Streptococcus spp. and Enterococci Flashcards

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1
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reaction

A

gram positive

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2
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morphology

A

cocci

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3
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arrangement

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in pairs or chains

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4
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catalase

A

negative

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5
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oxidase

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negative

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6
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fastidious organisms

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true

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7
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classification based on hemolytic pattern

A

smith and brown

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8
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classification based on growth

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academic or bergley’s

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9
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viridans

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growth at 45C

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10
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enterococci

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growth at both 10C and 45C

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11
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pyogenic

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growth at neither

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12
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lactic groups

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growth at 10C

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13
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incomplete hemolysis

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alpha hemolytic

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14
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greenish zone of hemolysis

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alpha hemolysis

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15
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complete hemolysis

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beta hemolytic

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16
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clear zone of hemolysis

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beta hemolytic

17
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small area of intact RBC around colony and wider zone of complete hemolysis

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alpha prime hemolysis

18
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no hemolysis

A

gamma hemolytic

19
Q

most aggressive pathogen

A

S. pyogenes

20
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surface antigen

A

M-protein

21
Q

Resists phagocytosis

A

M-protein

22
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adherence to the mucosal cell

A

M-protein

23
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adherence to epithelial cell

A

Protein-F (fibronectin binding protein)

24
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prevents phagocytosis by neutrophils or macrophages

A

hyaluronic acid capsule

25
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responsible for deep tissue infection

A

hyaluronidase

26
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spreading factor

A

hyaluronidase