Bacteriology — Flashcards

Gram _____ Bacteria contain a periplasm, which is a space between the cell membrane and outer membrane

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

Hint: Which strain of Chlamydia

_____ causes rhinoscleroma

Hint: organism

Bacillus (anthrax, cereus) is a gram _____ rod

_____ is a component of gram negative bacteria cell walls

Hint: Exo or Endotoxin

Which two bacteria can synthesize superantigens? _____, Streptococcus pyogenes

_____ has a polysaccharide capsule, which inhibits phagocytosis

Hint: Which species of Neisseria

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

The E. coli _____ antigen is present on its capsule

_____ is a virulence factor of Staphylococcus aureus