Bacteriology — Flashcards

Kanagawa phenomenon is shown by _____ becase of the presence of heat-stable hemolysin

_____ is a virulence factor of Staphylococcus aureus

_____ causes atypical (walking) pneumonia most commonly transmitted by bird droppings

Hint: Which strain of Chlamydia

The E. coli _____ antigen is present on its capsule

_____ has a polysaccharide capsule, which inhibits phagocytosis

Hint: Which species of Neisseria

_____ and Chlamydia spp. are obligate intracellular, pleomorphic, gram-negative bacteria that cannot make their own ATP.

Proteus mirabilis is urease-positive, hence it forms an _____ environment that results in ammonium magnesium phosphate (struvite) kidney stone formation

Neisseria is a _____ organism, that shows twitching motility

Hint: motile/non-motile

Gram Positive Algorithm:Streptococcus _____-hemolysis are separated via bile and NaCl growth

_____ E. coli destroys intestinal microvilli resulting in malabsorption