Tutorial 1 - Meet the Microbes

Question 1

what bacterium is found in healthy skin flora?

Answer 1

staphylococcus aureus

Question 2

what bacterium causes sore throats?

Answer 2

streptococcus pyogenes

Question 3

what type of microorganism is most likely to cause sore throats?

Answer 3

viruses

Question 4

how are sore throats treated?

Answer 4

penicillin

Question 5

what bacterium causes acne?

Answer 5

propionibacterium acnes

Question 6

how does propionibacterium cause spots?

Answer 6

bacterium reproduces in pores causing redness and swelling

Question 7

what bacterium causes athletes foot?

Answer 7

trichophyton mentagrophytes

Question 8

what is kissing disease?

Answer 8

viral infection with symptoms such as sire throat, fever and swollen lymph nodes

Question 9

what bacterium causes glandular fever?

Answer 9

epstein barr

Question 10

what is the rhinovirus?

Answer 10

causes the common cold

Question 11

what bacterium his referred to as bakers yeast?

Answer 11

saccharomyces cerevisiae

Question 12

what bacteria causes syphilis?

Answer 12

treponema pallidum

Question 13

what is the structure of treponema pallidum?

Answer 13

spirochetes

Question 14

what bacterium is known for causing dysentery?

Answer 14

shigella dysenteriae

Question 15

how is dysentery spread?

Answer 15

through contaminated food and water

Question 16

how can dysentery be treated?

Answer 16

antibiotics or fluid replacement regimes

Question 17

what bacterium causes gingivitis?

Answer 17

porphyomonas gingivalis

Question 18

what bacterium causes chlamydia?

Answer 18

chlamidya trachomatis

Question 19

what does E.coli found and what does it do?

Answer 19

found in a healthy colon but can cause infections in the urinary tract or wounds and cause food poisoning

Question 20

what is helicobacter pylori?

Answer 20

bacterium that cause stomach ulcers and stomach cancers

Question 21

what is MRSA and what type of bacteria is it linked to?

Answer 21

strain of staphylococcus aureus and can cause severe infections in hospitalised patients

Question 22

what is orthomyxoviridae?

Answer 22

virus that causes influenza

Question 23

under what system do the plants and animals fall under?

Answer 23

the binomial system

Question 24

in what order are microbes named?

Answer 24

genus name first and species name second

Question 25

how are microbes names shortened?

Answer 25

genus is abbreviated and species is in full

Question 26

what things contribute to the naming of bacteria?

Answer 26

the shape, arrangement or staining of the bacteria

Question 27

what shapes can microbes take?

Answer 27

rod, cocci (spherical), spiral

Question 28

in what ways can bacteria be arranged?

Answer 28

in chains or single/pairs/tetrads

Question 29

what are the features of bacilli?

Answer 29

rod shapes and not usually in pairs

Question 30

what is the difference between coccus and cocci?

Answer 30

coccus is singular but cocci is plural

Question 31

what is the name for when bacteria are in clusters?

Answer 31

staphylococci

Question 32

what is the name for when bacteria are in chains?

Answer 32

streptococci

Question 33

what is the name for when bacteria are in pairs?

Answer 33

diplococci

Question 34

what is coccobacilli?

Answer 34

rounded rod-shaped bacteria

Question 35

what are vibrios?

Answer 35

curved rod shape

Question 36

what are spirilla?

Answer 36

rigid corkscrews

Question 37

what are Spirochaetes?

Answer 37

flexible corkscrews