Bacteriology — Flashcards

Flashcard 311: What are the special/enriched media used for H. influenzae?

Answer: Fildes agar and Levinthal medium

Flashcard 312: Is chlamydia filterable through standard bacterial filters?_____

Answer: Yes

Flashcard 313: Which subtype of diphtheria bacilli shows variable hemolysis?_____

Answer: gravis

Flashcard 314: Treponema pallidum was discovered by _____

Answer: Schaudinn and Hoffman.

Flashcard 315: Vincent's angina is a fuso-spirochetal infection caused by fusiform bacilli and which spirochete?

Answer: Borrelia vincentii (a spirochete)

Extra: Vincent's angina (also known as Trench Mouth or ANUG) is a fuso-spirochetal infection. It involves a symbiotic relationship between: 1. Fusiform bacilli (e.g., Fusobacterium nucleatum) 2. Spirochetes (e.g., Borrelia vincentii)

Flashcard 316: Which subtype of diphtheria bacilli ferments glycogen and starch?_____

Answer: gravis

Flashcard 317: Which enterobacteriaceae species gives the following IMViC test: -+--_____

Answer: Shigella sonnei

Flashcard 318: Friedlander's bacillus is another name for _____

Answer: K. pneumoniae

Flashcard 319: Which enterobacteriaceae species gives the following IMViC test: d+-+(d - Results different in different species or strains)_____

Answer: Citrobacter

Flashcard 320: Lymphogranuloma venerum (LGV) is caused most commonly by Chlamydia trachomatis LGV serovar _____.

Answer: L2