Bacteriology — Flashcards

Group _____ Strep (Streptococcus pyogenes) causes pharyngitis, which may present with cervical lymphadenopathy

What organism(s) produce a toxin that ADP-ribosylates EF-2, inhibiting protein synthesis?_____

Gram Negative Algorithm:Diplococci _____ maltose metabolism - Neisseria gonorrhoeae, Moraxella

Hint: with or without

_____ Acids are present in Gram Positive Bacteria's cell walls

_____ is a curved bacteria that uses fimbriae to attach to the intestinal mucosa

Which 5 bacterial toxins depend on lysogeny in order to be secreted by their corresponding bacteria?_____Botulinum ToxinCholera ToxinDiphtheria ToxinShiga Toxin

_____, Enterobacter, and Serratia are all lactose fermenters

_____ lacks muramic acid in its cell wall, resulting in poor gram staining.

Hint: which bacteria

Some Gram Negative Bacteria have lipo_____saccharide, which lacks an O antigen

Shigella and EHEC (Enterohemorrhagic E. coli) both produce _____ toxins that result in bloody diarrhea