Bacteriology — Flashcards

_____ 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

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

_____ is a bacteria that invades via M cells of the Peyer's patches

_____ is a lancet-shaped diplo-cocci

_____ is the only bacteria with cholesterol in its cell membrane

Bordetella pertussis is a gram _____ coccobacillus

_____ does not gram stain due to lack of a cell wall.Its cell membrane instead has sterols for stability.

Hint: which bacteria

_____ and Listeria monocytogenes are CAMP test positive

_____ will grow on blood agar if Staph Aureus is present and causing beta-hemolysis