Bacteriology — Flashcards

Gram-positive algorithm: Gram-positive _____ are either anaerobic or facultative anaerobes

_____ is an exotoxin from Bacillus anthracis that cleaves MAPK, resulting in tissue necrosis and black eschar formation on the skin

_____ synthesizes the superantigens Pyrogenic exotoxin A or C

The _____ of E. coli allow the bug to cause urinary tract infections.

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

Clostridium is a gram _____ rod

Shigella spp. is _____ intracellular within M cells

_____ is beta-hemolytic

Hint: which gram negative rod

_____ is a major structural component of bacterial cell walls, consisting of the two sugars N-acetylglucosamine (NAG) and N-acetylmuramic acid (NAM)

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