Bacteriology — Flashcards

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

Hint: ...and shape

_____ has a peptide capsule made of d-glutamate that allows for increased virulence due to unimpeded growth

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

_____ produces the exotoxin Alpha toxin, which is a Phospholipase C enzyme

Corynebacterium is a gram _____ rod

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

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

Hint: what bug's