Bacteriology — Flashcards

Flashcard 1: Which subtype of diphtheria bacilli shows 'poached egg' colonies (flat with central elevation)? _____

Answer: mitis

Flashcard 2: School of fish/railroad track appearance on Gram stain is suggestive of _____

Answer: Hemophilus ducreyi

Flashcard 3: Which subtype of diphtheria bacilli shows 'frog egg' colonies (dark centre, light margins)? _____

Answer: intermedius

Flashcard 4: Miyagawa bodies are seen in _____

Answer: lymphogranuloma venerum

Flashcard 5: Which bacteria is seen cultured from the vagina below? _____

Answer: Gardnerella vaginalis epithelial cell covered with bacteria (clue cell)

Flashcard 6: Bipolar staining (safety pin appearance) is shown by: _____

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Flashcard 7: _____ causes yaws

Answer: T.pertenue

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Flashcard 8: toxins of tetanus are _____

Answer: tetanolysin and tetanospasmin

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Flashcard 9: typhoid bacilli reside primarily in _____ in chronic carriers

Answer: gall bladder

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Flashcard 10: Q fever is caused by _____

Answer: coxiella burnetti

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