Bacteria — Flashcards

Which bacteria has characteristic "actin rockets" for intracellular movement?_____

Which S. aureus toxin nonspecifically binds MHC-II (on APCs) and the T-cell receptorproducing cytokine storm and toxic shock: _____

Nocardia stains _____ due to the mycolic acids found in its cell wall

The required infective dose of Shigella is _____ (large or small)

The diphtheria toxin of Corynebacterium diphtheriae is encoded by a _____

Which Bacillus anthracis exotoxin is responsible for the black eschars seen in cutaneous anthrax?_____

The _____ hemolysis pattern on blood agar is present with partial lysis of RBCs

_____ vaginalis presents with clue cells on wet mount microscopy

Lack of B-cells, antibodies, or complement can result in recurrent _____ bacterial infections

Which species of Neisseria ferments glucose only?_____