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NBDE part 1 > Microbiology/Immunology > Flashcards

Microbiology/Immunology Flashcards

1
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almost all bacteria except … and … have strong cell walls

A

mycoplasma

archaeobacteria

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2
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which have a peptidoglycan layer? prokaryotes or eukaryotes

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prokaryotes

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3
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… has an innate resistance to penicillin

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mycoplasma

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4
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gram positive bacteria has a … layer made of …

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thick peptidoglycan

teichoic acid

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5
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gram negative bacteria has a …. layer and a … layer that contains …

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thin peptidoglycan
thick outer
porins/LPS/endotoxin

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6
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gram positive stains ….

gram negative stains ….

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purple

red

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7
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antibiotics are most effective at what stage in the bacterial life cycle?

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log

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8
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most bacteria undergo …. which is a form of asexual reproduction that occurs in these 3 stages:

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binary fission

Initiation - elongation
C period- chromosome replicates
D (division)

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9
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… is effective at killing spores

A

ethylene oxide

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10
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gram positive rods can form … with no metabolic activity if nutrients are limited

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endospores

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clostridium botulinum and bacillus anthracis are both … forming bacteria

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spore

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12
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staph aureus is a gram …. and is it positive or negative for catalase and coagulase?

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positive cocci

++

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13
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staph epidermidis is a gram …. and is it positive or negative for catalase and coagulase?

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positive cocci

catalase +
coagulase -

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14
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all strep are catalase …

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negative

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15
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streptococcus comprise a large proportion of the

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oral microflora

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16
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streptococci are classified by

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hemolysis

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17
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… has been isolated from cases of infective endocarditis

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streptococcus mutans

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18
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streptococcus is gram

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positive

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19
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streptococcus mutans can change or mutate … surface

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enamel

(dextran) major contributor to plaque

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20
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streptococcus pneumoniae can cause…

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meningitis

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21
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streptococcus pneumoniae is gram … and catalase…

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positive

negative

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22
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…. are gram positive rods that are highly acidic and acid tolerant and associated with advanced caries lesions and carious dentin

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lactobacillus

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23
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how can you tell the diff between staph and strep in culture tests?

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catalase test (staph are + and strep are -)

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24
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how can you tell staph species apart?

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coagulase test (aureus is + and rest are -)

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25
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bacillus anthracis is gram … and forms … and causes … in humans

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positive
spores
anthrax

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26
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clostridium are gram … and they form …

they are motile except for … which causes gas gangrene

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positive
spores

C. perfingens

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27
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… is a gram positive rod that is not motile and does not form spores

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corynebacterium diptheriae

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28
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…. is a gram negative rod which produces blue/green pigment and is common in burn victims and immunocompromised patients

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pseudomonas aeruginosa

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29
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… is a gram negative bacteria that is implicated in an aggressive form of periodontitis in adolescents. has been reclassified as ….

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actinobacillus actinomycetecomitans

aggregatibacter actinomycetecomitans

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30
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which bacteria are associated with chocolate agar?

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Haemophilus Influenzae

Neisseria Gonorrhea

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31
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which bacteria is a common cause of infection in children?

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Haemophilus influenzae

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32
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Haemophilus is a gram … rod that can cause meningitis

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negative

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33
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… is isolated mainly from subgingival sites, especially in advanced perio lesions in diabetics

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Porphyromonas gingivalis

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34
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…. is associated with hormone-induced periodontal disease in pregnancy

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Prevotella intermedia

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35
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… is a gram negative diplococci that can be passed on to infants as they descend thru the birth canal

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neisseria gonorrhea

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36
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what gram positive bacteria causes meningitis?

what gram negative bacteria causes meningitis?

A

streptococcus pneumoniae

neisseria meningitidis

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37
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bacteria that causes whooping cough?

A

bordatella pertussis (gram negative cocci)

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38
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is E. coli encapsulated?

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no

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39
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3 bacteria that can cause pneumonia

A

streptococcus
klebsiella
mycoplasa

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40
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… is an anaerobic rod that causes oral/facial abscesses with sulfur granules

A

actinomycetes

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41
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acid-fast means they contain what in their cell wall?

A

waxes and lipids

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42
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TB causes … necrosis and … inflammation

A

caseous

granulomatous

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43
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… are spiral-shaped bacteria with axial filaments

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spirochetes

44
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… causes syphilis

A

treponema pallidum

45
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which stage of syphilis is very contagious

46
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condyloma lata appears in … syphilis

47
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is tertiary syphilis contagious?

48
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Tabes dorsalis (syphilitic myelopathy) is seen in …. syphilis

49
Q

hutchinsons incisors and mulbery molars are assoc. with …

A

congenital syphilis

50
Q

leading cause of opthalmia neonatorum?

