Bacteriology — Flashcards

_____ can grow in close proximity to Staphylococcus aureus on blood agar

_____, Enterobacter, and Serratia are all lactose fermenters

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

Nocardia causes _____ infections after trauma in the immuno-competent

4 common _____:NocardiaPseudomonas AeruginosaMycobacterium tuberculosisBacillus (anthracis and cereus)

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

_____ inhibits the phagocytosis of Staph Aureus by binding to the Fc portion of IgG antibodies

Bacillus anthracis is often described as large _____ in chains

Hint: shape/stain

Gram _____ Algorithm:Bacilli are further split via lactose fermentation

_____ is a virulence factor part of the peptidoglycan cell wall of Staph Aureus