Bacteriology — Flashcards

2 common _____ bacteria are Rickettsia and Chlamydia

Hint: shape

_____ difficile; botulinum; perfringens; tetani are all obligate anaerobes

Lipopolysaccharide (_____) has a Lipid A component responsible for its toxicity and an O antigen terminal end that varies among bacterial strains.

Hint: Exo or Endo?

_____ is the most common cause of **C-MOPS**: Conjunctivitis (redness and discharge), Meningitis (fever, neck stiffness), Otitis media (ear pain), Pneumonia (fever, cough, chills), and Sinusitis (nasal discharge, sinus tenderness).

Neisseria is a _____ organism, that shows twitching motility

Hint: motile/non-motile

_____ is responsible for two exotoxins, Heat labile toxin (LT) and Heat stable toxin (ST)

Enterococci grow on _____% NaCl and 40% bile culture media

SpeB of _____ is associated with necrotizing fasciitis

Listeria monocytogenes forms "rocket tails" via _____for intra-cellular and trans-cellular movement

_____ of bacteria are typically water and polysaccharide, protecting against phagocytosis