Bacteriology — Flashcards

Nocardia is a gram _____ branching filamentous rod

_____ is found in abundance within a bacterial spore and is thought to provide heat resistance

_____ is a virulence factor released from Group A Strep that converts plasminogen to plasmin (a fibrinolytic)

Rickettsia is technically a gram _____, however it doesn't gram stain well at all

V. parahaemolyticus is characterized by _____ flagella on solid media and monotrichous on liquid media.

_____ agar is commonly used to differentiate species of streptococcus

_____ of Mycobacterium tuberculosis activates macrophages via induction of TNF-α, which then form granulomas

_____ is a protease often associated with necrotizing fasciitis

Gram Positive Algorithm:Streptococcus beta-hemolysis Bacitracin _____ - Streptococcus pyogenes (group A strep)

_____ Agar is used to detect the O157 strains of E. coli