(Part 2) 2.4.1 Bacillus characteristics

Question 1

Bacillus is a Gram negative bacilli

T or F

Answer 1

F

G +

Question 2

Bacillus is the only clinically relevant aerobic organism that forms endospores

T or F

Answer 2

T

Remember that Clostridium produce spore Anaerobically

Question 3

What are the 2 medically important bacillus?

Answer 3

B. anthracis and B. cereus

Question 4

Most virulen spp. of Bacillus?

Answer 4

B. anthracis

Question 5

Causative agent of anthrax

Answer 5

B. anthracis

Question 6

What Bacillus is the common cause of food poisoning and opportunistic infections in susceptible hosts

Answer 6

B. cereus

Question 7

The capsule of B. anthracis is made up of Polypeptide of?

Answer 7

D glutamic acid

Question 8

An anthrax toxin that is responsible for Edema?

Answer 8

Edema toxin

Question 9

An anthrax toxin that is responsible for death/Cell death

Answer 9

Lethal toxin

Question 10

An anthrax toxin that facilitates the transport of the other protein into the cell

Answer 10

Protective antigen

Question 11

An B. anthracis infection that occur when wounds are contaminated with anthrax spores

Answer 11

Cutaneous anthrax

Question 12

Cutaneous anthrax causes a small dark area to appear on the center of the ring which creates?

Answer 12

Eschar (Black eschar)

Question 13

This eschar (Black eschar) is also known as?

Answer 13

Malignant pustule

Question 14

B. anthracis infection is acquired when spores are inhaled into the pulmonary perenchyma

Answer 14

Pulmonary anthrax

Question 15

Pulmonary anthacis is also known as?

Answer 15

Woolsorter’s disease / Ragpickers’ disease

Question 16

B. anthracis infection occurs when the spores are inoculated into a lesion on the intestinal mucosal following ingenstion of spores

Answer 16

Gastrointestinal anthrax

Question 17

Gastrointestinal infection causes a diarrhea called?

Answer 17

Bloody diarrhea

Question 18

Which among the infections of B. anthracis is the most severe?

Answer 18

Gastrointestinal antrax

Question 19

Which of the following has Bacillus has a virulence factor:

Hemolysin BL
Nonhemolytic enterotoxin,
cytotoxin K

Answer 19

B. cereus

Question 20

Food poisoning of B. cereus that is associated with ingestion of meat or poultry

Answer 20

Diarrheal

Question 21

Food poisoning of B. cereus that is associated with ingestion of Fried rice / Cereal (Plant)

Answer 21

Emetic

Question 22

B. anthracis that causes progressive endophthalmitis and permanent damage eyes

T or F

Answer 22

F

B. cereus