Bacteriology — Flashcards

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

Ureaplasma urealyticum is a _____-positive bacteria related to Mycoplasma that commonly causes urocystitis (and prostatitis)

The three components of Lipopolysaccharide are:1. _____2. Lipid A3. O antigen

Clostridium perfringens produces a(n) _____ that functions as a phospholipase (lecithinase)

The E. coli _____ antigen is present on its flagella

_____ produces a metallic green sheen on Eosin-methylene blue (EMB) agar

Legionella pneumophila is a bacterium grown on buffered charcoal yeast extract with _____ and cysteine

_____ is a bacterium grown on buffered charcoal yeast extract with iron and cysteine

The alpha toxin of _____ breaks down phospholipids, resulting in myonecrosis (gas gangrene)

_____ toxin of enterotoxigenic E. coli increases cAMP