Bacteriology — Flashcards

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

Treponema pallidum is a _____ and may be described as 'spiral-shaped'.

_____ synthesizes the superantigen Toxic Shock Syndrome Toxin-1 (TSST-1)

Causative agent of _____ is T.carateum.

_____ is found on the surface of group A strep (streptococcus pyogenes)

Hint: what virulence factor

_____ Agar is used to grow H. influenzae

Gram _____ Algorithm:Coccobacilli includes H. influenzae, Pasteurella, Brucella, Bordetella pertussis, Francisella tularensis

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

_____ show stately motility

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