Bacteriology — Flashcards

Leprosy is caused by _____ and is also known as Hansen's disease

Mycobacterium _____ thrives in cool temperatures, explaining its predilection for extremities of the body

Rickettsia _____ causesrickettsial pox which is transmitted by the house mice mite

_____ cleaves IgA and allows for colonization of mucosal surfaces

Hint: which virulence factor

Mycobacteria tuberculosis grows _____ (fast or slow), requiring 2-6 wks to grow

_____ is beta-hemolytic

Hint: which gram negative rod

Gram _____ Algorithm:First split into Bacilli, Cocci and Branching, Filamentous

Clostridium is a gram _____ rod

_____ allows for clumping of Mycobacteria tuberculosis in a "serpentine-like" formation

_____ strain of Treponema is virulent and cannot be cultivated in artificial media but maintained for decades by serial testicular passage in rabbits.