Bacteriology — Flashcards

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

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

Hint: what bug's

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

_____ is an obligate intracellular bacteria that causes Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever

_____ show twitching motility

_____ is an anti-phagocytic virulence factor contained on Streptococcus pyogenes (GAS) cell walls

Gram _____ Algorithm:First split into Diplococci, Coccobacilli, Bacilli and Comma-shaped rods

Which Rickettsia spp. (2) is characterized by a rash that starts at the trunk, spreading outwards to the extremities?_____

Gram Negative Algorithm:Bacilli who _____ lactose fermenters are further split into whether they ferment fast or slow

Hint: are/are not

What animals (2) are the reservoir for Yersinia pestis?_____