Bacteriology — Flashcards

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

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

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

Hint: which exotoxin

_____ is the only Staph organism that is coagulase +.

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

Oroya fever or _____ disease is caused by Bartonella bacilliformis

Salmonella spp. produces _____, which appears as black colonies on Hektoen enteric agar

_____, Vibrio cholera and Helicobacter pylori are all curved rods that are oxidase positive

Staphylococcus saprophyticus is part of the normal flora of the _____ and vagina in up to 10% of females

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