Bacteriology — Flashcards

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

Haemophilus influenzae is able to colonize the _____ tract due to IgA protease (virulence factor)

The E. coli _____ antigen is present on its lipopolysaccaride (LPS)

Listeria monocytogenes is a gram _____ rod that is aerobic

_____ E. Coli (EHEC) - classic serotype is O157:H7

All Clostridia are gram _____, spore-forming, obligate anaerobes

Hint: ...and shape

_____ E. coli uses aggregative adherence fimbriae (AAF) to make a biofilm on the intestinal wall

Helicobacter pylori is urease-positive, meaning it splits urea into _____ and CO2, the basis of the urea breath test

_____ inhibits a Gi protein within neutrophils, resulting in increased levels of cAMP within the neutrophils

Hint: which exotoxin

_____ make up the middle layer, or cortex, of a bacterial spore