Bacteriology — Flashcards

Flashcard 191: Gram Negative Algorithm:Bacilli who _____ lactose fermenters are further split into whether they ferment fast or slow

Answer: are

Flashcard 192: _____ shows corkscrew motility

Answer: Treponema

Flashcard 193: Causative agent of _____ is T.carateum.

Answer: pinta

Flashcard 194: Which Rickettsia spp. (2) are characterized by a rash that starts at the trunk and spreads outwards to the extremities? _____

Answer: Rickettsia prowazekii and Rickettsia typhi

Extra: Centrifugal spread (trunk → extremities): Rickettsia prowazekii (Epidemic typhus) and Rickettsia typhi (Endemic typhus). Centripetal spread (extremities → trunk): Rickettsia rickettsii (Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever).

Flashcard 195: Runyon classification of Non-tuberculous Mycobacteria: Group IV includes _____ such as M. fortuitum and M. chelonae

Answer: Rapid growers

Flashcard 196: Gram _____ Algorithm:Coccobacilli includes H. influenzae, Pasteurella, Brucella, Bordetella pertussis, Francisella tularensis

Answer: Negative

Flashcard 197: Gram _____ Algorithm:Coccobacilli includes H. influenzae, Pasteurella, Brucella, Bordetella pertussis, Francisella tularensis

Answer: Negative

Flashcard 198: _____ have a toxic A component and a B component that binds to cell surfaces

Answer: Exotoxins

Flashcard 199: _____ show stately motility

Answer: Clostridia

Flashcard 200: _____ is often found intracellularly in neutrophils (PMNs)

Answer: Neisseria gonorrhoeae