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Primer Flashcards

1
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Mobile genetic elements. Jumping genes

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Transposons

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Dna replication followed by insertion of new copy into another site

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Replicative transposition

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3
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Dna is excised from the site without replicaitng and the inserted in new site

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Direct transposition

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Vacuolated neurons with loss of fxn and lack of an immune response or inflammation

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Spongiform encephalopathies

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5
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No human disease

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Viroids

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6
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Human prion disease. Dementia and death

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Creutzfeldt-jakod disease

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7
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Prion disease. Loss of muscle control, shivering, myoclonic jerks, loss of coordiation

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Kuru

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8
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Treatment for prion

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None
Cessation of cannanalism
Disinfection of neurotools and electrodes with 5% hypochlorite or dosium dioxide
Elimination of animal products from livestock

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9
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Smallest bacteria

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Mycoplasma

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10
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Largest medically important bacteira

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Borrelia burgdorferi

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11
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Largest bacteria

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Thiomargarita namibiensis

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12
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All mycobacteria have cell wall composed of pepticoglycan except

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Mycoplasma-sterol

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13
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Kill bacteria by cleaving the gkycan backbone

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Lysozymes

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14
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Exclusive to gram-positive

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Teichiic acid

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15
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Unique to gram neg

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Endotoxins/LPS

outer membrane

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16
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All gram-positive bacteria have no endotoxin EXCEPT

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Listeria monicytogenous-

Endotoxin shock

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17
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In gram staining, lipid is washed away by

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Decolorizing agent: acetone

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18
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Bacteria not seen in gram staining

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Mycobacteriae
Spirochetes
Mycoplasma
Legionella
Chlamydia
Rickettsiae
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19
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Legionella

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Silverstain

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20
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Chlamydia

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Giemsa stain

Inclusion bodies

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21
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Rickettsiae

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Giemsa stain

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22
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Spirochetes

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Darkfield microscopy

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23
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Mycobacteriae

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Acid fast stain

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24
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All bacterial capsules are composed of polysaccharide except

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Bacillus anthracis-protein

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25
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Spores

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Bacillus

Clostirium

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26
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Capable of cleaning up environmental hazards such as oil spills and toxic chemical wastes

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Biomediation

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27
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Genes for antibiotic resistance and toxins

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Plasmids

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28
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Cells are depleted, nutrients are incorporated, zero griwth rate. What phase of bacterial growth

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Lag phase

Log phase-constant growth
Maximum stationary phase- exhaustion of nutients, zero griwth rate

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29
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Oxygen metabolic generates toxic products such as

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Superoxide and hydrogen peroxide

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30
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Needed to survive in aerobic environments

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Superoxide dismutase, peroxidase, catalase

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31
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Obligate aerobes

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Dependent on oxygen

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32
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Use fermentation but can tolerate low amounts of oxygen

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Microaerophiles

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33
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Microaerophiles Use fermentation but can tolerate low amounts of oxygen because they have

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Superixide dismutase SOD

34
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Examples of obligate aerobes

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Pseudomonas, mycobacterium

35
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Examples of microaerolphiles

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Campylobacter, helicobacter

36
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ABC Of anaerobes

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Actinimyces
Bacteroides
Clostridium

37
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Sleep-lucid-somnolent

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African triptosomaniasis

38
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DNA transferred from one bacterium to another

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Conjugation

39
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Virus from one cell to another

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Transduction

40
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Purified DNA taken up bu a cell

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Transformation

41
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Normal flora

Skin

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Staph epidermidis

42
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Normal flora

Nose

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Staph aureus

43
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Normal flora

Mouth

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Viridans sterptococci

44
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Dental plaque

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Streptococcus mutans

45
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Colon

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Bacteroides

E. Coli

46
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Vagina

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Lacyobacillus vaginalis
E. Coli
Streptococcus agalactiae

47
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Pili

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Attachment

48
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Glycocalyx

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Strong adhernce

49
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Mediate binding to endothelium in Salmonella and e. Coli

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Curli

50
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Source of endotoxin

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Gram- negative bacteria

51
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Typical disease of exotoxin

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Tetanus, botulism

52
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Typical disease of endotoxin

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Meningococcemia strains A , C , Y, W135

53
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All exotoxins are heat labile excpet

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Staphylococcal enterotoxin

54
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Clostridium perfringens

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Egg yolk

55
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Corynbacterium diphtheriae

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Tellurite

56
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Group D streptococci

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Bile esculin

57
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Staphylococci

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Mannitol salts

58
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N. Meningitidis agar

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Chocolte

59
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N. Gonorrhea sterile agar chocolte

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Chocolate

60
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N. Gonorrhea nonsterile

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Thayer martin

61
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H. Flu

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Chocolate + factors X and V

62
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Mycobacterium agar

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Lowenstein-jensen/ middlebrook

63
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Vibrio cholerae agar

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Thiosulfate citrate bile salts (TCBS)

64
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Bordetella pertussis

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Bordet-gengou/regan-lowe charcoal

65
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Legionella pneumophilla

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Charcoal-yeast extract

66
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Campylobacter, helicobacter agar

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Skirrows/campy

67
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Borrelia burgdorferi agar

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Barbour-stoenner-kelly (BSK)

68
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Mycoplasma pneumoniae agar

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Eaton

69
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Pseudomonas aeruginosa agar

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Cetrimide

70
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Salmonella, shigella agar

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Kylose-lysine-deoxycholate (XLD)

71
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Leptospira interrogans agar

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Ellinghausen-McCullough-johnson-harris (EMJH)/ fltecher’s

72
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Gray baby syndrome

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Chloramphenicol

73
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Kernicterus in neonates caused by what drug

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Sulfonamides

74
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Cause cartilage damage and arthropathy in children

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Quinolones

75
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Purplish brown discoloration of teeth

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Tetracyclines

76
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Teratogenic and never be used

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Metronidazole and ticarcillin

77
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Effects on CN VIII fxn of fetus

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Aminoglycosides

78
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In g6pd, these drugs will precipitate hemolysis

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Chloramphenicol
Sulfonamides
Nitrofurantoin

79
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Slow acetylators of INH

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Amercins- polyneuritis

80
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Fast acetylators of INH

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Asians- hepatotoxic

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