Rhodococcus Flashcards
1
Q
causes purulent pneumonia mesenteric lymphadenitis and arthritis
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Rhodococcus
2
Q
it is the causative agent of purulent pneumonia
A
Rhodococcus equi
3
Q
rhodococcus equi grows like this on milk
A
metachromatic granules
4
Q
rhodococcus equi grows like this fluid
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bacillary in short chains
5
Q
rhodococcus equi has this capsule
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laminar polysaccharide
6
Q
old cultures of rhodococcus equi turn
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pink
7
Q
number of capsular serotype of r. equi
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7
8
Q
at what degree and how long would you need to kill r. equi
A
60 C 1hr
9
Q
is from mycelial masses
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Nocardia
10
Q
G(+) and also weakly acid-fast aerobe found in soil. Causes pulmonary
infxn in immunocompromised pts
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nocardia asteroides
11
Q
the exudate of nocardia asteroides is
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tomato soup like
12
Q
lipid found in the genus nocardia
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LCN-A
