrade
Boiling
Ultraviolet rays
Direct Sunlight
121 degrees Centigrade
Steam Under Pressure
Used as a gaseous disinfectant.
Ethylene oxide
Phenol
Carbolic acid
Halogen
Iodine
Chlorinated lime
Calcium hypochlorite
A quaternary ammonium compound.
Zephiran
Invasion by macroparasites.
Infestation
A measure of pathogenicity.
Virulence
A decrease in virulence.
Attenuation
Tissue affinity.
Elective Localization
Organism upon which a pathogen lives.
Host
Destroys white blood cells.
Leucocidin
Dissolves fibrin.
Fibrinolysin
Spreading factor.
Hyaluronidase
Destroys red blood cells.
Hemolysin
Causes blood to clot.
Coagulase
Exhibits disease symptoms.
Active Case
Harbors pathogens during the normal recovery period.
Convalescent Carrier
Harbors pathogens for a long time following recovery.
Active Carrier
Discharges pathogens in fecal matter.
Intestinal Carrier
Harbors and disseminates pathogens without having had the disease.
Passive Carrier
Biological vector
Mosquito
Fomite
Inanimate object
Placental transmission.
Congenital Transmission
Sneezing
Droplet Spray
Mechanical vector.
Housefly
Systemic infection.
General Infection
Caused by organisms from outside the body.
Exogenous Infection
Confined to a particular area of the body.
Local Infection
Spreads from a primary site to secondary sites.
Focal Infection
Caused by organisms which normally reside in the body.
Endogenous Infection
Slow onset and long duration.
Chronic Infection
Caused by two different organisms.
Mixed Infection
The only active infection present.
Primary Infection
Infection occurring when another is already present.
Secondary Infection
Rapid onset and short course.
Acute Infection
Occurs only as an occasional case.
Sporadic
Spreads to more than one country.
Pandemic
Ability to cause disease.
Pathogenic
Attacks a large number of people in a short time.
Epidemic
Is usually present to a degree in a community.
Endemic
