Bacteriology — Flashcards

_____ species is characteristically said to form molar tooth colonies

Bacillus cereus, like anthracis, is _____erobic and spore-forming

Chlamydia _____ has 3 common groups of serotypes: Types A, B, C; Types D-K, Types L1, L2, L3

Pyogenic infections caused by Streptococcus pyogenes include _____, non-bullous impetigo, erysipelas/cellulitis

Gram Negative Algorithm:Bacilli who _____ lactose fermenters are further split into whether they contain cytochrome oxidase

Hint: are/are not

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

Hint: which bacteria

_____ degrades phosphatidylcholine and sphingomyelin, resulting in myonecrosis (muscle breakdown)

Hint: which exotoxin

Gram Negative Algorithm:Bacilli who are fast lactose fermenters include _____, E. coli, Enterobacter

_____ is a gram negative coccobacillus that causes septic arthritis in sickle cell (asplenic) patients

Cystitis caused by _____ is characterized by alkaline urine (pH) with an ammonia scent