Bacteria US Medical PG Flashcards - Medical Study Cards
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Bacteria Flashcard Deck - 10 Cards
Flashcard 371: _____ is an obligate intracellular bacterium that causes Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever
Answer: Rickettsia rickettsii
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Flashcard 372: Which 5 bacterial toxins are **encoded** in a **lysogenic phage** (lysogenic conversion)?
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Botulinum Toxin
Cholera Toxin
Diphtheria Toxin
Shiga-like Toxin
Answer: Group A strep Erythrogenic toxin (causes scarlet fever)
Extra: Mnemonic: **ABCD'S**
**A** - Group **A** strep erythrogenic toxin
**B** - **B**otulinum toxin
**C** - **C**holera toxin
**D** - **D**iphtheria toxin
**S** - **S**higa-like toxin
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Flashcard 373: Which bacteria is commonly found in cattle/sheep amniotic fluid?\n_____
Answer: Coxiella burnetii
Extra: Coxiella burnetii is the causative agent of Q fever. It is found in high concentrations in the products of conception (placenta, amniotic fluid) of infected livestock (cattle, sheep, goats).
Flashcard 374: Bacteria sometimes secrete a(n) _____, which is a sticky, gelatinous layer that assists the bacteria in attaching to host cells
Answer: capsule
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Flashcard 375: Actinomyces is a bacteria that causes oral/facial abscesses that drain through the _____
Answer: sinus tracts
Extra:
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Flashcard 376: Which exotoxin of Clostridioides difficile is a brush border toxin that causes watery diarrhea?
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Answer: Toxin A (enterotoxin)
Extra:
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Flashcard 377: What bacteria is a common cause of secondary infection in calculous cholecystitis?
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Answer: E. coli
Extra:
Watch Gallbladder & Biliary Tract Disease [https://dashboard.sketchy.com/study/medical/courses/medical-pathophysiology/units/medical-pediatrics-hepatobiliary/videos/medical-pathophysiology-hepatobiliary-gallbladder-and-biliary-tract-disease-gallbladder-and-biliary-tract-disease?utm_source=anki&utm_medium=partnership&utm_campaign=february_update&utm_content=medical] Watch associated Bootcamp video [https://app.bootcamp.com/med-school/gross-anatomy/videos/hepatoduodenal-ligament-celiac-trunk-stomach-spleen-liver-and-gallbladder?index=9]
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Atlas:
Flashcard 378: Clostridium perfringens' spores produce heat-_____ enterotoxin
Answer: labile
Extra:
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Flashcard 379: Which vector transmits Lyme Disease (Borrelia burgdorferi)?
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Answer: Ixodes tick
Extra:
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Flashcard 380: Staphylococcus saprophyticus is nitrate reductase _____
Answer: negative
Extra:
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