Mock: bacteria matching

Question 1

This organism can cause intestinal infections when infants are given honey.

Answer 1

Clostridium botulinum

Question 2

This organism is the causative agent of the black plague or bubonic death. Especially infects rodents.

Answer 2

Yersinia pestis

Question 3

This organism is the causative agent of “whooping cough.”

Answer 3

Bordetella pertussis

Question 4

This organism is widely distributed in aquatic environments and causes Legionnaires’ disease and Pontiac fever.

Answer 4

Legionella pneumophila

Question 5

This organism is a gram-negative bacillus. Primarily a disease of animals but can be passed to humans. Causes infection of the placenta and results in abortion in these animals. The cattle-specific.

Answer 5

Brucella abortus

Question 6

This organism is a gram-negative bacillus. Primarily a disease of animals but can be passed to humans. Causes infection of the placenta and results in abortion in these animals. The pig-specific.

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Brucella suis

Question 7

This organism is a gram-positive cocci in grape-like clusters. Catalase positive. Facultative anaerobe. Has many virulence factors (most important human pathogen).

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Staphylococcus aureus

Question 8

Dr. Vickery’s mom left the rice out (yikes). In this organism, spores can germinate in food, and vegetative cells produce enterotoxin; very similar to S. aureus food poisoning.

Answer 8

Bacillus cereus

Question 9

This organism is a gram-positive endospore former. The toxin is released from dead cells and causes severe muscle spasms often in the back or jaw (“lock jaw”).

Answer 9

Clostridium tetani

Question 10

This organism causes food poisoning and is different from other species because most of the enterotoxin is not produced in the food. Also an endospore former.

Answer 10

Clostridium perfringens

Question 11

This organism is common in contaminated meat, poultry, and especially dairy products. It is excreted in the feces and can grow at refrigerator temperature.

Answer 11

Listeria monocytogenes

Question 12

This organism causes typhoid fever.

Answer 12

Salmonella typhi

Question 13

***Infection in the throat from this organism causes inflammation, fever, and the production of a grayish pseudomembrane.

Answer 13

Corynebacterium diphtheriae

Question 14

This organism is a gram-negative aerobic rod. It has the toxin pyocyanin, which results in blue-green pus.

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Pseudomonas sp.

Question 15

This organism causes “rabbit fever.”

Answer 15

Francisella tularensis

Question 16

This organism causes “pink eye” or acute communicable conjunctivitis.

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Haemophilus aegyptius

Question 17

***This organism causes the STD known as soft chancre sore. Co-infection with herpes simplex and syphilis is common.

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*Haemophilus ducreyi

Question 18

This organism is only transmitted between humans. An individual may be asymptomatic and become a carrier. If so, they need their gallbladder surgically removed.

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Salmonella typhi

Question 19

This organism produces a Shiga-like toxin. It is associated with undercooked meat. A popular fast-food joint had an outbreak of this.

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Escherichia coli

Question 20

This organism is a normal inhabitant of the large intestine. After taking a lot of antibiotics, Miguel got superinfected by this organism because the other flora were wiped out.

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Clostridium difficile

Question 21

This organism causes gastritis and most stomach ulcers. Cats can be a significant reservoir.

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Helicobacter pylori

Question 22

Causative agent of Rocky Mountain spotted fever.

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Rickettsia rickettsii

Question 23

***Causes Q fever.

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*Coxiella burnetti

Question 24

This organism causes gas gangrene. Growth in necrotic tissue producing acid and gas.

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Clostridium perfringens

Question 25

This organism has 3 types: cutaneous, gastrointestinal, and pulmonary. The pulmonary disease is commonly called Woolsorters’ disease.

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Bacillus anthracis

Question 26

***Causes syphilis.

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*Treponema pallidum

Question 27

This organism does not grow in artificial media. Transmission requires prolonged contact with the infected person.