A

chlamydia trachomatis

51
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2 obligate intracellular parasites

A

chlamydia trachomatis

rickettsia

52
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… causes Rocky mountain Spotted fever through tick bites

A

rickettsia

53
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mycoplasma does NOT have a

54
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mycoplasma is resistant to … and … because they affect cell walls and this bacteria does not have a cell wall

A

penicillins

cephalosporins

55
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does sterilization get rid of spores?

56
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autoclave is what temp? and how long?

A 
121 C (250 F)
15 minutes
57
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dry heat is what temp? and how long?

A 
160 C (320 F)
2 hours
58
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phenol is an example of a … technique and it causes protein denaturation

A

disinfection

59
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does disinfection get rid of spores

A

not always

60
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DNA viruses replicate in the nucleus EXCEPT for

61
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RNA viruses replicate in the cytoplasm EXCEPT for

A

HIV (retroviruses)

influenza virus

62
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adenovirus is a non-enveloped, …. virus that causes …. and …

A

double stranded DNA

pneumonia
viral pharyngitis

63
Q

is herpes a DNA or RNA virus

A

double stranded DNA

64
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… causes chickenpox and shingles

A

varicella zoster virus

65
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… causes mono and oral hairy leukoplakia

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Epstein-Barr virus

66
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… is the leading cause of blindness in AIDS

A

cytomegalovirus (CMV)

67
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… causes molluscum contagiosum

68
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… is an RNA virus that causes hand foot and mouth disease

69
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Mad cow disease is a … disease that causes progressive brain degeneration and death

70
Q

whats the main fuel source for fungi

71
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what culture media is used to grow fungi

A

sabourauds agar

72
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yeast is … and mold is …

A

unicellular

mulicellular

73
Q

yeast can reproduce … and form spores

A

asexually and sexually

74
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candida albicans is the largest proportion of fungal microflora in the mouth and can cause … in immunocompromised patients

A

oral thrush

75
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mucor causes fungal infection in …

76
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… is heart shaped with flagella and two nuclei with large karyosomes

77
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…. can be from uncooked meat or cat litter

A

toxoplasmosis gondii

78
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toxoplasmosis gondii can be acquired or congenital, congenital can lead to

A

mental retardation

79
Q

cephalosporins and penicillins attack

A

transpeptidase (holds cell wall together)

80
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bacitracin attacks

A

peptidoglycan/mucopeptides (cell wall)

81
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doxycycline is prescribed for

82
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tetracycline is contraindicated in

A

children and pregnancy

83
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safest drugs for pregnancy

A

macrolides

erythromycin, azithromycin

84
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… is the first step of the inflammatory pathway and converts phosphatidol inositol (membrane phospholipid) to arachiodonic acid

A

Phospholipase A2

85
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what inhibits PLA2?

A

steroids

plaquenil

86
Q

arachiodonic acid can either produce … or ….

A

leukotrienes

prostaglandins / thromboxanes

87
Q

…. synthesizes prostaglandins and thromboxanes that induce platelet aggregation

A

Cyclooxygenase 1

88
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COX 1 protects

A

the stomach

89
Q

NSAIDs are … inhibitors

A

COX 1 and COX2

90
Q

aspirin is a …. cox1 and cox2 inhibitor

A

irreversible

91
Q

…. is an NSAID that selectively blocks cox2 so it helps to protect the gastric mucosa and limits bleeding effects

92
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which is most antigenic? 
proteins
nucleic acids
triglycerides
phospholipids
93
Q 
which is not phagocytic?
neutrophils
basophils 
eosinophils
kuppfer cells
94
Q

the Fab region contains … and … chains and is where the antigen/antibody complex binds

A

light

heavy

95
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The Fc region is … and only has …. chains and where complement proteins bind

A

constant

heavy

96
Q

all of the following are part of nonspecific immunity except

interferons
natural killer cells
complement pathway
killer T cells

A

killer T cells

97
Q

what distinguishes a viral infection from other microbial insults

A

interferon production

98
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what does complement pathway do?

A

chemotaxis- C5A
opsonization
permeability
degranulation

99
Q

what are the 2 pathways of complement and which antibodies are involved with each

A

classic - IgG IgM

alternative- IgA

100
Q

helper T cell (CD4) when activated releases …. which initiates B cell to make antibodies and it also activates … and …

A

IL-2

T memory

T killer cells

101
Q

which cell is involved in tissue transplant rejection?

A

T killer (CD8)

102
Q

T helper is CD..

and matches with MHC

103
Q

T killer is CD…

and matches with MHC

104
Q

what type of immunity is tetanus antitoxin

A

artificial passive

105
Q

what type of immunity is tetanus toxoid

A

artificial active

106
Q

hapten, think …

A 
type 4 hypersensitivity
T lymphocyte (killer)
107
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natural killer cells do not require

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