Mycoplasma

Question 1

What is characteristic of mycoplasma?

Answer 1

Lacks a cell wall

Only has cell membrane and cytoplasm

Question 2

Mycoplasma is the smallest organism capable of ________

Answer 2

..growing on cell-free media

Question 3

The mycobacterium cytoplasm contains

Answer 3

Sterols that they cannot synthesize

Question 4

Mycoplasma colonies:

Answer 4

Have a fried egg appearance

Grow slowly 2-weeks

Question 5

Mycoplasma pneumoniae can cause:

Answer 5

Tracheobronchitis and pneumonia and occasionally encephalitis

Question 6

M. pneumonia is what type of pathogen?

Answer 6

Respiratory mucosal surface pathogen that can invade

Question 7

What is the reservoir for M pneumoniae?

Answer 7

Human

Question 8

M pneumoniae virulence factors

Answer 8

CARDS toxin
Community aquifer respiratory distress syndrome

(Similar to B. Pertussis toxin)

Question 9

Diagnosis of M pneumoniae

Answer 9

Rapid PCR or antibody tests

Chest x-ray

Question 10

Treatment for M pneumoniae

Answer 10

Antibiotics that do not target cell wall: erythromycin, tetracycline