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PSALM: MICROBIOLOGY > MOTILITY, INCLUSION BODIES, STAGES OF BACTERIAL GROWTH, MECHANISMS OF GENE TRANSFER, CAPSULE COMPO > Flashcards

MOTILITY, INCLUSION BODIES, STAGES OF BACTERIAL GROWTH, MECHANISMS OF GENE TRANSFER, CAPSULE COMPO Flashcards

BASICS from Ma'am Light's Intro

1
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TUMBLING MOTILITY

A

Listeria monocytogenes

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TWITCHING MOTILITY

A

Kingella kingae

note: movement is PILI-INDUCED

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3
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GLIDING/SLIDING MOTILITY

A

Capnocytophaga gingivalis

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4
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DARTING MOTILITY

A

Campylobacter spp.

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5
Q

SHOOTING STAR MOTILITY

A

Vibrio cholerae

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6
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CORKSCREW MOTILITY

A

Spirochetes

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7
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BABES-ERNST BODIES / VOLUTIN

A

Corynebacterium diphtheriae

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8
Q

3 stains for BABES ERNST demonstration

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  1. LOEFFLER’S METHYLENE BLUE
  2. ALBERT’S
  3. NEISSER’S
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9
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MUCH GRANULES

A

Mycobacterium tuberculosis

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10
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HALBERSTAEDTER PROWAZEK inclusion bodies

A

Chlamydia trachomatis

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11
Q

BIPOLAR BODIES

A

Yersinia pestis

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12
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2 stains for the demonstration of Bipolar Bodies

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  1. WAYSON’S STAIN
  2. METHYLENE BLUE

mainly Wayson’s

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13
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what is added to demonstrate Halberstaedter-prowazek?

A

IODINE

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14
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STAGE OF BACTERIAL GROWTH

aka ADAPTATION PHASE; no increase in number but THERE IS INCREASE IN SIZE

A

LAG PHASE

Adjustment stage

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15
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STAGE OF BACTERIAL GROWTH

aka EXPONENTIAL PHASE; start of cell division, THERE IS INCREASE IN NUMBER

A

LOG PHASE

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16
Q

what stage of bacterial growth is it best to administer antibiotics?

17
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STAGE OF BACTERIAL GROWTH

aka STATIONARY PHASE; NUMBER OF LIVING and DEAD BACTERIA IS EQUAL

18
Q

STAGE OF BACTERIAL GROWTH

COMPLETE CESSATION of bacterial growth

A

DEATH PHASE / PHASE OF DECLINE

19
Q

MECHANISMS OF GENE TRANSFER

uptake of NAKED (FREE) DNA

A

TRANSFORMATION

20
Q

MECHANISMS OF GENE TRANSFER

acquiring DNA from BACTERIOPHAGE

A

TRANSDUCTION

21
Q

MECHANISMS OF GENE TRANSFER

DNA transfer via SEX PILUS

A

CONJUGATION

22
Q

with POLYSACCHARIDE CAPSULE

A
  1. Streptococcus pneumoniae
  2. Klebsiella pneumoniae
  3. Neisseria meningitidis
23
Q

with POLYPEPTIDE D-GLUTAMIC ACID

A

Bacillus anthracis

24
Q

with HYALURONIC ACID CAPSULE

A

Pasteurella multocida

25
Q

POLYRIBOSYL RIBITOL PHOSPHATE

A

Haemophilus influenzae

26
Q

ALGINATE capsule

A

Pseudomonas aeruginosa

27
Q

spores are resistant structures that enable organism to withstand injurious conditions because of what component?

A

DIPICOLINIC ACID / CALCIUM DIPICOLINATE

PSALM: MICROBIOLOGY (11 decks)

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