Bacteria — Flashcards

M. tuberculosis is transmitted via _____ of droplet nuclei (airborne particles).

What organism is formed on dental plaques?_____

What two exotoxins are produced by Clostridium difficile?_____

What type of diarrhea is caused by Clostridium perfringens?_____

Which bacteria releases a toxin which inhibits chemokine receptors on lymphocytes, ultimately resulting in lymphocytosis?_____

Which bug is the most common cause of osteomyelitis? _____

Which *H. pylori* virulence factor is a cytotoxin that disrupts host cell tight junctions and is strongly associated with gastric adenocarcinoma? _____

Which bacteria often causes acute Pelvic Inflammatory Disease (PID)?_____

Mycobacterium tuberculosis grows on the _____ medium

Does E. coli have a capsule?_____