Bacteriology — Flashcards

Gram Negative Algorithm:Bacilli who are fast lactose fermenters include _____, E. coli, Enterobacter

The _____ cell wall lacks classic peptidoglycan (due to reduced muramic acid), rendering -lactam antibiotics ineffective.

Hint: what bug's

_____-cellular bacteria do not gram stain well, including Rickettsia, Chlamydia and Legionella

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

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

Hint: ...and shape

Nocardia causes _____ infections in the immuno-compromised

_____ is considered a fastidious bacteria because it needs NAD+ (factor V) and hematin (factor X) to grow

_____ attach to N-acetylmuramic acid (NAM) of the Peptidoglycan on a Bacterium's cell wall, connecting the sugars together

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

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