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Mycobacterium leprae

Question 28

***This organism is a tropical zoonotic disease (from skunks, rodents, etc.). Can cause a purple rash that appears on the skin (called petechial rash).

Answer 28

*Leptospira interrogans

Question 29

***Causes Lyme disease.

Answer 29

*Borrelia burgdorferi

Question 30

Causes strep throat.

Answer 30

Streptococcus pyogenes

Question 31

Causes acute bacterial meningitis. Primarily a disease of young children or elderly who probably are infected by adult carriers of the organism.

Answer 31

Haemophilus influenzae

Question 32

Gram-negative bacilli. Opportunistic pathogens. Common soil organism that can be metabolically versatile as to its carbon source.

Answer 32

Pseudomonas sp.

Question 33

This organism is found in the oral cavity. Destroys enamel by fermentation of sugars to acid.

Answer 33

Streptococcus mutans

Question 34

This organism must be encapsulated to be pathogenic. They are resistant to phagocytosis and cause the majority of all bacterial pneumonias.

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Streptococcus pneumoniae

Question 35

Usually an STD. Newborn infants can get infected as it passes through the birth canal. Can lead to blindness. Infants are given silver nitrate eye drops to prevent eye infection.

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Neisseria gonorrhoeae

Question 36

The vaccination for this is recommended for college students. This disease can cause severe sepsis which displays as a purple rash. Carriers harbor the organism in their nasopharynx.

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Neisseria meningitidis

Question 37

Cutaneous infections associated with skin, hair, and nails. Can cause impetigo of newborn or scalded skin syndrome.

Answer 37

Staphylococcus aureus

Question 38

Causes tuberculosis.

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Mycobacterium tuberculosis

Question 39

This organism has short, curved, gram-negative rods with a ‘comma’ shape. Found in crustaceans and contracted by eating undercooked shellfish.

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Vibrio cholerae

Question 40

Causes gastroenteritis and secretory diarrhea. Passed to humans from animal reservoirs (sheep, cattle, wild birds, dogs, and especially chickens) or from other people through fecally contaminated food or water. Usually transmitted in cow’s milk.

Answer 40

Campylobacter jejuni

Question 41

Most common STD. Causes eye infections that can lead to serious blindness.

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Chlamydia trachomatis

Question 42

Causes walking pneumonia.

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Mycoplasma pneumoniae

Question 43

This organism survives in an anaerobic environment. Swollen cans can indicate the organism is present. Nitrites were added to prevent endospore germination of this organism.

Answer 43

Clostridium botulinum

Question 44

This organism can cause autoimmune complications. This can lead to arthritis and fever. Can cause irregular movement termed Saint Vitus’ dance.

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Streptococcus pyogenes

Question 45

Causes a bull’s eye rash. A zoonotic organism transmitted by tick or lice.

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Borrelia burgdorferi

Question 46

Can cause ‘flesh-eating disease.’

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Streptococcus pyogenes

Question 47

½ to 2/3 of all heart attacks are caused by this organism. It can trigger a heart attack by reinfection. Adults over the age of 50 may have antibodies against this organism.

Answer 47

Chlamydia pneumoniae

Question 48

If this organism’s strain is lysogenized, it may produce an erythrogenic toxin that is spread throughout the body causing high fever and a red rash all over the body, called scarlet fever.

Answer 48

Streptococcus pyogenes

Question 49

This bacterium can be found on the surface of our skin and 20% of people who have this bacterium permanently present in their nostrils are considered carriers.

Answer 49

Staphylococcus aureus

Question 50

This organism is known to cause gas gangrene in infected patients.

Answer 50

Clostridium perfringens

Question 51

The toxin that this organism creates can be used in cosmetic treatments and is called Botox.

Answer 51

Clostridium botulinum

Question 52

This organism impairs our ciliary elevator and causes death to our alveolar macrophages. This is most deadly in young children due to their immature respiratory system.

Answer 52

Bordetella pertussis